tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post5243295720247805962..comments2023-09-23T06:13:38.439-07:00Comments on I Take the Pen: DefinitionKristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-39395987643453093112012-01-14T13:51:00.069-08:002012-01-14T13:51:00.069-08:00Exactly! It's hard to let it go. I have had to...Exactly! It's hard to let it go. I have had to put my 'finished' novel aside and not touch it for a while. Because - I keep getting tempted to rewrite the whole thing :)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-56304606418017963032012-01-14T13:07:49.691-08:002012-01-14T13:07:49.691-08:00Great way to look at things! Each time I think a p...Great way to look at things! Each time I think a project is done, my fingers itch for just one more edit, just one more. But, at some point I have to be finished...right? :)Lillie McFerrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367116687588265202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-38942458378001859812012-01-14T12:14:26.379-08:002012-01-14T12:14:26.379-08:00Thanks. I love both genres too. I have even had pe...Thanks. I love both genres too. I have even had people ask me which one I like better. I just stare at them :)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-29738692036783553952012-01-14T12:09:38.002-08:002012-01-14T12:09:38.002-08:00Goals help me too. That is a good process. I strug...Goals help me too. That is a good process. I struggle between feeling like it is done and feeling like it is good.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-10990346186719544752012-01-14T10:50:03.262-08:002012-01-14T10:50:03.262-08:00Without limits - I would continually tweek my writ...Without limits - I would continually tweek my writing. Actually I do the same thing with my programming :)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-2539686849789111652012-01-14T10:12:57.556-08:002012-01-14T10:12:57.556-08:00I agree with your definition of being finished, an...I agree with your definition of being finished, and I love your definitions of fantasy VS sci-fi. Love both genres. :)Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-79765351312251506562012-01-14T09:33:58.880-08:002012-01-14T09:33:58.880-08:00For me it helps when I set goals. This makes me ac...For me it helps when I set goals. This makes me accountable for my writing and allows me to see exactly what I want to get accomplished. It also feels great when I accomplish them. <br /><br />When I write I first write my rough draft as quickly as possible. Then I go back and slowly look through each chapter in order. Once I am satisfied with a chapter I go onto the next chapter until the book is complete. After I hand it over to an editor and double check/ approve some of the editing. Only then will I be truly satisfied.R. J. Ropsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906115269276664336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-2139200697018172972012-01-14T08:14:06.784-08:002012-01-14T08:14:06.784-08:00My fiction is so rusty and poor. I guess by setti...My fiction is so rusty and poor. I guess by setting a definition I should first set a goal to make sure and write some fiction each day, even if it is for just 10 minutes or so. <br /><br />I understand your need to set a limit or the end is never realized. ;DWilyBCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024857201066234431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-34779889980454569542012-01-14T06:01:03.280-08:002012-01-14T06:01:03.280-08:00I am sure you will :)I am sure you will :)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954473905210246986.post-42382920056643058762012-01-14T05:11:24.577-08:002012-01-14T05:11:24.577-08:00I've never actually finished a novel. I'm ...I've never actually finished a novel. I'm just hoping I'll know it when I see it :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com