tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post8146900279654368561..comments2023-05-30T08:59:47.912-04:00Comments on Hello Ello old blog: The Art of EditingEllo - Ellen Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-91155663171527933272007-10-24T18:08:00.000-04:002007-10-24T18:08:00.000-04:00By the way girlfriend, have you thougyt of asking ...By the way girlfriend, have you thougyt of asking EE this question - I mean- after all-<BR/>he is an editor - and it seems to me this would be the perfect discussion for him.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you - editing is a bitch - knowing what to keep- what to excise, while keeping your tone and your voice and your idea and your plotline intact.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-7822930298293129002007-10-19T10:39:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:39:00.000-04:00I remember editing a short story and I stripped my...I remember editing a short story and I stripped my voice right out of it. Took me awhile to realize it, but I'm glad I did.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-42959461295692952652007-10-19T10:27:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:27:00.000-04:00Fantastic!Good luck with your revisions. Sounds b...Fantastic!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your revisions. Sounds brutal, but worthwhile!! <BR/>And I like Robin's advice...don't push too hard. If you need to take a break or slow down to maintain your vision, that's ok.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and congrats on being in Novel Deviations 3!! :)Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-15997775827138891342007-10-19T10:13:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:13:00.000-04:00This was really funny. I remember watching it sev...This was really funny. I remember watching it several times when it first came out.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-35464573838580801262007-10-19T10:00:00.000-04:002007-10-19T10:00:00.000-04:00those are always funny..i think there was one that...those are always funny..i think there was one that made the Titanic a comedy too..March2theSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824771918572184205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-41763136267910966092007-10-18T23:34:00.000-04:002007-10-18T23:34:00.000-04:00Love that trailer! I hope you kept the 15,000 wor...Love that trailer! I hope you kept the 15,000 words you cut in a different file. Just in case. I often end up re-using things I cut, even if just a description of a place from a scene I no longer need.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-3157300691898179762007-10-18T22:18:00.000-04:002007-10-18T22:18:00.000-04:00Hi ello,I'll watch the video in the morning - I ju...Hi ello,<BR/><BR/>I'll watch the video in the morning - I just wanted to say that I'm with you on editing. I'm working through what I hope is the final draft of my novel right now, and I swear this is more of a landmine than writing it was in the first place. I've sat on it for a while, on purpose, but now I'm hesitatantly reading through.<BR/><BR/>CL gave me some really good advice- she told me to stop imposing such stringent deadlines on myself, as this is the first time I've written a novel - and I think she's right - because I'm finding myself stymied.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084311190804567808.post-74251900981410026832007-10-18T21:52:00.000-04:002007-10-18T21:52:00.000-04:00Amazing, Ello! I haven't seen this video before it...Amazing, Ello! I haven't seen this video before it proves your point exactly. Yes, editing is a fine art...Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.com