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Nautikos, that was a great story. I've thought about throwing out my novel
and starting again. Sometimes I set aside awork. Whether I pick it up again is open.
posted by
Azur
on June 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM
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Re: Azur - WileyJohn, it is lovely, and all the better for being true
posted by
Azur
on June 7, 2009 at 11:30 AM
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Azur
That was a lovely sentence about Kabu and I luv and thank you for calling her and thinking of us.
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 7, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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Re: Azur
Now there's an idea Naut - often feel like tossing mine out too. Nothing like a fresh start...
posted by
mneme
on June 6, 2009 at 7:38 PM
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Azur
It's funny about writing and re-writing - in my case, in the past I often got impatient with the whole thing and just let it go. Or my thinking changed, which meant that what I began to dislike what I was working on, sometimes intensely so. I'm speaking of academic stuff here, not novels (I have never attempted to write a novel and probably never will.)
It may seem strange - but the night I tossed my entire MA thesis into a waste basket gave me a tremendous satisfaction and sense of liberation. I had been working on it for a year, and hated it more with each passing day. After I tossed it, literally, I went out and celebrated with some friends, and had a blast.
I wrote my new one in four months...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
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Sam444, how did you arrive at a minimum of 11 times for a rewrite?
I have to say that it really shows in your work. It would be fascinating to read one of your poems through those stages
posted by
Azur
on June 6, 2009 at 2:55 PM
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I can appreciate a rewrite! I rewrite a poem a minimum of 11 times to make sure I get it to the level I want! As I have said, I know all is going to work out because you help so many other writers realize their dreams! I continue to pray for your success and I will not be deterred! sam
posted by
sam444
on June 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM
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Your posts so clearly describe the writer's psyche, and this one
is a perfect example. What needy little creatures we are, so buoyed by a kudo from someone we respect, so devastated by the hint of snideness from any uninformed reader. Maybe June is right, there is a writing personality. I really look forward to reading your stuff.
posted by
Pat_B
on June 6, 2009 at 5:45 AM
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I'm glad the feeling passes...! Good that you're perky again...!
posted by
mneme
on June 5, 2009 at 10:57 PM
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Thanks for sharing! It is a great feeling sometimes to edit and rewrite.
posted by
calia14
on June 5, 2009 at 9:19 PM
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