tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post4824167074446517524..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: In Our Own ImageLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-50561029068158205672010-05-13T08:41:25.352-04:002010-05-13T08:41:25.352-04:00I think the poster has made the rounds in the writ...I think the poster has made the rounds in the writing community. In <i>Elements</i>, Plotnik admitted that he copied it from a unnamed source.<br /><br />Yeah, it's tough when <i>everything</i> needs fixing in someone's manuscript. I'm no expert, but unless someone asks me for a detailed line edit, I limit myself to three or four macro-editing points. That helps retain friendships!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-47654085144872212692010-05-13T01:45:08.624-04:002010-05-13T01:45:08.624-04:00I just saw this comment about editing others' ...I just saw this comment about editing others' copy in something else I read -- an article in Salon, I think, about what we can learn from bad writing -- and it was attributed to someone much more famous, but I can't remember the name. <br /><br />I have a hard time when asked to read friends' work, especially when they're not natural or practiced writers. When someone hasn't learned the rules of grammar, it's tough to keep the critique focused on plot and character. I fight not to insert and delete commas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-30938023215618268212010-05-07T08:41:10.084-04:002010-05-07T08:41:10.084-04:00B.,
Isn't that picture great? I love it.
You...B.,<br /><br />Isn't that picture great? I love it.<br /><br />Your read-through-once rule sounds pretty good to me.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-86575880576134799522010-05-07T08:40:30.891-04:002010-05-07T08:40:30.891-04:00Michelle,
Thanks! I really struggle with the temp...Michelle,<br /><br />Thanks! I really struggle with the temptation to rewrite someone else's work when I'm proofing. But I've noticed that the more I mess with the little stuff, the less likely they are to pay attention to the big.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-34860849010606051352010-05-07T08:34:05.205-04:002010-05-07T08:34:05.205-04:00Jim,
It's hard to draw the line between subje...Jim,<br /><br />It's hard to draw the line between subjective and objective evaluation, isn't it? John Updike did <a href="http://isawlightningfall.blogspot.com/2009/01/updikes-rules.html" rel="nofollow">as good a job of reviewing as anyone</a> for my two cents.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-75271198425319391692010-05-07T00:06:21.069-04:002010-05-07T00:06:21.069-04:00fantastic picture. I try really hard not to edit u...fantastic picture. I try really hard not to edit until I've read through at least once. That way I can get a feel for the voice and style. <br /><br />Not that I succeed.B. Nagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620736939701035617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-9748237728354053432010-05-06T17:35:29.057-04:002010-05-06T17:35:29.057-04:00I LOVE this post. Thank you for putting it up. It&...I LOVE this post. Thank you for putting it up. It's something I'd like to talk about on The Lit Lab. The more I read other's work, and the longer I write, the more I see what I should be critiquing. I used to always try and critique by making the work sound like how I would write it. Bad idea.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-53458873181818431872010-05-06T12:35:33.064-04:002010-05-06T12:35:33.064-04:00Book reviewers could also have a think about that....Book reviewers could also have a think about that. Many's the time I've had to remind myself that what <i>I</i> think is important, what <i>I</i> would have emphasised or left out or said that bit differently isn't the only or the right way to say things. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com