tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post480776520451219404..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Falling in Love with RevisionChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-59793602817184991032015-02-28T07:25:51.568-06:002015-02-28T07:25:51.568-06:00June, you made me laugh. I do often go in for over...June, you made me laugh. I do often go in for overkill. <br /><br />After a long bout with flu and then pneumonia, I'm (again) beginning my second draft of THE CORPSE AND THE GEEZER BRIGADE. Yesterday went well and I actually had fun editing the first chapter. Today? Who knows? I'll probably be slogging through half-set cement up to my neck!<br /> Jackie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276062715832103428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-69412545199099804422015-02-28T07:19:41.273-06:002015-02-28T07:19:41.273-06:00Hi Bill, The students in your workshops are lucky!...Hi Bill, The students in your workshops are lucky! I wish someone had explained that to me when I was their age. It would have leveled some of the hills that I had to climb while learning to write a complete sentence in English.Jackie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276062715832103428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-61549766643313729382015-02-28T07:15:15.617-06:002015-02-28T07:15:15.617-06:00Well said, Jean! You wrote for newspapers before y...Well said, Jean! You wrote for newspapers before you became a novelist, and you had to write to deadline. That also, was wonderful training. The combination of the two qualities are needed to be successful.<br /><br />Loved hearing from you. Thanks for your comment.Jackie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276062715832103428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-28684345748899276442015-02-27T16:04:16.069-06:002015-02-27T16:04:16.069-06:00Oh, Jackie, can I send you my second or third draf...Oh, Jackie, can I send you my second or third drafts so you can have fun and revise for me?<br /><br />Yes, of course I do it, but I cannot enjoy the process.<br /><br />So can I send mine to you?June Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634658458716422436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-6988996462609978052015-02-27T04:01:50.513-06:002015-02-27T04:01:50.513-06:00I'm just about to set off for Dundee to do a w...I'm just about to set off for Dundee to do a workshop in a school. It's the first of 5 intended to help students with the transition to university. One of the points I'll make and stress is that writing and editing are separate functions calling for different skills. The same applies even more for writers of novels and stories.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-89021166493323750952015-02-26T09:35:57.627-06:002015-02-26T09:35:57.627-06:00I couldn't agree with you more, Jackie. Anyone...I couldn't agree with you more, Jackie. Anyone who attempts to sell a first draft is setting herself up for failure.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com