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tracy_d74

Five Signs You Are Revising A Manuscript . . .

Sep 22, 2010 01:37

5. Your characters rally, infiltrate your dreams and lobby for the dialogue they think will work.

4. You refuse to say your child’s name (Kenly) because ALL words ending in -ly are considered enemies of the state.

3. You call the police and report a crime: someone keeps eating all your cake and chocolate in the middle of the night. (Never mind you ( Read more... )

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jongibbs September 22 2010, 09:56:23 UTC

Good list! I especially like #4.

As for me, I know I'm revising when dozens of plot bunnies start calling to me.

tracy_d74 September 22 2010, 17:25:15 UTC

Thanks! Ah, yes. Plot bunnies. They do like to hop around during revision season.

mtlawson September 22 2010, 10:05:29 UTC

#1 is so true.

tracy_d74 September 22 2010, 17:26:27 UTC

No. I have spent a lot of time getting the first page in a good place.

bogwitch64 September 22 2010, 14:46:19 UTC

How do I know I'm revising? By the joy with which I race up to my computer every morning!!

I know I'm weird. You don't have to tell me.

tracy_d74 September 22 2010, 17:22:47 UTC

Lucky for you, I love weird people. :)

tracyworld September 22 2010, 19:20:06 UTC

Hooray for the perfect first line!!

I know I'm revising when I'm perfectly happy to sit, day after day, in the same chair, facing the same whiteboard, thinking about those same characters.

tracy_d74 September 22 2010, 20:55:57 UTC

Oh, that is a good one!

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tracy_d74 September 23 2010, 00:43:23 UTC

Writer humor is the best kind. :)