tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post4046254581328531517..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Revision GirlEmily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-8917435756170327392008-02-26T19:57:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:57:00.000-08:00Deena, that's a good idea. I do like lists and mor...Deena, that's a good idea. I do like lists and more particularly checking off lists for that very reason. I like feeling accomplished. I might try that on the next revision.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-79769868255276079112008-02-26T13:59:00.000-08:002008-02-26T13:59:00.000-08:00While I'm doing my revisions now, it helps me to:1...While I'm doing my revisions now, it helps me to:<BR/>1. print out the novel<BR/>2. read thru it and mark up the hard copy<BR/>3. make the changes from the hard copy to the electronic file, and <BR/>4. recycle the pages as I make the changes to each hard copy page! It totally makes me feel like I'm making progress when I get to throw things away!<BR/>Good luck, Revision Girl!DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-59875731269167592352008-02-26T12:09:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:09:00.000-08:00oooo! I love those little sticky flags, too. Lot...oooo! I love those little sticky flags, too. Lots of fun!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-27132644963284801902008-02-26T10:08:00.000-08:002008-02-26T10:08:00.000-08:00Excellent suggestion, Kate. Crayons do seem to mak...Excellent suggestion, Kate. Crayons do seem to make everything more fun, don't they?Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-88073772474484168262008-02-26T08:46:00.000-08:002008-02-26T08:46:00.000-08:00Great post, Emily! I like to play with crayons and...Great post, Emily! I like to play with crayons and highlighters and unusual pens. I don't know why, but color gets me through revising sometimes. I'll come up with a color code for different plotlines or scene purposes. I use different colored index cards too. Not that I'm sure I'm using these things effectively ... but a box of crayons does make it more fun. Use the weird colors: like underline where you introduced new characters in neon magenta.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think I'll start marking passages in need of rescue in red and blue for Revision Girl!Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-64125047148301281242008-02-26T08:30:00.000-08:002008-02-26T08:30:00.000-08:00I will pass along these comments to Revision Girl....I will pass along these comments to Revision Girl. I think she likes those moments too, maybe she needs to just keep plugging at it till the excitement happens again.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-26126886840052352282008-02-26T08:21:00.000-08:002008-02-26T08:21:00.000-08:00Colin Firth...MMMM! Chocolate...MMMM! Yummy all ...Colin Firth...MMMM! Chocolate...MMMM! Yummy all the way around!<BR/><BR/>The story is what gets me excited and keeps my butt in the chair. As I start reading and realize, "OooH, this needs a little more this..." or "Holy Cow, what the hell did I mean to say there?!" or "oo...oo... what's going to happen nexts? (I love it when that happens!). <BR/><BR/>Of course a nice piece of dark chocolate is always a nice positive reinforcement, too. But there's something about simple forward motion and immersing myself in that world I've created that just floats my boat! <BR/><BR/>Dang! That lasso of truth really gets ya, Revision Girl!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com