Comments on: Lessons from Oleander–The Dangers of Premature Editing https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: bethhavey https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47742 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:19:58 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47742 Now that I am editing a WIP that has seen 3 versions, I am not too worried about slashing some sentences. The last few days I have been playing with sentences, making things clearer, finding synonyms, making the work more readable. But I know what you are saying. We moved from a 4 bedroom house to a townhouse, from the midwest to California and every day I think about something I gave away or sold–and miss it. Silly. It’s just stuff. When I take out large chunks of work, I always store them at the end of the document. Because you never know. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Cyndi Perkins https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47741 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:10:23 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47741 A passionate gardener and former newspaper editor, rapid hacking and slashing is second nature. I remind myself often that deadlines and ad-stacked page dummies are not a concern in the novel-writing process and that plants rise from the dead more often than imagined if you patiently wait for germination.

]]> By: A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces – April 2014 | KD DID IT Takes on Books https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47740 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:06:18 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47740 […] Lamb warns us of “Lessons from Oleander — The Dangers of Premature Editing” and grants permission to not edit for fear of losing a […]

]]> By: Revising Your Manuscript: The Importance of Patience | A Beautiful Fiction https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47739 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:03:42 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47739 […] out there on revising and editing. Lot’s of great books about same. Just earlier this week, Kristen Lamb mentioned the importance of writing a quick draft and not getting bogged down in edits (and […]

]]> By: Sophia Kimble https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47738 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:30:04 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47738 Reblogged this on Sophia Kimble.

]]> By: Jim Snell https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47737 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:10:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47737 I tend to have more the opposite problem. Once I finish the first draft, I don’t want to go back and edit. I want to go on to the next thing (or go play golf). I try to find typos and such, but big edits I’m not really too good at. It’s work. Writing – when it’s going well, of course – is fun.

]]> By: Elizabeth Hein https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47736 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:49:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47736 I’ve learned the hard way to not go back to start editing until I have finished the first draft. I have wasted weeks editing chapters that ended up in the trash. I’ll never get that time back and it interrupted the creative flow. I force myself to leave comments for myself and push on.

]]> By: Niki Barlow https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47735 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:35:39 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47735 Great information. I learned early on to copy anything I got rid of and put it into a discarded scene file. Some, I brought back when I realised it was relevent. Other, scenes have been forever trashed.

]]> By: Janet Walden-West https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47734 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:20:22 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47734 Wow, does this resonate. I’ve learned the hard way if I just have to edit, put those cut sections in an out takes file. At least 50% end up going back in. My subconscious is far smarter than I am…

]]> By: Diane Tibert https://authorkristenlamb.com/2014/03/lessons-from-oleander-the-dangers-of-premature-editing/#comment-47733 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:22:54 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=14974#comment-47733 In reply to Ernesto San Giacomo.

Ernesto, I welcome the email and comments. If you’ve never written this way, certainly give it a try. It’s not for everyone, but it is for many. Thanks.

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