Comments on: Revising a Novel: The Five Stages of Death, Dying & Drama

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Wed, 15 May 2019 14:01:00 +0000

In reply to robintvale (Jessica). It can change everything and not every story can employ the same POV. Sometimes we need a different POV to better execute the drama. Also, it helps get unstuck.

By: robintvale (Jessica)

robintvale (Jessica) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:46:22 +0000

On draft two I had it checked again and it finally clicked with what they were saying but couldn’t articulate. It was written in the wrong pov style. *Brain blast!* (Ten points if you know what show that’s from. xD) So had the ‘fun’ of rewriting the whole thing, but ti changed almost everything and along the way, I learned even more about the characters and their world. I am never doing that again it’s like peeling off my own skin, getting unstuck from the other pov style was hard! @_@

By: Tisha Martin

Tisha Martin — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 01:36:59 +0000

Kristen,

As a professional editor with over 250 manuscripts under my care since 2017, I want to thank you so much, Kristen, for making the self-editing process as easy as possible for writers. Thus, making our joy-jobs much easier as professional editors.

Here’s to the success of books!

–Tisha Martin

By: Abigail Morrison

Abigail Morrison — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:48:38 +0000

Welp, this just described the last nine years of my life. It sucks it took me so long to learn the cycle, but hey, at least maybe I’ve learned it well now. Thanks for the post. It really does make a difference to know when you’re not the only one. Also timely in that I’ve just started listening to The Story Grid podcast and they talk about the stages in one of their earlier episodes too (but from the perspective of character plots, not editing). Thank you for sharing!

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By: Natalie K.

Natalie K. — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:59:43 +0000

You’ve pretty much convinced me I need to hire a professional editor for the novel I’ve been struggling with. I know it has problems, but I’m having trouble knowing what/how to fix them. I definitely need a new set of eyes on said novel!

By: Rachel C. Thompson

Rachel C. Thompson — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:18:11 +0000

Criticism is good. I see no reason to emotionalize the process of perfecting the work. OK it’s drudgery, but to me revision and line editing is only inoffensive grunt work that must be done. Writing as a profession requires a profession perspective and attitude. That approach, for any writer at any level, can only improve the outcome. If writing is your way of psychotherapy that is well and good but don’t expect it to be publishable. Doing one’s best in any endeavor is it’s own reward.

By: Kat Kent

Kat Kent — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:58:32 +0000

All your posts are uniquely helpful, each one and I have taken several of your classes – Bullies and Baddies (Antagonist), Writing a pitch(log-line),A Blurb and Backstory The Yarn Behind the Book, all of which I am grateful and have learned tons. Then I finished my book during NaNo. Now, I believe I need a (possibly deep?) edit for my 88,000 word YA ms. I have revised and edited on my own and written a Synopsis and query letter. Would a final edit (?) be something you could do and if so, what do you think would be a price range for my book?

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:50:31 +0000

In reply to Phyllis Gaddis. Hey, I TOLD you even experts use editors. Don't you feel super helpful now? :D

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:48:16 +0000

In reply to Jan M Flynn. Maybe I put that in there to see if you were paying attention :P .