Comments on: How To Edit Your Manuscript Without Losing Your Mind http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/ Auntie Heather - Made of Awesome Tue, 22 May 2012 05:08:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Flo Veasey http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-41107 Flo Veasey Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:25:34 +0000 http://dfmtest.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/#comment-41107 This is a really great article. I came to your blog from bing while searching a similar subject matter. I really liked what you had to say. Keep up the great work! This is a really great article. I came to your blog from bing while searching a similar subject matter. I really liked what you had to say. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Heather Brewer http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Heather Brewer Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:44:00 +0000 http://dfmtest.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/#comment-1094 Fantastic, Green! Ah, the dreaded red pen...that's what my husband uses when he reads my manuscript. He affectionately refers to it as "bleeding all over that thing". :)<br/><br/>Good luck! And thanks for stopping by :)= Fantastic, Green! Ah, the dreaded red pen…that’s what my husband uses when he reads my manuscript. He affectionately refers to it as “bleeding all over that thing”. :)

Good luck! And thanks for stopping by :) =

]]> By: Anonymous http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Anonymous Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:45:00 +0000 http://dfmtest.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/#comment-1093 Heather,<br/>Hi. I stumbled upon your blog today, 10/6/06, and decided to drop you a line. I look forward to checking out your book when it comes out next year. <br/><br/>I write adult fiction (horror). I am compiling a list of agents, and am about to begin the querying process. One published friend referred me to his uber agent, and another friend wants to refer me to her uber publisher, so things look good for me! I'll add you to my favorites, and keep you posted! Great editing advice! I did the same thing when I edited mine a few weeks ago; except I used a yellow highlighter and te dreaded red pen! :*)<br/>~Green Heather,
Hi. I stumbled upon your blog today, 10/6/06, and decided to drop you a line. I look forward to checking out your book when it comes out next year.

I write adult fiction (horror). I am compiling a list of agents, and am about to begin the querying process. One published friend referred me to his uber agent, and another friend wants to refer me to her uber publisher, so things look good for me! I’ll add you to my favorites, and keep you posted! Great editing advice! I did the same thing when I edited mine a few weeks ago; except I used a yellow highlighter and te dreaded red pen! :*)
~Green

]]> By: Heather Brewer http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Heather Brewer Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:39:00 +0000 http://dfmtest.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/#comment-1092 In the wise words of Stephen King (and others before him), kill your darlings. It's for the good of the story.<br/><br/>By the by, I do have green and blue highlighters, but they aren't very bright, thus the pink/purple/yellow combo. Believe me...if I could highlight in balck, I would. :)= In the wise words of Stephen King (and others before him), kill your darlings. It’s for the good of the story.

By the by, I do have green and blue highlighters, but they aren’t very bright, thus the pink/purple/yellow combo. Believe me…if I could highlight in balck, I would. :) =

]]> By: Ewoh Nairb http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Ewoh Nairb Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:23:00 +0000 http://dfmtest.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/how-to-edit-your-manuscript-without-losing-your-mind/#comment-1091 Thanks for the wonderful glimpse into the world of editing.<br/><br/>That sounds so much easier than the method I was using... I refuse to elaborate since it really wasn't working at all.<br/><br/>I may choose to use different highlighter colors though.<br/><br/>The key to editing is to stop loving your words, and start loving your story. If you love the story then words that don't fit, or don't work are easier to cut/replace/rewrite. Now if I could just practice that, and Heather's advice, I would be in much better shape. <br/><br/>Thanks again for the great tips and words of advice. Thanks for the wonderful glimpse into the world of editing.

That sounds so much easier than the method I was using… I refuse to elaborate since it really wasn’t working at all.

I may choose to use different highlighter colors though.

The key to editing is to stop loving your words, and start loving your story. If you love the story then words that don’t fit, or don’t work are easier to cut/replace/rewrite. Now if I could just practice that, and Heather’s advice, I would be in much better shape.

Thanks again for the great tips and words of advice.

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