Ian asks: Do you have any tips on developing a “clean copy” mindset?
Resources Mentioned:
Hadrian’s Flight by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Tag Archives: revision
Question 421: Revisionism
Kelson asks, “What advice can you give for a first time reviser?”
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Questions 279: Save the Darlings!!!
Chris asks:
“If storytelling is a gut instinct, should we still kill our darlings?”
Resources mentioned:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Republic by Plato
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony
Very Bad Deaths by Spider Robinson
The Resurrection Junket by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Questions 200: What Happens When Your Story Doesn’t Work?
Ed asks:
“What happens when your story doesn’t work?”
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Questions 185: Do Not Rewrite? Are You Crazy!?
Dan Dan The Art Man asks:
“I’m really struggling with Heinlein’s Third Rule. How can you NOT rewrite and still turn out good stories? Can we fix stories before we abandon them?”
Books discussed:
The Republic by Plato
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Questions 91: Revising Old Books–Whether, When, and How
JR asks:
“What do you do when you find a plot error after it’s released?”
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Questions 57: Interpreting Feedback From Betas
JR asks:
“How do I figure out what advice to listen to where my beta readers are concerned?”
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