tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post5143241875758042303..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Operation Manuscript Fix - GenreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-52224109798084848352011-02-24T21:29:28.432-06:002011-02-24T21:29:28.432-06:00Trisha, that's absolutely my own experience; m...Trisha, that's absolutely my own experience; more words (most of them backstory) in the "cut" pile than in the manuscript itself (and many more to be excised, I tell you!) All necessary, though, in that journey towards writing a damn good book. Or so I hope. ;-)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-58635661816107061612011-02-24T06:21:09.350-06:002011-02-24T06:21:09.350-06:00I wanted to comment on the subject of this blog en...I wanted to comment on the subject of this blog entry, which I neglected to do before! Because I can very much relate to it. I have a contemporary romance...SERIES...but let's ignore that for now, I hear it's hard to get that sort of thing published. :D Anyway, book 1 - I had all this beautifully-crafted backstory, I LOVED IT, because it REALLY SHOWED HOW MY CHARACTER GOT WHERE SHE IS, it really explained WHY, and boy oh boy did you get to know her guts. (not literally) And now all that backstory is gone, because it was boring, because it was backstory.<br /><br />So yeah. :P<br /><br />I wrote all that stuff for my own benefit, for my own delight, and I sure did delight in it. But I feel like I can breathe a little easier now that I've cut it.<br /><br />It's still hanging around, of course. Just in the "discards" folder. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-21856515142272385942011-02-20T04:38:18.266-06:002011-02-20T04:38:18.266-06:00@ Deniz - I highly recommend a good, long, marinad...@ Deniz - I highly recommend a good, long, marinading of your brain in your chosen genre. I'm doing so myself, and never has time spent reading been so guilt- free: "I'm not reading for enjoyment, I'm reading to learn!" LOL<br />Jo's books are, of course, most excellent choices. And I bet there are others out there that tick the box for you. So go forth, and soak your brain!<br /><br />@ Charlotte - hey, nice to meet you, and congratulations on having a manuscript out on submission. Good luck with that!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-12161846881198107752011-02-19T13:02:02.732-06:002011-02-19T13:02:02.732-06:00Hi Rachel, I recently finished revising a novel wh...Hi Rachel, I recently finished revising a novel which is now making the rounds of agents. However. I have a previous novel that I never could get quite right. As you said, I never could quite manage to see the forest for the trees. Every so often I get this overwhelming desire to go back to it, so I know I will one of these days. Good luck with the rewriting. I'm a fellow crusader from group 11, by the way. Sounds sort of ominous when I put it that way!Charlotte Rains Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657052065864065323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-7232339172907845822011-02-18T13:19:16.109-06:002011-02-18T13:19:16.109-06:00That's a great way of looking at it Rachel - I...That's a great way of looking at it Rachel - I'm trying, a little, as I edit to do the same, but I really don't read much romance. Weird, huh? Since that's what I'm writing. I mean, I love Jo Bourne, of course, but the few others I've picked up here and there have been so disappointing (Julie Garwood, anyone?). Ah well, hope I can't go wrong just trying to follow Jo's example!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-26698314708783735682011-02-17T19:45:18.628-06:002011-02-17T19:45:18.628-06:00Raquel, nice to meet you! Yeah, unfortunately bein...Raquel, nice to meet you! Yeah, unfortunately being "out there" and published, while not impossible, is rare. But from what I've seen, once you *are* published and have success with that, then there may be a bit more room to wriggle in terms of being experimental ... although that then raises the question of whether your agent/publisher will die of a heart attack if they decide your change in direction is equivalent to "fixing something that ain't broke" .. and so it goes on. :-)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-21798463563007227922011-02-17T19:40:17.367-06:002011-02-17T19:40:17.367-06:00Tracy, thanks for the support. And yet another cru...Tracy, thanks for the support. And yet another crusader blog to check out - yay!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-16236081797076072082011-02-17T19:38:29.066-06:002011-02-17T19:38:29.066-06:00Hi Trisha - hey, that's cool. I'm afraid I...Hi Trisha - hey, that's cool. I'm afraid I'm running a little behind in checking out the groups that Rach put together ... hope to squeeze that in this weekend.Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-22254917630636991432011-02-17T19:37:08.349-06:002011-02-17T19:37:08.349-06:00Margo - nice to meet you, too. And always good to...Margo - nice to meet you, too. And always good to have company in revision-land. :-)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-70421469050322925892011-02-16T21:54:00.514-06:002011-02-16T21:54:00.514-06:00You're so right about stepping back. I like wh...You're so right about stepping back. I like what you said about mixing genres...you have to find a spot on the shelf so anything too out there might have trouble finding an agent.<br /><br />Stopping by as a fellow crusader...following. =)Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-82493950818016716042011-02-16T19:18:23.111-06:002011-02-16T19:18:23.111-06:00Heylo fellow crusader.
I can feel your pain a l...Heylo fellow crusader. <br /><br />I can feel your pain a little. I went through that with my MS. I wanted to call it Urban Fantasy, but large portions took place in a historical setting. Then I was ready to call it Fantasy, until I realized it was more romance. The true vein of the story will always come across in the end.<br /><br />Hang in there!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-49759155099626171472011-02-16T18:23:52.423-06:002011-02-16T18:23:52.423-06:00Hi Rachel - looks as if we are in the same Crusadi...Hi Rachel - looks as if we are in the same Crusading group :DTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-70850782856839749142011-02-16T14:28:41.447-06:002011-02-16T14:28:41.447-06:00I am in the depths of revision as well. Good luck ...I am in the depths of revision as well. Good luck to you. I am a fellow crusader and a new follower. Nice to meet you.Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.com