tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post5543405490946083800..comments2024-03-29T06:35:45.788-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: How Do You Know?Elana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40529462084095154842010-12-02T08:43:19.094-07:002010-12-02T08:43:19.094-07:00I'm totally addicted to that song in Italian &...I'm totally addicted to that song in Italian "Dille che l'ami"<br /><br />lol. :) <br /><br />I don't know yet, because I haven't reached that stage. <br /><br />Some day!Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-6597500799675141302010-12-01T07:34:03.952-07:002010-12-01T07:34:03.952-07:00What you said: if I can still see what's wrong...What you said: if I can still see what's wrong with it, it's not ready. But when I either a) think it's perfect (knowing that they will mark it up anyway) or b) know it's screwy but can't figure out why, I send it.<br /><br />You're a lot smarter than you think, you know.Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-74131459909338965012010-11-30T11:33:13.404-07:002010-11-30T11:33:13.404-07:00When I'm down to comma placement. I'm edit...When I'm down to comma placement. I'm editing a book right now and it's mostly about the comma, which means it's time to let go and move on. :)Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-44537773674560879402010-11-29T20:24:57.182-07:002010-11-29T20:24:57.182-07:00When I'm down to micro things and I have that ...When I'm down to micro things and I have that gut feeling that I've done absolutely everything I can do.Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-5469324268860526392010-11-29T19:37:46.442-07:002010-11-29T19:37:46.442-07:00Sadly, I have no idea yet (lol), as I am still wor...Sadly, I have no idea yet (lol), as I am still working toward finishing and not yet revising.<br /><br />So excited for you, though, I love following your journey. Beautiful new website design!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418440256681984621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58652104228499076732010-11-29T18:00:31.917-07:002010-11-29T18:00:31.917-07:00Nice post and, the comments are wonderful. Good lu...Nice post and, the comments are wonderful. Good luck to you and I hope it goes well for you. <br /><br />I just wanted to say hello. I hope you have a terrific Week!dellgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620967832227857674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52476866414856196912010-11-29T16:45:35.810-07:002010-11-29T16:45:35.810-07:00I seek beta readers, not necessarily when I think ...I seek beta readers, not necessarily when I think it's perfect, but when I don't know how to fix the problems anymore or when I'm incapable of pin-pointing what the problems actually are. That's when I need another set of eyes, or several.Liesl Shurtliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064620851881036609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90885543593807956472010-11-29T15:52:28.508-07:002010-11-29T15:52:28.508-07:00Hey Elana,
With large projects I continue editing ...Hey Elana,<br />With large projects I continue editing until I literally have someone tell me to stop. I'm waiting for the day my letter comes and an agent says, "Yes, this is what we want to represent". Then --and only then-- I will know I can stop editing. Or will I really be able to stop them? Oh well, who knows. Perhaps it's like Kelly said... You're never really done.<br /><br />--LindseyLindsey Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479405614100115901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31999948866408129352010-11-29T15:05:03.556-07:002010-11-29T15:05:03.556-07:00So did you choose slid or slithered?
I do believe...So did you choose slid or slithered?<br /><br />I do believe it is never truly "done" but I do think you will have a gut feeling when it is ready to submit.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9632472444000434682010-11-29T14:20:50.013-07:002010-11-29T14:20:50.013-07:00Your advice sounds right on to me. I've heard...Your advice sounds right on to me. I've heard that if you're just tinkering, then it's done. Oh, and I love the new look of the blog!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-29479262254180829052010-11-29T13:10:37.791-07:002010-11-29T13:10:37.791-07:00hi miss elana! for me it like baking up some yummi...hi miss elana! for me it like baking up some yummilicious cookies. you could just know when there done. if you keep cooking them for sure there gonna get burnt and smell yucky and taste like char coal cookies. ack!<br />...hugs from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-66483867498994672922010-11-29T12:43:26.406-07:002010-11-29T12:43:26.406-07:00love the new blog skin, as for being done I honest...love the new blog skin, as for being done I honestly don't have a clue, I always have serious doubts after I send it to the editor.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39092039645859923512010-11-29T12:43:14.515-07:002010-11-29T12:43:14.515-07:00I know I'm done when I start dong the very las...I know I'm done when I start dong the very last thing you mentioned. Fixing/changing tiny words here and there. Then I know I"m getting knit picky and those minor things are not going to change the story.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-41621681183795994292010-11-29T12:42:36.165-07:002010-11-29T12:42:36.165-07:00Put it away for a few weeks, then re-read it and i...Put it away for a few weeks, then re-read it and if it still sounds good to you, then you're done :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37414761134647630002010-11-29T12:40:21.983-07:002010-11-29T12:40:21.983-07:00Ooh! The new site looks AWESOME! Way to go, Elana!...Ooh! The new site looks AWESOME! Way to go, Elana! I love it!<br /><br />I'm one of those who the "done" gets blurry. Which just sounds like terrible grammar but I'm leaving it. I guess I'm "done" with that comment. ;) Hooray! I know *something,* at least!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-44163899145893785672010-11-29T12:28:32.528-07:002010-11-29T12:28:32.528-07:00I was kinda hoping you'd tell me, 'cause I...I was kinda hoping you'd tell me, 'cause I don't really have a clue.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65539090005787330692010-11-29T12:10:34.000-07:002010-11-29T12:10:34.000-07:00Ack! I wish I knew when my wip's are ready, bu...Ack! I wish I knew when my wip's are ready, but I go with the gut thing as well. <br /><br />Love the new layout!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34261826088407870772010-11-29T12:08:14.982-07:002010-11-29T12:08:14.982-07:00I've never heard the song "How Does She K...I've never heard the song "How Does She Know?" so I'm afraid you can't infect me. :D<br /><br />I'd say gut feeling. The gut is surprisingly dependable.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-3697187219305847502010-11-29T11:21:00.355-07:002010-11-29T11:21:00.355-07:00Yup, gut feeling covers it, but it's the same ...Yup, gut feeling covers it, but it's the same as when I know I'm done with a drawing or painting. When sections or areas of it don't "bother" me, and I'm down to the fiddly picky stuff which other people may or may not notice. It's still IMPERATIVE to show it to beta readers, I've found, because they always catch stuff I've never even dreamed of!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91290210603984045032010-11-29T11:14:03.660-07:002010-11-29T11:14:03.660-07:00Hm...see, I'll send pages off to CPs/Betas for...Hm...see, I'll send pages off to CPs/Betas for two reasons, so my method might be weird.<br /><br />For one thing, I usually send the "first round" chapter by chapter, that way if I've made a huge flub I can fix it before they spend hours marking it over and over in the draft. But I tend to send off a chapter when:<br /><br />a) I actually kinda like it (which is my gut telling me it might be close--I usually don't *like* my writing at first)<br /><br />b) I DON'T like it, but can't figure out what's wrong with it no matter how many times I reread (those emails are usually titled "HELP!)<br /><br />Ironically, either way I tend to get the same amount of notes, so it just goes to show how little I know about when my writing is done. So yeah...maybe don't listen to me. :)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16166162475224575032010-11-29T11:01:24.930-07:002010-11-29T11:01:24.930-07:00Oh, new layout! Very nice!
As to your question, I...Oh, new layout! Very nice!<br /><br />As to your question, I have no idea.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79619856815819564782010-11-29T10:49:49.328-07:002010-11-29T10:49:49.328-07:00I love the new look!
I run into the problem of se...I love the new look!<br /><br />I run into the problem of sending out my book BEFORE I should. Problems betas point out are things I bit my nails over, hoping they wouldn't notice. I'm still working to get past this and ONLY send it out when it's ready.Emily Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478461123707071108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-45708557677466755242010-11-29T10:32:18.543-07:002010-11-29T10:32:18.543-07:00It's a gut thing, all the way. I knew when I w...It's a gut thing, all the way. I knew when I wrote CINDERS that it was time to get something out there. It was a scary feeling, but a good feeling. I'd never felt that way about anything else up to that point.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36299412957026961852010-11-29T10:30:25.418-07:002010-11-29T10:30:25.418-07:00Not a stinking clue. But I'd be interested to ...Not a stinking clue. But I'd be interested to know what everyone else thinks.Nicole L Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407282219503162959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35851006501736917002010-11-29T10:11:10.375-07:002010-11-29T10:11:10.375-07:00Good advice. It really is hard to know when you...Good advice. It really is hard to know when you're done, I suspect. I will let you know when/if I ever get to that "done" place you refer to. <br /><br />I LOVE your new layout too BTW.<br /><br />Good luck finishing up!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.com