tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post809943359135384241..comments2024-03-29T05:48:34.348-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Revising Is Like...Elana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42206718254205749012009-12-09T10:52:58.219-07:002009-12-09T10:52:58.219-07:00To me revising is like an old puzzle. At first all...To me revising is like an old puzzle. At first all the pieces are just rumbling around in the box and there's pieces of fuzz and puzzle pieces from a puzzle that you don't even remember buying anymore mixed in. Slowly you try to put all the pieces in the right order. Sometimes no matter how hard you try to make one fit, it just doesn't work and you have to take it out. But after a lot of hard work, some tears, and a couple sleepless nights, you finally get it all together. <br /><br />I just need a Monster (writerly motivation), my laptop, and some music.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918987890132222901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-57204192179120864352009-12-09T07:30:54.535-07:002009-12-09T07:30:54.535-07:00i logged about my revising ailments today :) brill...i logged about my revising ailments today :) brilliant minds think alike.Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85961081884804721772009-12-09T05:27:09.737-07:002009-12-09T05:27:09.737-07:00Coffee, coffee, and more coffee. Hmmm, I wonder wh...Coffee, coffee, and more coffee. Hmmm, I wonder why I start shaking not too far into my revisions for the day. :)<br /><br />Also, I print out if I'm in the editing stage. Revisions and editing are two very different animals. Speaking of which, that mouth looks like my horses mouths. Cool. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83362503972972247642009-12-09T04:34:33.931-07:002009-12-09T04:34:33.931-07:00I like editing. I usually go through Word first, t...I like editing. I usually go through Word first, then print it up and mark it up like that. LOL No other tools, except some chocolate by my side. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-22013947348725656752009-12-09T04:02:21.244-07:002009-12-09T04:02:21.244-07:00so that's my problem. I don't have a tool ...so that's my problem. I don't have a tool kit! I am off to rectify that situation immediately.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-82527624264047973842009-12-09T01:43:24.240-07:002009-12-09T01:43:24.240-07:00Oh, man, that picture is HIDEOUS!! And yet I can&#...Oh, man, that picture is HIDEOUS!! And yet I can't stop looking at it...<br /><br />I enjoy revising. I definitely need it printed out. I use markers and pencil (good ol' #2), coffee or tea, and sweats or pajamas. Oh, and Word Twist on Facebook. When I get stuck it helps unlock my brain. Or maybe it's just my favorite way to procrastinate :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-5618615988430781062009-12-08T23:48:03.385-07:002009-12-08T23:48:03.385-07:00I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one wh...I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who does this on paper. I'm quite surprised by the number of you who do this in silence. How do you stay sane?? I mean, seriously.<br /><br />A quiet room? I don't even know what to do with that. I have Pandora on right now, just to check blog comments and harvest my peas. (That's the Farmville coming out. Katie and SF, it is awesome. You have this farm. And you can plant stuff and harvest wool from sheep and stuff. It is awesome. Have you ever played Sim games? Like that. I'm a huge video game fanatic.)<br /><br />Ahem. I digress. Such great things in the toolkits! I noticed we all have something to drink. Usually a snack. Funky pens. <br /><br />Ahhh, I love writers. :)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-33949029424824857052009-12-08T23:21:10.203-07:002009-12-08T23:21:10.203-07:00Hahaha. Yep, revising IS like that, isn't it? ...Hahaha. Yep, revising IS like that, isn't it? Owie.<br /><br />My revising toolkit? Hmm, I think it's pretty much the same as my writing one.<br /><br />1. Pandora. 2. Headphones 3. What was three? can't remember ... but this time, I'm good with my MS being on the computer. OH! but there is a fourth one. 4. CANDY. Lots and lots of candy. Preferably chocolate. Because, as you said, revising is painful. Makes me sweat :)ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42727460865528369752009-12-08T22:32:35.749-07:002009-12-08T22:32:35.749-07:00My Revisions Tool Kit:
1. MS on the computer
2. Q...My Revisions Tool Kit:<br /><br />1. MS on the computer<br />2. Quiet place so I can read it aloud.<br />3.Towel under the chair to catch all the hair I pull out.<br />4. Tube of superglue to glue the hair back on my headGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031330729309997361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-73658352324834472112009-12-08T20:12:26.263-07:002009-12-08T20:12:26.263-07:00Laptop
Twizzlers
Diet Coke
Ice Cream
Phone (to cal...Laptop<br />Twizzlers<br />Diet Coke<br />Ice Cream<br />Phone (to call Laura and weep)lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-63442057926650441652009-12-08T19:38:14.311-07:002009-12-08T19:38:14.311-07:00yeah...living in revision nightmare land at the mo...yeah...living in revision nightmare land at the moment...tool kit, you need a tool kit...maybe that is why this is so hard!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52574069335142358022009-12-08T19:25:11.844-07:002009-12-08T19:25:11.844-07:00Revising is like smashing my innards with a sledge...Revising is like smashing my innards with a sledgehammer, hoping that I didn't kill anything important, and then putting them all back together, maybe not in the order that they were before, but in such a way that they all still work--hopefully better than they did before.<br /><br />My revising toolkit:<br /><br />1. Colored Sharpie pens and the printed MS, one chapter at a time.<br />2. A quiet room.<br />3. A (cushioned)wall to beat my head against. ;)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670094635770401053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-3923637679185759822009-12-08T18:49:11.984-07:002009-12-08T18:49:11.984-07:00Farmville is a mystery to me, too, Katie. I see i...Farmville is a mystery to me, too, Katie. I see it on facebook sometimes, but I have no idea what it means.<br /><br />Caffeine.<br />Big wooly socks.<br />NO distractions. NONE. (okay, so this is in my fantasy world)<br /><br />sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-30038629449707205032009-12-08T18:42:14.251-07:002009-12-08T18:42:14.251-07:00WHAT IS FARMVILLE???
I use the Sting channel on P...WHAT IS FARMVILLE???<br /><br />I use the Sting channel on Pandora. aahhhh<br /><br />and iced tea.Katie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-28171734635542907372009-12-08T18:17:13.432-07:002009-12-08T18:17:13.432-07:00Yikes!! Nice photo :)
Revising toolkit:
Laptop
iT...Yikes!! Nice photo :)<br /><br />Revising toolkit:<br />Laptop<br />iTunes<br />Earl Grey tea or hot chocolate if it's a tough one<br />Chocolate or salty snacks :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-63474233248698682682009-12-08T18:02:07.422-07:002009-12-08T18:02:07.422-07:00The teeth analogy is too true.
Tool kit:
1. an ...The teeth analogy is too true.<br /><br />Tool kit:<br /><br />1. an Indiana Jones whip<br />2. a lightsaber<br />3. no alcohol whatsoever<br />4. Einstein's brain<br />5. Some really patient saint's patience.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-29902613799722891542009-12-08T14:39:38.424-07:002009-12-08T14:39:38.424-07:00My revising toolkit includes:
1. alternating betwe...My revising toolkit includes:<br />1. alternating between cups of ice and cups of tea<br />2. a closed door room<br />3. my laptop and a hard copy of my ms<br />4. pencils & highlighters<br />5. dictionary & thesaurus<br />6. Farmville for a few minutes of distractionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311932999805348554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-12280346348178204072009-12-08T14:35:24.854-07:002009-12-08T14:35:24.854-07:00I too love a printed copy and colored pens. Green...I too love a printed copy and colored pens. Green is my choice, sort of the anti-red. I would die if I didn't have some Diet Dr. Pepper on hand.<br /><br />I love the teeth. A very vivid, and accurate metaphor!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230095866994143495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39119509742403188232009-12-08T14:33:40.743-07:002009-12-08T14:33:40.743-07:00Caffeine and good music are two must haves for edi...Caffeine and good music are two must haves for editing.Katie Salidashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159923761047042193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-66907836524366199902009-12-08T14:13:37.007-07:002009-12-08T14:13:37.007-07:00Oh! Those teeth make me shiver. My tool kit? Choco...Oh! Those teeth make me shiver. My tool kit? Chocolate and coffee and more chocolate. :)Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55971021274493199812009-12-08T14:07:06.671-07:002009-12-08T14:07:06.671-07:00I'm in the read it aloud group. My toolkit con...I'm in the read it aloud group. My toolkit contains:<br /><br />1. Lots of positive reinforcement from my support group.<br />2. Anit-inner-critic spray.<br />3. Find and Replace.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-38380724703198773592009-12-08T13:02:32.289-07:002009-12-08T13:02:32.289-07:00My professor made me revise my final research pape...My professor made me revise my final research paper. It took me two weeks and a box of tissue for the tears. Tissue and chocolate, they'd be in my kit.Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46072626333761518642009-12-08T12:46:47.931-07:002009-12-08T12:46:47.931-07:00Pens are a definite. I also like the highlight fea...Pens are a definite. I also like the highlight feature in my word program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-38851395669424158812009-12-08T12:27:34.235-07:002009-12-08T12:27:34.235-07:00Wow, I'm amazed how many people do this on a h...Wow, I'm amazed how many people do this on a hardcopy! Fascinating :).<br /><br />My toolkit includes:<br /><br />1) My trusty laptop<br />2) Cat trying to sit in front of laptop on my chest.<br />3) White wine<br />4) Reality tv on in the background for company.<br /><br />LOVE the analogy, Elana ;)!Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34768911999077644232009-12-08T11:33:36.433-07:002009-12-08T11:33:36.433-07:00Revising is like being done with a carpentry proje...Revising is like being done with a carpentry project and then going back to redo some things, sand the edges, clean up the joints, stain and varnish. It's taking something I've worked hard at and am proud of and then making it better and presentable.<br /><br />I do a ton of my revising as I go. I'm a constant re-readers and tweaker. That said, there does reach a point where I do a formal revision and then my kit is...<br /><br />1) Hardcopy.<br />2) Pen.<br />3) Music.<br />4) Mug of coffee or tea.<br /><br />I don't do much writing without a hot beverage in my hand. I think it's because when I wrote my first, 24 page novel as a 13 year-old I was drinking ginger twist tea out of a mug I still own. The power of memory associations is amazing.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.com