tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post1405330345093735212..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Mistakes Can Make Us Smarter by Vonnie DavisAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-49830213282254905192014-04-14T12:57:25.079-04:002014-04-14T12:57:25.079-04:00Excellent post, and your site looks great!
I agre...Excellent post, and your site looks great!<br /><br />I agree, as both an editor and author, I find comments from others invaluable. I'm always thrilled when an author lets me know they've learned something from me, but I also learn from them. And from my critique partners, and from readers, and, of course, from editors. It definitely helps to be open to advice. I hope to keep changing and growing as a writer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11899025963456113470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32145838480005473252014-04-14T05:45:04.162-04:002014-04-14T05:45:04.162-04:00Beautiful remodeling, Vonnie! You're so right ...Beautiful remodeling, Vonnie! You're so right about editors. At my day job (in the newsroom), our top-top editor says, "Even the editor needs an editor." We see things in our head that we don't always capture on the page, so we need fresh/different eyes looking at our work.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-37745155931804208302014-04-12T14:47:14.541-04:002014-04-12T14:47:14.541-04:00Thanks, Jannine. My website needed a bit of a face...Thanks, Jannine. My website needed a bit of a facelift. I think good editors are also teaching editors. I often email back asking if she could tell me why I need to change something so I can learn not to do it in the future. And I always get a nice, lengthy response, which strengthens our editor/author relationship.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-7017969948775780092014-04-12T14:44:21.143-04:002014-04-12T14:44:21.143-04:00There are some well-known authors who still get by...There are some well-known authors who still get by with using it. But so few editors allow it, Liz. And that goes for agents, too. Mine won't take on any manuscripts written in omniscient.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-64139168562652095822014-04-12T14:42:32.162-04:002014-04-12T14:42:32.162-04:00Oh Diane, I've made so many mistakes and still...Oh Diane, I've made so many mistakes and still do. They say the learning curve of a good writer is continual. Let's hope ours never ends.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-60740314808073278872014-04-12T11:50:52.067-04:002014-04-12T11:50:52.067-04:00I've learned from every editor I've had. T...I've learned from every editor I've had. There's always something we can do to improve our work. Nice website!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-8740900735773400662014-04-12T10:02:24.083-04:002014-04-12T10:02:24.083-04:00Love the butterflies...You're so right about t...Love the butterflies...You're so right about the learning, although the old person in me has to admit that I miss omniscient POV--I liked reading it. :-) Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-23705468100526725242014-04-12T09:38:03.748-04:002014-04-12T09:38:03.748-04:00Oh, Vonnie, I know exactly what you mean. In my fi...Oh, Vonnie, I know exactly what you mean. In my first manuscript, I had everybody's point of view, including the dog's--and didn't know it until a kind contest judge pointed it out. I sure learned that lesson. If we don't learn from our mistakes, we don't grow.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.com