tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post4273807713164426988..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Downsizing in more ways than oneAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-89896755364413977062016-01-29T12:35:08.331-05:002016-01-29T12:35:08.331-05:00Cutting words/scenes/characters is very difficult....Cutting words/scenes/characters is very difficult. We worked so hard on them, only to leave them "on the cutting room floor." I always save them in another file, thinking that I may use them "someday." LOL Rarely do I. Good luck on your editing.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-2141712256075567022016-01-27T18:54:39.431-05:002016-01-27T18:54:39.431-05:00I try to put things in perspective when I have to ...I try to put things in perspective when I have to trash huge chunks of a story. I tell myself, "They're just WORDS. It's not like you can't find more words!" Still, it's so hard! Good for you.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-51323955621926895722016-01-26T14:36:55.852-05:002016-01-26T14:36:55.852-05:00You're my newest hero, JL. It's true, you ...You're my newest hero, JL. It's true, you do have to be in the right frame of mind or don't bother. It seems it's always harder to remove than add. Especially in our writing. Everyone's correct, don't hit that delete button just yet. You never know when something new will click with something old.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-66848994308572788792016-01-26T11:25:55.308-05:002016-01-26T11:25:55.308-05:00It's always hard to kill off your children. I ...It's always hard to kill off your children. I hate doing it. I have a "scenes removed" file. Sometimes I adapt them for other stories. Sometimes I forget about them. Sometimes I can't recall where they came from unless I recognize a name. It's a dilemma. You're right. You have to be in the right frame of mind.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-38889226864497013472016-01-26T11:22:35.663-05:002016-01-26T11:22:35.663-05:00It is hard to cut those scenes and sections, but i...It is hard to cut those scenes and sections, but it's the mark of a good writer to be able to do so. Yes, it's possible you'll use them again, and possible you won't, but keeping them in a folder is a little less painful than completely deleting them. :)Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-20120406244892058982016-01-26T10:57:24.493-05:002016-01-26T10:57:24.493-05:00In the old days I used to save parts of novels I p...In the old days I used to save parts of novels I put aside. I've never gone back to them, not once. Yet they don't take much space in our files, so who cares, right? My sense is you are more organized and analytical that I am, however, so if you have a niggling sense you better keep something, keep it! Good luck with the three R'S!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-39735786941857421912016-01-26T10:23:12.243-05:002016-01-26T10:23:12.243-05:00Maybe some of those scenes or characters you trimm...Maybe some of those scenes or characters you trimmed will fit in another book one day. Good for you with the downsizing. We have a lot of crap that could be thrown out, but it takes so much effort!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.com