tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post6833024894052248839..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Letting go, letting prose fall by the waysideAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-33762634680746113022014-09-16T06:23:29.669-04:002014-09-16T06:23:29.669-04:00I think we all have those first manuscripts tucked...I think we all have those first manuscripts tucked away somewhere. I plan to reuse a few characters, and maybe one gruesome death scene :-), but that's about it. It served its purpose. It let me know I had LOTS to learn. :-) Your series though, that's MASSIVE. Sounds like you've reached a great compromise.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-85613742887454561772014-09-14T17:22:29.493-04:002014-09-14T17:22:29.493-04:00Sounds like a massive undertaking! I know what you...Sounds like a massive undertaking! I know what you mean about revising old manuscripts. My first novel was a decent story, but like you said, i didn't know how to write. I keep thinking one of these days I might dust it off and see if I can whip it into shape, but probably not until the new ideas stop coming. :) Good luck, I'm sure once you get done, it will be a fantastic series. Yes, it is difficult to let our scenes and drafts fall by the wayside, but sometimes it's necessary. It's also easier once you have some experience. New writers really REALLY hate to let go of scenes or sections they've written. :)Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-79215098091693003042014-09-14T11:29:32.251-04:002014-09-14T11:29:32.251-04:00I feel your pain. It is so much easier to write fr...I feel your pain. It is so much easier to write fresh than to rewrite an old manuscript (says the voice of experience). I could never throw out what I'd written years ago. Like you, I'd probably dump it all into a big file and hide it somewhere.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-71038416759180427162014-09-13T20:18:31.876-04:002014-09-13T20:18:31.876-04:00So far I've tried to rework three OLD manuscri...So far I've tried to rework three OLD manuscripts. Only one was successful - as in sold. And even then the story line changed drastically. It is painful to let such hard work go. Let's face it, no matter how bad we were, I'd venture to say we still put our hearts and souls into the words.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32329337977208480712014-09-13T10:17:22.769-04:002014-09-13T10:17:22.769-04:00Trying to rewrite old work is EXTREMELY painful. T...Trying to rewrite old work is EXTREMELY painful. Took me 8 months to revamp An Uncertain Destiny from a pile of paper under my desk. I could have started from scratch and written the book in less time. But it's hard to let those old ideas and characters go--even if we were awful writers when we invented them!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.com