Originally posted in Thrillers, but maybe it should be here (too? instead?).
I just read Self-Editing for Fiction Writers and it has shattered my ‘oblivious’ glasses. Now I can see more clearly just exactly why so many novels strike me as half done. And exactly where my manuscript hits the wall [uh, over and over again, I must admit].
In order to test if I’ve learned anything I would like to post an excerpt from a current best selling novelist and ‘improve’ it [seriously, this bad monkey could use some improving] - and hopefully others will try their hand at it along with me so we can all improve together - while getting feedback from the community.
Is that gunna be alright? Are there any steps I’d need to take [change the one or two character names, for example] in order to make it alright? I’d really like to give this a whirl because, although Self-Editing does have helpful exercises, they are not from current bestsellers and they are limited in number.
Note - I turned in my fireproof tights when I gave up crime fighting after the Megapolis economic collapse, so please - no flaming. This is an honest question seeking a direct answer. Note the posts # and you’ll see I’m new here.
I just read Self-Editing for Fiction Writers and it has shattered my ‘oblivious’ glasses. Now I can see more clearly just exactly why so many novels strike me as half done. And exactly where my manuscript hits the wall [uh, over and over again, I must admit].
In order to test if I’ve learned anything I would like to post an excerpt from a current best selling novelist and ‘improve’ it [seriously, this bad monkey could use some improving] - and hopefully others will try their hand at it along with me so we can all improve together - while getting feedback from the community.
Is that gunna be alright? Are there any steps I’d need to take [change the one or two character names, for example] in order to make it alright? I’d really like to give this a whirl because, although Self-Editing does have helpful exercises, they are not from current bestsellers and they are limited in number.
Note - I turned in my fireproof tights when I gave up crime fighting after the Megapolis economic collapse, so please - no flaming. This is an honest question seeking a direct answer. Note the posts # and you’ll see I’m new here.
