Comments on: The importance of editing http://www.trevorhampel.com/the-importance-of-editing/ Trevor Hampel's Blog about Writing, Literature and Teaching Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: My novel is finished http://www.trevorhampel.com/the-importance-of-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-69544 My novel is finished Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:29:35 +0000 http://www.trevorhampel.com/?p=1150#comment-69544 [...] next crucial stage is editing. In this stage I will go back over the whole manuscript, looking at all the fine details of [...] [...] next crucial stage is editing. In this stage I will go back over the whole manuscript, looking at all the fine details of [...]

]]> By: Trevor http://www.trevorhampel.com/the-importance-of-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-69541 Trevor Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:22:44 +0000 http://www.trevorhampel.com/?p=1150#comment-69541 Just realised Karen - you know all of the above anyway since you've been following my exploits on Twitter. Doh! The brain is not working tonight. Not after 11 consecutive days of 2000+ words. Just realised Karen – you know all of the above anyway since you’ve been following my exploits on Twitter.

Doh! The brain is not working tonight. Not after 11 consecutive days of 2000+ words.

]]> By: Trevor http://www.trevorhampel.com/the-importance-of-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-69540 Trevor Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:19:41 +0000 http://www.trevorhampel.com/?p=1150#comment-69540 Hi there Karen, Your comments slipped under my radar - probably I was still getting over the stay in hospital! Yes - the kidney stones were horrible. No - I don't want to experience child birth to compare notes!! A few days after I came out of hospital my wife ended up there - but in the next room! She had a painful clot in her leg. Still giving her a little trouble but she's over the worst. A week after she came out of hospital I ended up in bed for 9 days with the flu. Worst bout I've ever had. Didn't get it tested to see if it was swine flu. All over now and feeling much better. The last 6 weeks I've been frantically working on my novel for children. Wrote the last chapter this afternoon. Hooray - now for the editing stage! And rewriting. And proofreading! [sigh] All needs to be finished by end of November and handed up to the examiner. [bigger sigh] Hi there Karen,

Your comments slipped under my radar – probably I was still getting over the stay in hospital! Yes – the kidney stones were horrible. No – I don’t want to experience child birth to compare notes!!

A few days after I came out of hospital my wife ended up there – but in the next room! She had a painful clot in her leg. Still giving her a little trouble but she’s over the worst.

A week after she came out of hospital I ended up in bed for 9 days with the flu. Worst bout I’ve ever had. Didn’t get it tested to see if it was swine flu.

All over now and feeling much better. The last 6 weeks I’ve been frantically working on my novel for children. Wrote the last chapter this afternoon. Hooray – now for the editing stage! And rewriting. And proofreading! [sigh] All needs to be finished by end of November and handed up to the examiner. [bigger sigh]

]]> By: Karen http://www.trevorhampel.com/the-importance-of-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-65659 Karen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:29:45 +0000 http://www.trevorhampel.com/?p=1150#comment-65659 Hi Trevor I might need to do that Masters!! I don't mind proofreading but find myself at a loss when it comes to the complete rewrite kind of edit. I think I feel like there are so many things I could do to improve/change the plot that I get overwhelmed and simply don't do anything...and yet I know that's what makes the difference between mediocrity and excellence. You have inspired me to keep at it. Oh, and I hope you're over your kidney stones. I had an attack while I was 30 weeks pregnant with my twins last year. Not fun at all - especially as everyone (including me) thought I was in labour. Pethidine became my new best friend for 24 hours :) And yes, having experienced both I can say with certainty that I would rather give birth anyday - even to twins!! Karen Hi Trevor

I might need to do that Masters!! I don’t mind proofreading but find myself at a loss when it comes to the complete rewrite kind of edit. I think I feel like there are so many things I could do to improve/change the plot that I get overwhelmed and simply don’t do anything…and yet I know that’s what makes the difference between mediocrity and excellence. You have inspired me to keep at it.

Oh, and I hope you’re over your kidney stones. I had an attack while I was 30 weeks pregnant with my twins last year. Not fun at all – especially as everyone (including me) thought I was in labour. Pethidine became my new best friend for 24 hours :) And yes, having experienced both I can say with certainty that I would rather give birth anyday – even to twins!!

Karen

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