Comments on: Editing and The End of The World http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2009/07/editing-and-the-end-of-the-world/ Andrew Jack's Writing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2009/07/editing-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Andrew Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00:59 +0000 http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/?p=163#comment-29 Tha's what happened to my other books, great first act and....nothing else whatsoever. Tha’s what happened to my other books, great first act and….nothing else whatsoever.

]]> By: CKHB http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2009/07/editing-and-the-end-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-28 CKHB Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:47:34 +0000 http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/?p=163#comment-28 (Previously commented as "Carrie" but I guess I should try to be consistent by using my blogger I.D. instead of my boring ol' first name...) DON'T EDIT A LIVING WORK is so hard for me. I actually love editing, but that means it's very hard for me to shut down my internal editor long enough to get the damn story out. I love editing as I go, but I have to be careful not to take it too far, or else I end up with a beautifully polished first act, and NO third act. Argh! (Previously commented as “Carrie” but I guess I should try to be consistent by using my blogger I.D. instead of my boring ol’ first name…)

DON’T EDIT A LIVING WORK is so hard for me. I actually love editing, but that means it’s very hard for me to shut down my internal editor long enough to get the damn story out. I love editing as I go, but I have to be careful not to take it too far, or else I end up with a beautifully polished first act, and NO third act. Argh!

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