tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post2368966442726869672..comments2024-03-22T14:36:03.503-04:00Comments on Tonya Kappes : Making it to the finish line! Tonya Kappeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-58963031321951129172012-09-22T13:49:36.211-04:002012-09-22T13:49:36.211-04:00Awesome post! It took me 3 yrs to write my first n...Awesome post! It took me 3 yrs to write my first novel. Every time I finished a scene, I couldn't move on until I believed it was perfect - very frustrating way to write. I'm about to start a short story. This time, I'm taking your great advise.<br /><br />Thanks, Debra Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406762374471242858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-91928746372529702572012-08-31T07:15:17.678-04:002012-08-31T07:15:17.678-04:00Oh, Cindy. Yep....I'm a proud panster too!Oh, Cindy. Yep....I'm a proud panster too!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-3728334558217541662012-08-31T07:14:57.785-04:002012-08-31T07:14:57.785-04:00Oh, Wren! I will have to check out Holly's cla...Oh, Wren! I will have to check out Holly's class. Great advice!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-82949343694512234072012-08-31T07:14:15.504-04:002012-08-31T07:14:15.504-04:00Wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing. Wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing. Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-87218470045626001942012-08-31T07:13:34.371-04:002012-08-31T07:13:34.371-04:00WOW! I'm so glad you are going to STOP editing...WOW! I'm so glad you are going to STOP editing and get to writing!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-12291882572649549472012-08-31T07:13:07.885-04:002012-08-31T07:13:07.885-04:00Hahhaa! I love that: Novel Indefinitely! Yes it is...Hahhaa! I love that: Novel Indefinitely! Yes it is.Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-88469418771185394992012-08-31T07:12:47.874-04:002012-08-31T07:12:47.874-04:00Thanks, Madison!Thanks, Madison!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-29054169259345982282012-08-31T07:12:32.532-04:002012-08-31T07:12:32.532-04:00Cheers! Darel I hope you have an amazing first rel...Cheers! Darel I hope you have an amazing first release!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-23237468862997173292012-08-31T07:12:09.072-04:002012-08-31T07:12:09.072-04:00Thank so much, King!Thank so much, King!Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-50637468962139891322012-08-31T07:11:09.697-04:002012-08-31T07:11:09.697-04:00Hahha! Roberta! Try to just write straight through...Hahha! Roberta! Try to just write straight through:)Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-59848858247943507062012-08-29T11:59:53.086-04:002012-08-29T11:59:53.086-04:00A delightful post, Tanya! And yep, I'm a pants...A delightful post, Tanya! And yep, I'm a pantser from the word go!! LOL...great suggestions, all of these!!!<br />☺<br />Cindy<br /><br />Cindy Nord<br />www.cindynord.com Cindy Nord https://www.blogger.com/profile/00218707473893790352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-45810153766107232602012-08-29T11:06:59.062-04:002012-08-29T11:06:59.062-04:00Here there, I absolutely love the write all the wa...Here there, I absolutely love the write all the way through method. I'm even taking editing that way. Holly Lisle's class How To Revise Your Novel suggests planning your edits ahead of rewriting so you can try to do as much in a single pass as well. I wasn't getting anywhere the piecey way so I'm giving it a try! One really important tip I've gotten there is to watch how you introduce characters and objects--if it doesn't matter don't use two adjectives to describe it! Don't give a paragraph to intro a temporary character, that sort of thing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813552261016651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-77366202547843957732012-08-29T10:32:47.020-04:002012-08-29T10:32:47.020-04:00I used to edit while I wrote, and I never finished...I used to edit while I wrote, and I never finished a book when I did that. They say that editing and writing engage separate sides of the brain, so if you're constantly going back and forth, you can never truly immerse yourself in one or the other. Now I write more-or-less start to finish, even if I know halfway through that I'm going to completely change course. In my current book, I got about 2/3 in and decided I wanted to take a part of the story in a completely different direction. I wrote from that point to the end in that direction, knowing that during edits I would have to go back through the beginning and change everything up. But now I finish novels instead of get myself pulled into a never-ending cycle of write-edit-write-edit without ever getting to the end. <br /><br />Great advice, as usual. :) Donya Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229964689354498931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-65165747668565659272012-08-29T10:09:05.359-04:002012-08-29T10:09:05.359-04:00I needed this advice today, I have revised my last...I needed this advice today, I have revised my last chapter three times this week instead of advancing my story, and I wonder why I am suddenly second guessing all my pre thought out plot lines :( Lowcountry Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333351587703112437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-44083542117354288182012-08-29T10:07:13.098-04:002012-08-29T10:07:13.098-04:00Wonderful words of wisdom! Writing all the way thr...Wonderful words of wisdom! Writing all the way through is so important. Getting ung up and fixing things as you go stalls a novel indefinitely!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-78831611732045017502012-08-29T08:15:26.448-04:002012-08-29T08:15:26.448-04:00Great advice! It seems the more you write the hard...Great advice! It seems the more you write the harder it is to stay on track. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741339742186444605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-45144677372072739252012-08-29T07:34:24.109-04:002012-08-29T07:34:24.109-04:00I write this way now although I do a bit of editin...I write this way now although I do a bit of editing as I go - particularly to the first chapter so that I have it feeling right. After about chapter three I'm on a roll. But hey - my first is yet to be launched so here's hoping I've got it right :). A fab post! Thank youDarel Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290653009937221302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-49658491499716828362012-08-29T07:31:58.874-04:002012-08-29T07:31:58.874-04:00Another wonderful post. Keep it up, Tonya!Another wonderful post. Keep it up, Tonya!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359053477785939593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443047332769568071.post-81416596218524686642012-08-29T07:14:30.727-04:002012-08-29T07:14:30.727-04:00Terrific Post!
I tend to go back and fix things, e...Terrific Post!<br />I tend to go back and fix things, endlessly. Which probably explains my difficulty in reaching the end. Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055208695263952037noreply@blogger.com