tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post113569312528393789..comments2024-01-30T10:45:45.922-05:00Comments on Fiction Writing and Other Oddities: Edit the Manuscript; Lose the VoiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-10639987175267181382007-07-01T00:01:00.000-04:002007-07-01T00:01:00.000-04:00I came across your post this evening since I am in...I came across your post this evening since I am in the midst of editing hell. I had an agent request the full of my manuscript and I still need to make some changes to it. Unfortunately, I am completely sick of working on it and I feel that I'm editing TOO MUCH right now. I blogged about this very thing a month or so ago, how you can edit out your voice completely.<BR/><BR/>I plan to look at my manuscript with fresh eyes in the morning - and try not to make it sound PERFECT, y'know?<BR/> :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-36734378239920349632007-06-13T04:23:00.000-04:002007-06-13T04:23:00.000-04:00Nice post. I think writers often forget that editi...Nice post. I think writers often forget that editing can involve more than just cutting things out. Clarifying motivations is something I need to work on - my secondary characters tend to be far too enigmatic and mysterious.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388312817437378315noreply@blogger.com