Comments on: Revision: Trickling in the Last Bits http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/ Moving Forward on the Writing Path Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:56:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-997 Sat, 16 May 2009 23:29:42 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-997 That’s it, Beth, that’s it exactly. That calm of knowing the story so well. :)

]]> By: Beth Kephart http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-996 Sat, 16 May 2009 21:38:13 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-996 How I adore that very final stage. All those years of scramble in one’s head, and then the calm.

]]> By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-991 Fri, 15 May 2009 04:34:56 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-991 So are you at the part where he says that if jumping off the cliff is the thing your character would NEVER do, you need to seriously consider making them do it? :) Are you liking the book?

Thanks for the congrats. :)

]]> By: Andra M. http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-990 Fri, 15 May 2009 02:44:10 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-990 As long as the next step isn’t off a cliff . . .

Sorry, I’m reading the part in Donald Maass’s book about conflict. I’m thinking in terms of total disaster. Ha!

Seriously, congratulations!

Surrounded by words as much as we are, it’s easy to forget how much power each one holds.

]]> By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-989 Fri, 15 May 2009 01:45:21 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-989 Thanks, Kristen!

]]> By: Kristen A http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-988 Fri, 15 May 2009 01:34:57 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-988 Good luck with your historical YA!

]]> By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-987 Fri, 15 May 2009 01:22:47 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-987 Nice thought on searching. I usually end up with a sort of “map” in my head of about where a scene is and flip through.

]]> By: Shawna http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-986 Fri, 15 May 2009 01:07:47 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-986 Congratulations! Happy, happy dance!

I totally agree with your What, Where and How much. I love word search engines to pick up every reference to one thing or another.

Great advice.

]]> By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-985 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:41:16 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-985 Beth, this is why I love my critique group. If they get it, they often don’t say–cause it just works. If they don’t get it, or it’s too much, I hear about it! :)

]]> By: beckylevine http://beckylevine.com/2009/05/14/revision-trickling-in-the-last-bits/#comment-984 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:40:40 +0000 http://beckylevine.com/?p=767#comment-984 Thanks, Jeannine! Definitely one step. That was the last line in my email to the editor–what’s the next step?! :)

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