tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6519834015413393533..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Less Is MoreLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-16066089821191528422009-04-19T08:03:00.000-04:002009-04-19T08:03:00.000-04:00Tim, I am definitely going to need that final excu...Tim, I am definitely going to need that final excuse when I turn in my next book. I like the idea of her scratching her head and thinking writers are truly a bunch of lunatics!jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-44244984810386877852009-04-17T14:18:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:18:00.000-04:00I've notice a big difference in my series from boo...I've notice a big difference in my series from book to book. As the series goes on, I've matured as a writer which translates into more complex plots and a keener eye for removing the fat. But there's still a lot of room for improvement. Sometimes in the final edits, I actually groan when I see some of the junk I threw on the page.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50274060319732232632009-04-17T13:19:00.000-04:002009-04-17T13:19:00.000-04:00I enjoyed your post, Mr. Maleeny.
When I was 14, ...I enjoyed your post, Mr. Maleeny.<br /><br />When I was 14, I was on the school wrestling team. My weight class was 115 and I was five foot ten. The issue for me then was putting more meat on my bones. <br /><br />To a certain extent that still applies to my writing. From first to last draft of Smasher, the book I have coming out this fall, I added ten thousand words. That's probably because I write without an outline so my first draft at times is just that -- an outline. That first draft needs to get a little more meat on its bones, too.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50598245987809981192009-04-17T13:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T13:16:00.000-04:00Tim,
Sometimes in the cold light of morning, I wa...Tim,<br /><br />Sometimes in the cold light of morning, I want to get rid of <I>all</I> my words.<br /><br />And Jess, since you think Ben Franklin was a, um, perv, does that mean you'll be getting rid of all your $100 bills? I know a good home for them.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31303935364313786622009-04-17T09:42:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:42:00.000-04:00Adding words is way harder, have to agree.Adding words is way harder, have to agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-52972794593682366162009-04-17T09:08:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:08:00.000-04:00I have to trim, too--but there's something satisfy...I have to trim, too--but there's something satisfying in doing the trimming. Maybe it's just better that way: better to pare down the words than have to add a bunch to what you think is just fine.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79223879385450939112009-04-17T08:54:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:54:00.000-04:00Wasn't Benjamin Franklin also a perv in real life?...Wasn't Benjamin Franklin also a perv in real life?<br /><br />Yes, trim the fat. That's why I can't look at my books after they've been published--I see all the words I should have taken out. I need to have more faith in my readers and overwrite less.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.com