tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post1887444239299979123..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: The Nefarious PlanHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-81325843161656738462010-09-12T23:14:14.770-04:002010-09-12T23:14:14.770-04:00I'm afraid I had problems focusing on the gist...I'm afraid I had problems focusing on the gist of the article. I'm not exactly sure what it was that distracted me...Cinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453731550912619157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-33256600770530851492010-09-12T18:44:35.417-04:002010-09-12T18:44:35.417-04:00Very funny that several of us are in the exact sam...Very funny that several of us are in the exact same spot in process... I finished my hard copy edit this afternoon, but am now getting them into my document... STILL short on words *grrrrr*<br /><br />Of COURSE it's you Jan!!! I told you how brilliant I thought YOUR plan was! Why try to improve on that? (Though I did pare it down because I know me too well)<br /><br />*giggles at Cheeseboy* I just have to do that sometimes... (and some people seem to like them...)<br /><br />Shadya-WELCOME! I don't think I've seen you here before! YAY for book marked posts!<br /><br />Cassandra-I have some fear of that, but I've heard it too many times to not try it at least once... I'll see how it goes...<br /><br />*snickers* Barbara--Having world domination aspirations, this fits my plan well!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-24980632710295361252010-09-12T17:16:13.531-04:002010-09-12T17:16:13.531-04:00Reading the chapters out of order sounds quite gen...Reading the chapters out of order sounds quite genius. Thanks for the nefarious secrets. Together we can change the world-world-world (the last 2 worlds are the echo...fyi...whatever)Deb and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444390852070865517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-77566805416700214992010-09-12T16:47:29.395-04:002010-09-12T16:47:29.395-04:00I don't know that I could read my work out of ...I don't know that I could read my work out of order. My brain would be insisiting something was wrong the whole time. Like opening a new novel at midway and just starting to read. <br /><br />Still, some great advice here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-80393233972187743102010-09-12T15:57:38.574-04:002010-09-12T15:57:38.574-04:00Fantastic post! Definitely bookmarking this for f...Fantastic post! Definitely bookmarking this for future use. Also, I love the helpful visuals. I'm a very visual learner, and I approve. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089845691023125664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-54857955950476012832010-09-12T14:00:15.207-04:002010-09-12T14:00:15.207-04:00I thoroughly approve with every point in this post...I thoroughly approve with every point in this post except for the picture of the naked man... although my wife thanks you.Cheeseboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358419997798632644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-67991249864354488902010-09-12T13:35:55.299-04:002010-09-12T13:35:55.299-04:00Still stuck on that first photo... and that's ...Still stuck on that first photo... and that's not a bad thing!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-33703695744030950812010-09-12T12:18:44.905-04:002010-09-12T12:18:44.905-04:00Now that's why I should have been blogging all...Now that's why I should have been blogging all along. I had to figure all that stuff out myself and here you have it in a lovely little list! I really like the out of order idea, thinking I might try it. Then I'll try the "read it out loud" idea and see where I stand.<br /><br />@Ted I downloaded the paperback format from lulu so I can print out what I need for revisions, betas, etc. It might be cheaper for Lulu to do it, but I don't have to wait for the UPS truck!Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-31410512508863801612010-09-12T11:53:04.470-04:002010-09-12T11:53:04.470-04:00Ooooh secrets!!!
I think I'm at the Looking a...Ooooh secrets!!!<br /><br />I think I'm at the Looking at the Big Picture and tearing my hair out to fix it at the moment...!!! Not nice! LOL!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-52563159481360443382010-09-12T11:52:08.540-04:002010-09-12T11:52:08.540-04:00I was wondering who this hellfire person named Jan...I was wondering who this hellfire person named Jan was when I realized you meant me!!! Lots of those ideas came from other sources though and just filtered through me - I think I credited everyone in my blog - not sure. I've done pretty much all of this except the out of order stuff and the final edits. I was talking to a friend of mine who has had several books published - she calls the revision I'm doing now 'a story revision' and I've been calling it a 'plot and structure' revision. hmmm...I have to say doing the 'beat sheet' board has been very helpful! I am in the last four chapters of the novel and though I still have a big knot to work out I can see the end of this, the hardest revision. Polishing and language edits and beefing up the themes and the characters I think I can do pretty handily. It's the main story that keeps alluding me - the novel in the novel I suppose. So GOOD WORK there tartlette! Keep on keeping on and so shall I and we'll crest that hill together and have a GIANT pitcher of mojitos or whatever we want when we get there, served by your troup of toothsome lads.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-89074142333831017392010-09-12T11:21:59.642-04:002010-09-12T11:21:59.642-04:00I just finished step one last night. This couldn&...I just finished step one last night. This couldn't be more perfectly timed! Thank you.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-76187054663985776972010-09-12T10:37:09.274-04:002010-09-12T10:37:09.274-04:00oooh i'm with you on step #1. I'm working ...oooh i'm with you on step #1. I'm working my way through it right now. My issue was that without the cleanup, all the dirt was distracting while i was trying to do the bigger stuff. Also, i just cannot bring myself to send it out to betas without giving it a cleanup.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-65121793855564279702010-09-12T10:26:16.287-04:002010-09-12T10:26:16.287-04:00Looks like a plan. Reading out of order seams to b...Looks like a plan. Reading out of order seams to be fun >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-11653648233798755662010-09-12T10:24:37.719-04:002010-09-12T10:24:37.719-04:00Tessa-you snuck in there on me! Thank you!Tessa-you snuck in there on me! Thank you!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-17146387710428859192010-09-12T10:22:09.870-04:002010-09-12T10:22:09.870-04:00Alex, me neither, but I've heard the recommend...Alex, me neither, but I've heard the recommendation a LOT--worth a try.<br /><br />Thank you, Mary!<br /><br />Ted--totally never thought of that! I'm afraid of Lulu, but I know it's irrational. I would also love to do several sweeps but I read sort of slow... and get caught in the editing...<br /><br />Leigh-Isn't he FABULOUS! Great to find a man who will work Naked... I've heard on the out of order, playing 'pick-up' (tossing the pages and grabbing one) but then you miss any sentences not all on the page. I will probably use a random number generator or some such geekdom...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-14114117140860487682010-09-12T10:10:38.907-04:002010-09-12T10:10:38.907-04:00Sounds like a great list! Good luck and don't ...Sounds like a great list! Good luck and don't forget to have fun, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-53090025324635021372010-09-12T10:04:36.368-04:002010-09-12T10:04:36.368-04:00Hooray for Raol! He seems like a v. good secy... :...Hooray for Raol! He seems like a v. good secy... :D<br /><br />And wow. Great plan. I've never done that whole out of order thing either. How does it work? best of luck w/revisions. That's the toughest part~ <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-28889879123653454552010-09-12T09:49:55.172-04:002010-09-12T09:49:55.172-04:00I like to buy a hardcopy from LuLu.com so I can re...I like to buy a hardcopy from LuLu.com so I can read it like a real book and make notes directly on the page. I also make several sweeps through, looking for different things each time, such as differing the voices for each character, making the prose better, etc. I am just getting torn between wanting to edit and wanting to write the next book!Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-51681810692808062232010-09-12T09:42:40.208-04:002010-09-12T09:42:40.208-04:00That's quite a list. Best of luck wit it all.That's quite a list. Best of luck wit it all.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-18382595771961054022010-09-12T09:11:57.834-04:002010-09-12T09:11:57.834-04:00Never tried reading my work out of order.Never tried reading my work out of order.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com