tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3173979279340979344..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Shitty First DraftsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49848429920319125412011-08-24T10:26:19.457-06:002011-08-24T10:26:19.457-06:00Any post that has 'shitty' in the title is...Any post that has 'shitty' in the title is okay by me. That said, the content was pretty good, too.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48418915112744911862011-08-23T17:40:33.070-06:002011-08-23T17:40:33.070-06:00I couldn't agree more! Great post!I couldn't agree more! Great post!Cynthia Griffin (Writerific)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05515179004681790253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18012201872455673962011-08-23T14:39:37.359-06:002011-08-23T14:39:37.359-06:00Ceridwen, thanks for your kind words about the blo...Ceridwen, thanks for your kind words about the blog. So glad you and so many others have found it helpful. If I can find the second part of this in the archives I will post it, perhaps next month in the second half of the month.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72277915735378728982011-08-23T09:34:58.639-06:002011-08-23T09:34:58.639-06:00That's a great tip, especially for newbies lik...That's a great tip, especially for newbies like me. Thanks for posting it again! It seems there's a second part, will you post it too? I tried to find it searching in your archive, but I wasn't successful. Congratulations for your work on the blog!Ceridwen Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447235590042279787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28033752627655913342011-08-23T08:42:44.857-06:002011-08-23T08:42:44.857-06:00Terry
"Barf it up, clean it up later" ma...Terry<br />"Barf it up, clean it up later" may be one of the best writing quotes I've ever heard. <br /><br />Loved this post. It's nice to know an excellent author like Lamont says there are no rules and it's okay to find what works for you.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032538079815607797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65960897685052405752011-08-23T08:32:50.860-06:002011-08-23T08:32:50.860-06:00This is good advice. It's something I've d...This is good advice. It's something I've done already, but it's worth repeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3563462373608809132011-08-23T05:46:14.077-06:002011-08-23T05:46:14.077-06:00Thanks for the timely reminder to embrace my writi...Thanks for the timely reminder to embrace my writing process. I write a "shitty, but clean" first draft. Then I crack into it and revise revise revise.<br /><br />Painful. But every time I go through the book, it does get better!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79070515479382444032011-08-23T02:40:37.639-06:002011-08-23T02:40:37.639-06:00I like sprint writing my first draft, type and typ...I like sprint writing my first draft, type and type for 20 minutes and then stop for 5 minutes and then do it again.<br /><br />It's fun to edit the draft.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Every Savage Can Reproduce</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86937827122736769622011-08-22T20:21:05.476-06:002011-08-22T20:21:05.476-06:00Glad you stopped by SEO. Hope you find the blog he...Glad you stopped by SEO. Hope you find the blog helpful.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5891063501973866782011-08-22T15:01:11.725-06:002011-08-22T15:01:11.725-06:00I Really enjoyed your blog. I just bookmarked it. ...I Really enjoyed your blog. I just bookmarked it. I am a regular visitor of your website I will share It with my friends .Thanks.seo optimizationhttp://webpromoexpert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20460167456285523022011-08-22T14:39:12.824-06:002011-08-22T14:39:12.824-06:00Right on, Maryann! We can get so bogged down with ...Right on, Maryann! We can get so bogged down with using the right word, right phrase, is there a comma or isn't there, that we might never get our first draft finished!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38752621940207830522011-08-22T11:51:09.992-06:002011-08-22T11:51:09.992-06:00Glad everyone has found the post helpful. I have r...Glad everyone has found the post helpful. I have read Bird by Bird so many times the pages are wearing out. <br /><br />And I love the Nora Robert's quote. Not too sure about the barf, though, Terry. I would like to think that while our first drafts are not stellar, they are a stop above vomit. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43880241492553047452011-08-22T10:34:09.690-06:002011-08-22T10:34:09.690-06:00Great advice, Maryann! I'm going to send some ...Great advice, Maryann! I'm going to send some of my writer clients here to read this and be inspired.Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60456302902815542322011-08-22T10:11:53.647-06:002011-08-22T10:11:53.647-06:00I think this was one of the most important and har...I think this was one of the most important and hardest lessons for me to learn. It's okay to write a crappy first draft, the important thing is to write it and worry about the level of crap later.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20251141015342962762011-08-22T09:46:45.536-06:002011-08-22T09:46:45.536-06:00beautiul an jus great!!!!!!!1 thanks for sharing!!...beautiul an jus great!!!!!!!1 thanks for sharing!!job for writershttp://www.academia-research.com/jobs_for_writers.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90409115574498160542011-08-22T09:06:47.998-06:002011-08-22T09:06:47.998-06:00I don't consider this quote from Lamott as adv...I don't consider this quote from Lamott as advice so much as permission. What glorious freedom it allows! Writing itself is the journey that allows us those rare finds: the bits of coal that can be polished to brilliance. Thanks for the reminder, Marianne!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4669514277683100752011-08-22T08:49:47.803-06:002011-08-22T08:49:47.803-06:00Goes right along with Nora Roberts who said "...Goes right along with Nora Roberts who said "I can't fix a blank page." One of my early crit group partners said, "Barf it up first, clean it up later."<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67403173911485739592011-08-22T07:34:27.002-06:002011-08-22T07:34:27.002-06:00I love Anne Lamott and I love Bird by Bird! That ...I love Anne Lamott and I love Bird by Bird! That is where I first read about the way first drafts should be: shitty! Great re-post!JMCOOPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502579831640494971noreply@blogger.com