Comments on: Authors tighten it up http://www.deecarney.com/2009/12/18/authors-tighten-it-up/ a little bit exotic... a whole lot erotic Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:04:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Juniper Bell http://www.deecarney.com/2009/12/18/authors-tighten-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-19312 Juniper Bell Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:53:01 +0000 http://www.deecarney.com/?p=833#comment-19312 Dee, I had no idea you were a proofreader! Cool. I absolutely agree with your comments. My first book was contracted after I ruthlessly went over my first chapter, fixed places where it dragged and hacked out all the extra words. Self-editing is so important!! And so painful. But so worth it. Thanks for the post! Dee, I had no idea you were a proofreader! Cool. I absolutely agree with your comments. My first book was contracted after I ruthlessly went over my first chapter, fixed places where it dragged and hacked out all the extra words. Self-editing is so important!! And so painful. But so worth it. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Hailey Edwards http://www.deecarney.com/2009/12/18/authors-tighten-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-19311 Hailey Edwards Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:40:01 +0000 http://www.deecarney.com/?p=833#comment-19311 I did not know you did double duty as a LSB proofer. Very cool. Since my process is chaos and, like you mentioned, I never know where my story is headed, I always just push through the beginning chapters. When everything is said and done, I think my very first chapters turn out much more interesting and detailed than the others (because I do heavy handed revisions once I wrap up the ending). Finding the balance is my new goal. lol Great post, Dee, and very good points. I did not know you did double duty as a LSB proofer. Very cool.

Since my process is chaos and, like you mentioned, I never know where my story is headed, I always just push through the beginning chapters.

When everything is said and done, I think my very first chapters turn out much more interesting and detailed than the others (because I do heavy handed revisions once I wrap up the ending).

Finding the balance is my new goal. lol

Great post, Dee, and very good points.

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