writing is like yay I wrote 3,000 words and editing is like yay I deleted 3,000 words #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #booksky - ThreadSky

aliciavwriting.bsky.social • 8 days ago

writing is like
yay I wrote 3,000 words
and
editing is like
yay I deleted 3,000 words

#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #booksky

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davesvette.bsky.social•7 days ago

My experience is that the only thing that is harder than putting words to paper (or screen) is deleting those words.

spearshaker.bsky.social•8 days ago

Noooooo! Editing is like, I better honed my narrative thread. Hemingway famously said, all first drafts are shit. I openly confess. I'm an inveterate editor, but I love seeing my work grow more polished with each pass, like a sculptor slowly helping a form to emerge from the stone...

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•8 days ago

I like that too.

atreideswriter.bsky.social•7 days ago

Truth.

janeenmathisen.bsky.social•8 days ago

I'm still writing my rough draft...scared of editing! I've never done it to my own novels before 😅

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•8 days ago

It is harder to edit your own words because you’re so close to them!! But getting the words out on the page and having a little break from it can do wonders (if you have the self restraint lol)

janeenmathisen.bsky.social•7 days ago

That's why I'm taking a month off after 3 months of intense daily writing!! I have until the end of this month so I'm trying to give my mind a big ol break!

matthewpate.bsky.social•7 days ago

Not to critique anyone’s process, but I tend to prefer a net gain of words at the end of the session!

pjp11.bsky.social•7 days ago

As Benjamin Franklin said,
"If I had had more time, it would have been shorter."

duskkey.bsky.social•7 days ago

😂😂

lippylion17.bsky.social•7 days ago

So true

richservo.bsky.social•8 days ago

Writing is building the framework and editing is sanding off the rough edges.

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•8 days ago

Such a good reminder!!

cindy-dorminy.bsky.social•8 days ago

jaene.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’m in the in between. Ugh.

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oooooh that tricky space!!

spritesww.bsky.social•7 days ago

Exactly!

echoqueen.bsky.social•4 days ago

What did you write like that?

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s a novella ☺️

echoqueen.bsky.social•4 days ago

What genre will the novella be? have you thought about the plot yet?

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•3 days ago

It’s speculative (/sapphic romance) and yeah I have the plot down, it’s written end to end so now I’m editing. First I cut big chunks. Now I’m more tweaking and identifying gaps ☺️ are you working on anything?

weirdo95.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's like growing flowers. You plant loads then when they come through you thin out the weaker ones to give the stronger, prettier ones more room to develop.

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oooh yes love that!

randomsyllables.bsky.social•7 days ago

This defines my writing process in a nutshell.

coltonhensley.bsky.social•8 days ago

Haha so true! Writing feels like building and editing is all about fine tuning. How’s the editing going?

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yessss it is that!! Going ok thanks. Where are you up to?

coltonhensley.bsky.social•6 days ago

Nothing special just writing a story but I haven’t decided on a name yet. Are you writing something too?

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•6 days ago

Names are so hard! Yeah I’m working on a novella as a change of pace whilst I query my novel ☺️

coltonhensley.bsky.social•6 days ago

I feel you on that! Coming up with names can be such a struggle. A novella sounds like a perfect way to switch gears while querying your novel. How's the novella coming together so far?

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m having fun with it!! Nice to write something lightweight for a change.

threnodyskein.bsky.social•7 days ago

You’ve cracked the code!!

aliciavwriting.bsky.social•7 days ago

Heh who knew it was so simple 😂

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