tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post705193314030914810..comments2022-11-14T04:45:08.684-08:00Comments on Kathryn Jankowski: How to Save Your Writingkathrynjankowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-44808392589231748242011-02-25T13:59:03.744-08:002011-02-25T13:59:03.744-08:00I'm a total pack rat. Like you, I keep a file ...I'm a total pack rat. Like you, I keep a file of deleted words, and sometimes it gets almost as long as the book itself! But I <i>have</i> gone back to pull out lines or scenes. Because sometimes the things I pull in a fit of cutting, really ought to be there.Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-1110468412442569552011-02-23T15:08:54.690-08:002011-02-23T15:08:54.690-08:00Stephanie: I think Cynthia views her first draft a...Stephanie: I think Cynthia views her first draft as a kind of writing exercise. <br /><br />Michelle: Hope you're remembering to back up your writing, either to a flash drive or online.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-38689467382281198572011-02-23T14:23:53.050-08:002011-02-23T14:23:53.050-08:00Great post! I had no idea such a practice of writi...Great post! I had no idea such a practice of writing existed. I could never delete and start again. It would feel too much like college when I hit delete by accident and lost more than one paper.Michelle Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695109813853570206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-69697370956026717192011-02-23T12:54:30.520-08:002011-02-23T12:54:30.520-08:00"Write a first draft, get to know my characte..."Write a first draft, get to know my characters and story, then delete it." Whoa - that is commitment to craft and/or someone's got a lot of time and patience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-57609391556771942232011-02-23T10:55:54.377-08:002011-02-23T10:55:54.377-08:00Jemi: I know, I was astounded when I saw that!
I t...Jemi: I know, I was astounded when I saw that!<br />I tend to write over what's already there instead of making new files, but I do save my work to an email account, too.<br /><br />VR:I had no idea Scrivener could do that! Maybe it's time I bought it, eh? ;-)kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-1100923307073758702011-02-22T20:55:30.848-08:002011-02-22T20:55:30.848-08:00If it's bad, I cut it. I don't think twice...If it's bad, I cut it. I don't think twice. If it has merit, but doesn't "fit," I save it to a cut file, which I never use. <br />For the most part I depend on the snapshot function in Scrivener. It takes a full snapshot of my manuscript at any given point and stores it in miniature by date and hour, keeping it immediately accessible and viewable, unlike a Word file. I take a snapshot of my manuscript at the end of each day's writing. <br /><br />While I never use the snapshots to roll back to an earlier mss version, I often use them to borrow a passage here or there I was too hasty in cutting. What takes seconds to find scrolling through the snapshots would take me hours to hunt down in my bloated cut file. And I would never ever, ever, ever, ever delete an entire draft under any circumstances. EVER. Did I say EVER? :)VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850079007551094639.post-24157104031488980312011-02-22T17:35:01.577-08:002011-02-22T17:35:01.577-08:00My heart nearly stopped when I read Cynthia Leitic...My heart nearly stopped when I read Cynthia Leitich Smith deletes the whole thing! Yikes!!!!!<br /><br />I save it all! Each time I start a new round of edits/revisions, I save to a new file: Title 1, Title 2, Title 3...<br /><br />I never use it either, but it makes me feel better!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com