tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post114683611869705654..comments2023-10-15T03:25:09.233-04:00Comments on Jason Pinter's 'The Man in Black': Jason Pinterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1147013245989524922006-05-07T10:47:00.000-04:002006-05-07T10:47:00.000-04:00Now you see how the other half lives . . . serious...Now you see how the other half lives . . . seriously, though, I love my editor. She has made me a much, much better writer. Not because my writing was bad, but she sees things I missed, not just in the details. I think a good editor can read the book and see the big picture as well as the little things that just don't work as well as they could.<BR/><BR/>Good editors tell their writers where the problems are. Great editors show writers their potential and let them solve the problems their own way.Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1146937485620234882006-05-06T13:44:00.000-04:002006-05-06T13:44:00.000-04:00I just found your blog via J.A. Konrath. I'm stil...I just found your blog via J.A. Konrath. I'm still new to the blogosphere - and I'm a little technologically disfunctional. Believe it or not, it took me a while to find other blogs that are actually relevant to what I'm doing. <BR/><BR/>There's still so much I have to learn. I appreciate that there are people like you out there willing to share information.<BR/><BR/>And I love reading your perspective as both writer and editor. <BR/><BR/>Keep posting and I'll keep coming back.gugonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806091335225724100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1146931658108190532006-05-06T12:07:00.000-04:002006-05-06T12:07:00.000-04:00At some point I'll probably just start reusing old...At some point I'll probably just start reusing old post titles, or ones that make no sense whatsoever. And if I can't think of anything interesting to write about, I can always discuss what I had for breakfast.<BR/><BR/>And Bernita, there's no right or wrong amount of drafts. I believe the final total for THE MARK was six or seven. Too many writers write one draft, congratulate themselves, and go looking for an agent and publisher. Smart writers will keep polishing their book until it can't possibly be any more polished. And even then, there are inevitable things you missed that others will pick up on.<BR/><BR/>A wise man (ok, it's from "Finding Forrester") said, "The first draft you write with your heart. The second you write with your head." He didn't mention the next 6-10 drafts, but you get the idea.Jason Pinterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1146914930151774692006-05-06T07:28:00.000-04:002006-05-06T07:28:00.000-04:00Only SIX drafts?Of course, I have further to go......Only SIX drafts?<BR/>Of course, I have further to go...Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1146846007520237902006-05-05T12:20:00.000-04:002006-05-05T12:20:00.000-04:00Oh wow, that's pretty insane. Though I bet it's a ...Oh wow, that's pretty insane. Though I bet it's a big hit in the prison system. I bet Dr. Schwartzball has had to fight off publishers with a stick.Jason Pinterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.com