tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post703783794350845192..comments2024-03-15T15:26:03.987-05:00Comments on Melissa Maygrove: Deciding Who To KillMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-17109226174280078842012-07-09T15:03:30.944-05:002012-07-09T15:03:30.944-05:00Ha! You're probably right. :DHa! You're probably right. :DMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-76399205741784662832012-07-09T11:48:37.349-05:002012-07-09T11:48:37.349-05:00Nice post, but I can't get past thinking the t...Nice post, but I can't get past thinking the title should be: Deciding "Whom" to Kill. Am I wrong?Diane Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082297295013501749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-12040678679198646112012-07-08T17:59:00.742-05:002012-07-08T17:59:00.742-05:00I haven't yet either. ;) Thanks for visiting. ...I haven't yet either. ;) Thanks for visiting. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-23797182525020425242012-07-08T16:59:23.668-05:002012-07-08T16:59:23.668-05:00I learned early on to kill my darlings from my cri...I learned early on to kill my darlings from my crit partners. But I just KNEW I'd want to bring them back, so I slipped the little darlings into a folder so I could easily retrieve them. After all, I might never write as brilliant a line again!<br><br>Funny thing is, I never resurrected a single one of them. LOL I finally deleted the folder and didn't bother to keep it any more.Ane Mulliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-54723028077036205132012-07-07T02:47:36.237-05:002012-07-07T02:47:36.237-05:00Thanks for visiting! :)Thanks for visiting! :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-47347375199041741042012-07-06T23:07:39.541-05:002012-07-06T23:07:39.541-05:00Ah, it's so hard to kill those little darlings...Ah, it's so hard to kill those little darlings. I have these two characters that I love, but they are in one scene and would be cut first thing. I like the idea of keeping them in their own document so they don't have to disappear forever. :) Great post!Krista McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-53688007247033572072012-07-06T12:59:53.027-05:002012-07-06T12:59:53.027-05:00"Critter bashings" LOL I'm guilty of..."Critter bashings" LOL I'm guilty of a few of those. hahaha <br><br>I know we're not supposed to argue a crit, but...<br>:PMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-5865532161985169592012-07-06T10:18:02.153-05:002012-07-06T10:18:02.153-05:00I have to agree with everything you wrote. It'...I have to agree with everything you wrote. It's hard to get to the point when you can kill your darlings...hard but necessary...but still HARD, dang-it! It usually takes me several revisions (and several critter bashings) to work up the fortitude to cut them. Ah, well. C'est la vie! :-)Lexa Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-30656569574398654142012-07-06T06:14:10.475-05:002012-07-06T06:14:10.475-05:00I love the saying, too, but I can't take credi...I love the saying, too, but I can't take credit for it. ;)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-51983254464739673372012-07-05T21:54:05.392-05:002012-07-05T21:54:05.392-05:00I've got a deleted scenes folder too and it do...I've got a deleted scenes folder too and it does help me cut out the 'little darlings' (<==love that). It also made it easier taking my story in a slightly different direction. And you're absolutely right, getting your story into the hands of a good CP can make all the difference in the world. (:Elise Fallsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-9025495189864099172012-07-05T18:56:09.065-05:002012-07-05T18:56:09.065-05:00So true! So true! I poke fun at critters sometimes...So true! So true! I poke fun at critters sometimes, but a good one is worth their weight in gold. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-79663998316164932782012-07-05T17:48:54.094-05:002012-07-05T17:48:54.094-05:00That is the great thing about having critique part...That is the great thing about having critique partners... they see things you are blind to! This is also why I love Scrivener, you can save old drafts very easily in that program and return to them if you need to.<br><br>Allison (<a href="http://www.alsgeekbanter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Geek Banter</a>)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586970076965983267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-85753392695145942212012-07-05T12:56:48.926-05:002012-07-05T12:56:48.926-05:00There are a couple of scenes in my first WIP that ...There are a couple of scenes in my first WIP that will probably meet the same fate. I love them, but they may need to go. :( I'm hoping when I trim the excess elsewhere and speed the pace that I'll be able to keep at least one of them. <br><br>Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-29022991793438757322012-07-05T12:53:54.008-05:002012-07-05T12:53:54.008-05:00I'm glad you liked it. :)I'm glad you liked it. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-66116714234199971972012-07-05T11:51:35.657-05:002012-07-05T11:51:35.657-05:00I wrote a play a few years back and really needed ...I wrote a play a few years back and really needed to cut the time down by a good half hour. As a result I ended up cutting a beautiful scene between my MC and his Father. I loved it; it was so full of emotion, but it did nothing to progress the plot. I fought over it in my head for weeks, and then I just did it. And, actually, it felt like a burden had been lifted.Angeline Trevenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-58016450536618779592012-07-05T10:41:53.286-05:002012-07-05T10:41:53.286-05:00Love your post title! It made me giggle. What a gr...Love your post title! It made me giggle. What a great way to overcome insecurities :-)<br>I save every rough draft, just in case...Deniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-74832174805372679532012-07-05T10:14:14.337-05:002012-07-05T10:14:14.337-05:00LOL - The picture inspired the post, actually. Fot...LOL - The picture inspired the post, actually. Fotolia has some great stuff. ;) <br><br>Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-29824016304636316412012-07-05T10:12:32.646-05:002012-07-05T10:12:32.646-05:00Oh, you will. You will. LOL But seriously, thanks....Oh, you will. You will. LOL But seriously, thanks. It's not an easy process, but it's worth it. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-15352817343081761672012-07-05T09:07:41.744-05:002012-07-05T09:07:41.744-05:00Hi Melissa! Oh, I couldn't agree more with you...Hi Melissa! Oh, I couldn't agree more with your post, all of it! I'm sitting on a bed of needles right now, waiting for my copy edit to come back. This person has agreed to not only copy edit, but send back notes attached, more like a critique added in. <br><br>I know, for certain, there will be many darlings I'll have to murder.<br><br>I love your mater picture up there! Too funny!Candilynn Fitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-15583402944562048772012-07-05T07:09:16.872-05:002012-07-05T07:09:16.872-05:00I'm still early on in my novel's first dra...I'm still early on in my novel's first draft so no darlings killed yet. In fact, I've had to go back and add in a whole chapter as well as several scenes. The edit should be interesting. Great IWSG post!Donna B. McNicolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-38528760929195046582012-07-05T06:06:13.346-05:002012-07-05T06:06:13.346-05:00You hit the nail on the head. We can love our stor...You hit the nail on the head. We can love our story's parts, but we need to love it as a whole more--enough to make changes and cut things when needed.<br><br>Glad you stopped by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-70365066384397539192012-07-05T06:04:41.889-05:002012-07-05T06:04:41.889-05:00Very interesting. Congrats on the pub. offers!Than...Very interesting. Congrats on the pub. offers!<br>Thanks for stopping by. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-91657495205107464062012-07-05T03:07:25.583-05:002012-07-05T03:07:25.583-05:00I've killed off entire chapters! In Novel #1,...I've killed off entire chapters! In Novel #1, I chopped the first 2,000 words and didn't look back! I learned a long time ago that everything in a story is temporary - I can change it, delete it, put it back, and do all of those things again and again. In a way, its fun to play with it and see what happens! :-)cbwentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-59070205416557922452012-07-04T23:40:08.262-05:002012-07-04T23:40:08.262-05:00I killed my prologue... which in fact killed my bo...I killed my prologue... which in fact killed my book. The book is about my girl character, but it started with the boy. Without the prologue, it's jarring and confusing. I added the prologue back, but someone told me that it messed with the ending because there were two lines that gave it away (essentially). I cut those lines. It meant the same thing. Sent it off that way... and got 2 offers for publication. <br><br>So.. I"m all about killing my 'darlings' ;)<br><br>Found you through IWSG :)<br><br>Kelly<br>www.kellymartinstories.comKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126126437976274614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-91095266742452914882012-07-04T22:12:34.706-05:002012-07-04T22:12:34.706-05:00Thanks. I'm scheduling them ahead so I don'...Thanks. I'm scheduling them ahead so I don't forget. I love that I can do that with blogger. ;)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.com