Revisions, hmmm... I could say that they are like the a never ending buffet, you try as many as you can, hoping that the next one is better, but ultimately you have to settle for one thing that suits your pallete. I was once told that you could revise something until the end of days and still find something you could have done better.
When I write I throw everything I want to see in my mental image into a scene, and I look at the conglomeration that is sitting before me and I try to make it all make sense. That sometimes doesn't happen. Oh hell it doesn't happen a lot.
I forget a word here or there, because I said it either, in my head or out load, which is good enough right? Well fortunately, people aren't mind readers, but unfortunately that means that without those words, the key to the sentence stays hidden and the meaning of it locked away.
When someone tells me that they have a problem with something I've written, I try to listen and hear what they have to say and take it into account, when I re-write something. I pull out all my peer reviews and give them a quick once over. If I find a pattern to which they all had a problem wrapping their heads around, then that is something that I definitely need to look at, otherwise...
So my routine is usually put on some of my music, listen to the songs I feel best inspire me for what it is I writing and have at it. I do try to write so that everyone can keep up with what is going on.
My experience with the peer review was fun and it did help me realize that I needed to improve on somethings, as to make them a bit more clear.
Will,
ReplyDeleteLove the photos that you used! The thing about revising is that there is never a stopping point. I really liked your story. You should consider getting it published.