tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post5055377008046474946..comments2024-01-27T10:33:42.985-08:00Comments on Pen and Prose: Stephen Roxburgh's Novel Revision WorkshopShannon Hitchcock ~ Children's Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700790987811297412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-957997586130409572011-07-07T12:04:14.590-07:002011-07-07T12:04:14.590-07:00Thanks, Rachel. I can always use luck!Thanks, Rachel. I can always use luck!Shannon Hitchcock ~ Children's Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700790987811297412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-44822187145919798992011-07-06T14:39:09.454-07:002011-07-06T14:39:09.454-07:00That's great that you found the workshop so he...That's great that you found the workshop so helpful. Best of luck with your revisions! :)Rachel Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115715188356354737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-2534566041015367702011-06-27T04:54:48.659-07:002011-06-27T04:54:48.659-07:00Let me know how the 20 page things works out for y...Let me know how the 20 page things works out for you. It makes perfect sense to me because I always feel my attention slipping when I review an entire manuscript.Shannon Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995777154718933415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-19912212691163656692011-06-26T17:52:12.429-07:002011-06-26T17:52:12.429-07:00What great tips! I love the idea of randomly revie...What great tips! I love the idea of randomly reviewing 20 page packets. I'll have to try this. So glad you had such a great experience.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-75850486626892979252011-06-26T10:38:39.354-07:002011-06-26T10:38:39.354-07:00The 20 page thing is for polishing the manuscript....The 20 page thing is for polishing the manuscript. If you continually start with page 1, you'll catch all the typos etc. in the beginning., but the further you get into the manuscript, the sloppier you'll become. Your brain just can't sustain that level of concentration throughout an entire novel. So break the manuscript up into 20 page chunks and revise a chunk at a time. Stop when you start to fade.Shannon Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995777154718933415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-65280413784097204652011-06-26T09:45:38.533-07:002011-06-26T09:45:38.533-07:00Thanks for sharing, Shannon. I'm intrigued wit...Thanks for sharing, Shannon. I'm intrigued with the "20 page" thing. I'd love to hear more. Perhaps you'll blog as you work through this. <br /><br />I'd love to know how it works for you and what exactly he recommended it for. If your attention fails you, does that mean you haven't written it well enough?<br />Details!Augusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-42149207274029341492011-06-26T07:26:05.949-07:002011-06-26T07:26:05.949-07:00I am happy I don't have to start from scratch,...I am happy I don't have to start from scratch, but I totally trust his judgment. Good luck with your rewrite!Shannon Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995777154718933415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-45835325341798537442011-06-26T07:03:38.860-07:002011-06-26T07:03:38.860-07:00So glad this worked for you - I came away from Ste...So glad this worked for you - I came away from Stephen's Plotting workshop buoyed by his comments, even though that meant totally scrapping my novel and writing an entirely new novel from scratch.Barbara Krasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291797078388384158noreply@blogger.com