tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post7463620106210000037..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: My First EditsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56696993717071603582015-07-02T19:47:55.965-05:002015-07-02T19:47:55.965-05:00Wow, this really made me laugh today :) And so tru...Wow, this really made me laugh today :) And so true, as well. "Not everyone makes it to edits" really did hit home. Thank you so much!Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34189137523366886442015-06-13T19:27:04.220-05:002015-06-13T19:27:04.220-05:00Oh, gosh, I also brainstorm in church. But don'...Oh, gosh, I also brainstorm in church. But don't worry, I make sure I listen, too. Ideas just come to me at that time!<br /><br />The first time I ever got edited... probably third grade when I submitted an article to the school paper. When it came out, I was shocked because some of the sentences had 'new' words or a sentence was omitted here and there, but when I look back at it (the original article) I'm so glad it was edited. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24214270247587871562015-06-13T19:25:59.436-05:002015-06-13T19:25:59.436-05:00We all sucked. But it's important for writers ...We all sucked. But it's important for writers to know that we will get better. Growth happens--if you stick with it. We are rarely where we want to be. We're always stretching for the next growth spurt. It keeps us humble. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59266222589768571532015-06-13T19:23:55.576-05:002015-06-13T19:23:55.576-05:00Life is funny. In retrospect. ;)Life is funny. In retrospect. ;)Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39731359637147495022015-06-13T19:23:40.661-05:002015-06-13T19:23:40.661-05:00It's true. And critiques are unique, in that, ...It's true. And critiques are unique, in that, they're usually coming from a peer. While you should always take a peer's thoughts into consideration, you don't need to give them the same weight that you'd give an editor's thoughts. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30915266781615663872015-06-13T19:22:08.532-05:002015-06-13T19:22:08.532-05:00God bless a thick skin!God bless a thick skin!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66823392854231483502015-06-13T12:23:11.804-05:002015-06-13T12:23:11.804-05:00I think my first *real* edit was a couple days bac...I think my first *real* edit was a couple days back on a website called writetheworld.com. It was a memorable day. Though I wonder how I would have reacted to an edit when I was younger?<br />Hmm. Wouldn't have been pretty. *cough* My writing sucked *cough*.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14130192905383402652015-06-12T19:56:57.319-05:002015-06-12T19:56:57.319-05:00Haha, I love that story of your song :)Haha, I love that story of your song :)Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47849405046457347402015-06-12T12:33:00.034-05:002015-06-12T12:33:00.034-05:00I've gotten critiques but never a true edit. ...I've gotten critiques but never a true edit. Sometimes, the comments can be hard to take but I always remember it's molding my book to be something better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316328217006467698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69719838312400107952015-06-12T11:56:20.108-05:002015-06-12T11:56:20.108-05:00Haha! This is such a great story!! I probably woul...Haha! This is such a great story!! I probably would have cried if I was you. Thankfully, I've developed more of a thick skin since second grade...thank you for sharing!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59315261102310694872015-06-12T10:05:59.455-05:002015-06-12T10:05:59.455-05:00Oh man! Isn't it funny how our biggest fans ca...Oh man! Isn't it funny how our biggest fans can also be the critics we remember most? Okay, maybe that's not funny. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75383829629366304582015-06-12T10:00:19.211-05:002015-06-12T10:00:19.211-05:00YES.
Absolutely love this, Shan. I remember the f...YES.<br /><br />Absolutely love this, Shan. I remember the first time I handed my mom a story that she had no enthusiasm for. "Just not my thing," she said. It was a hard, important lesson.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70873582656991424092015-06-12T09:52:17.165-05:002015-06-12T09:52:17.165-05:00ABSOLUTELY! Keep repeating that to yourself. You a...ABSOLUTELY! Keep repeating that to yourself. You are in a much less traveled place. Try to enjoy it. Cake always helps.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14967768424631812015-06-12T09:51:15.395-05:002015-06-12T09:51:15.395-05:00Oh parents! They have their ideas don't they? ...Oh parents! They have their ideas don't they? But you're right. They DO (most of the time) know what they're talking about.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91705678597007871622015-06-12T09:49:44.267-05:002015-06-12T09:49:44.267-05:00I'm so glad my toilet paper story could help! ...I'm so glad my toilet paper story could help! ;)Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73023647825290571232015-06-12T06:46:19.402-05:002015-06-12T06:46:19.402-05:00Not everyone makes it to edits.
Wow. In the midd...Not everyone makes it to edits. <br /><br />Wow. In the middle of a tough edits week, this was the reminder I needed. That the Lord has blessed to help me make it this far. Thanks, Shannon! <br /><br />~Schuyler<br />www.ladybibliophile.blogspot.comLady Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721843371065862850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72607192275368999142015-06-12T06:23:42.064-05:002015-06-12T06:23:42.064-05:00I'm homeschooled, so my parents edit my school...I'm homeschooled, so my parents edit my school assignments, science and history papers and such. I honestly don't remember any first time, it just always was that way. And while sometimes I don't agree with it, those edits nearly always make it sound better in the end. (With the exception of when my mom tried to tell me I needed to put an "and" in a place where it just made it sound clunky and stupid--I don't like using it in a list of 3+ items, for whatever reason--or the many times my dad insisted that I needed a colon or semicolon when the comma was perfectly fine.)Elliehttp://thespellboundreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15672730431858515902015-06-12T06:18:04.086-05:002015-06-12T06:18:04.086-05:00I am so glad that God helped me find this blog! It...I am so glad that God helped me find this blog! It's like every time I have trouble in someway with writing there is a new post on Go Teen Writers just about what I need help in! I think this post and the last is God telling me to send my writing in for review at a critique group i just joined:) A big thank you to all of the bloggers who make Go Teen Writers so special! <br /><br />Keep on writing!<br />God bless!<br />-MeganMegan Croylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302158335852439446noreply@blogger.com