tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post2345106228995810486..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Why Every Writer Needs a Good DrawerEileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-4580816572885361162008-12-24T21:31:00.000-05:002008-12-24T21:31:00.000-05:00It is amazing what you see, isn't it? A year ago, ...It is amazing what you see, isn't it? A year ago, I couldn't slow myself down enough when I read a draft. Now I can really study it.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-82726112135987019212008-12-24T19:40:00.000-05:002008-12-24T19:40:00.000-05:00I've been letting my MG ms. collect dustbunnies fo...I've been letting my MG ms. collect dustbunnies for about a year--not out of choice but out of necessity. My husband got laid off from work so I had to put my ms. aside to step up my freelancing. Now that I'm back to finishing that long-delayed revision, I'm actually glad I had that forced break. I too am seeing some newbie-type stuff I never saw before. So...I'm hacking away again, feeling grateful for the break--though not the circumstances behind it--and fully aware of how important drawer time really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-56731823482622396722008-12-23T14:39:00.000-05:002008-12-23T14:39:00.000-05:00I find it very hard to give my work enough drawer ...I find it very hard to give my work enough drawer time.<BR/><BR/>After a few weeks, I'm still too close to the piece and find I'm fretting over individual words, but not able to judge whether the whole idea is working.<BR/><BR/>Need to force myself to move on to something new and let the current WIP languish in a folder for months.Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316827256622168039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-4460015017255100152008-12-23T08:27:00.000-05:002008-12-23T08:27:00.000-05:00J.A. - Love the comparison of a completed manuscri...J.A. - Love the comparison of a completed manuscript to an old boyfriend!<BR/><BR/>I think a mss has to sit in its drawer until you a) can see the flaws and b)have the will to change them.Meg Wiviotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178051434999444739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-18558084236855528952008-12-23T07:52:00.000-05:002008-12-23T07:52:00.000-05:00Shari, welcome. Glad you found us. And yes, there ...Shari, welcome. Glad you found us. And yes, there is much to be said for "fresh eyes." I had worked on that MG -- my first novel -- for five years. Both it and I definitely needed a rest.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-78421515092658113612008-12-23T00:58:00.000-05:002008-12-23T00:58:00.000-05:00Hi there. Followed a link on the blueboards to fin...Hi there. Followed a link on the blueboards to find you and have been enjoying browsing the blog. As for my drawer time... I usually put things away for a couple weeks before pulling it out again to start revisions. But I've also been known to tuck away a ms that isn't getting much interest and then re-visit it months later with "fresh eyes".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com