tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post6579364905342598273..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Another Look at Revision FearsAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-63826425234319909892009-09-22T08:22:12.627+07:002009-09-22T08:22:12.627+07:00Aw, okay, I guess that's true. lol. (But it wa...Aw, okay, I guess that's true. lol. (But it was actually 3 years:P The first one took a whole 1.5 years!)Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-23178896036850005562009-09-22T07:31:02.860+07:002009-09-22T07:31:02.860+07:00Ah, but see, Natalie, 8 Whipple novels takes like ...Ah, but see, Natalie, 8 Whipple novels takes like 8 months. While 3 Heine novels takes (so far) 6 years. So you still learned faster ;-)<br /><br />Matt: LOL!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-42382514851849523872009-09-21T23:14:01.427+07:002009-09-21T23:14:01.427+07:00Your spit hurts? I think you're doing it wron...Your <em>spit</em> hurts? I think you're doing it wrong.<br />-MMattyDubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202037980573994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-4038529217265894192009-09-21T23:02:59.420+07:002009-09-21T23:02:59.420+07:00I'm so happy this only took you 3 novels to le...I'm so happy this only took you 3 novels to learn. It, uh, took me a lot more. Like 8. The next idea might be shiny and new, but there will always be a revision process and it will always be hard.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-6171585007977517112009-09-21T22:56:03.777+07:002009-09-21T22:56:03.777+07:00I feel the same way. I think in the beginning we i...I feel the same way. I think in the beginning we improve so much from ones story to the next, that what we did before feels weak. But, that's just our own changing standards. Even though I think I'm a better writer now, I still believe my first book has elements that people will enjoy reading. I try to remember that as I send out queries.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.com