tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post3814150539440173711..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Eight Lines I Cut From The NovelJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-88135313731680271002012-02-20T18:30:37.705-05:002012-02-20T18:30:37.705-05:00Oh, what a nice thought, like frames of film on th...Oh, what a nice thought, like frames of film on the editor's floor only, posted on a blog.. hm...? lines cut in the final book eh? <br /><br />I tried to find some, I know what scenes I cut from the blog draft of book 1. It is strange to look back over that extra sharp dialog, but it feels more like trimming mold off of a piece of cheese. I just don't miss those "smelly gems" It's all about the tasty heart of the story. Tho, I know, it's such a challenge to not be overly critical of one's own writing.. isn't it? or is that just me? <br /><br />very fun blog post thanks for sharing :)Uva Be Dolezalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543692954567472200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-27634718625345142032012-02-18T19:56:14.839-05:002012-02-18T19:56:14.839-05:00Love the quote from the succubus. Very funny!Love the quote from the succubus. Very funny!Jemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654540766087012684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-67605715556826863892012-02-17T11:34:16.844-05:002012-02-17T11:34:16.844-05:00Here's the opposite: http://cjeggett.co.uk/pos...Here's the opposite: http://cjeggett.co.uk/post/16070318966/missing-scenes<br /><br />"Scenes" I intended to write but felt I didn't have the knowledge to do so. While actually editing however my concerns are fairly redundant and most of it wouldn't actually add anything to the novel.CjEggetthttps://twitter.com/#!/CjEggettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-34500598846863331902012-02-16T18:02:28.983-05:002012-02-16T18:02:28.983-05:00Well, if we could all vote for which line to keep ...Well, if we could all vote for which line to keep - I'd have to choose #8. <br />As for cut lines, they usually get scribbled out/deleted on the spot. I probably ought to keep those which might be workable in a different story...Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61930916393260411712012-02-16T17:55:37.978-05:002012-02-16T17:55:37.978-05:00I love the hero's lines on deception. Unfortu...I love the hero's lines on deception. Unfortunately true. Thanks.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-82521390998980139522012-02-16T14:29:23.328-05:002012-02-16T14:29:23.328-05:00Great idea for a blog post Jon. The last one might...Great idea for a blog post Jon. The last one might make a good strap line for the book as it represents the book's central theme? if so, it would hardly be 'cut'!<br /><br />For years I grappled with whether my novella should be a triangle between mother, father & son, or just a father & son story. Two very different dynamics. What kept the mother in was she had many of the best lines. I cut her section down bit by bit from 10,000 eventually to a 1500 word intro. In the end I just took out the best 300 words from that and redistributed them to the father and the mother finally disappeared from the book. <br /><br />Marc NashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-78002013013065706742012-02-16T14:00:09.365-05:002012-02-16T14:00:09.365-05:00I never kept track of my cut lines. I tossed them ...I never kept track of my cut lines. I tossed them out so I could never regret them. Does it count if I tossed an entire novel too? LOL Poor beastly darling.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-39162784527999057602012-02-16T10:26:17.344-05:002012-02-16T10:26:17.344-05:00I like what you've done here. Making the bits ...I like what you've done here. Making the bits you cut work for you cos, let's face it, they're interesting quotes. I'm now really keen to read the stuff you kept.<br /><br />My cut lines are a bit like my ex girlfriends, gone for good. Unlike my ex girlfriends, I wish I'd saved my cut lines somewhere.Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.com