tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post8345051629022244290..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: Cutting Down a BookThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-54403735665354514052010-02-06T00:49:35.860-05:002010-02-06T00:49:35.860-05:00Authors who write long (like me!) can also hire an...Authors who write long (like me!) can also hire an independent editor or workshop a long manuscript as well. Sometimes we spend so much time on a manuscript we can't be objective about what ought to stay. A good friend who is a writer (or an intelligent reader) can also point out areas that could be cut without changing the storyline (in fact, this can strengthen a storyline).<br /><br />Tamara<br />www.writersrainbow.comWSSS admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/18390136198262610993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-61270724883398079172010-01-26T06:22:05.049-05:002010-01-26T06:22:05.049-05:00I have a 220,000 MS here. I have hacked, and hacke...I have a 220,000 MS here. I have hacked, and hacked, and can only get it down to 190,000... To cut more, I have to remove characters. I don't want to. What do I do next? I'm sending it around anyway. If ten ppl get back, and say it's great, but it needs cutting, then I suppose... bah...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9058758542219846632010-01-26T06:01:38.616-05:002010-01-26T06:01:38.616-05:00Hi, Rejecter. I found you through the P&E web...Hi, Rejecter. I found you through the P&E website, and I'm glad. Your advice is so helpful and the e-mails are funny. 200,000 is pretty long for a first book - and in my opinion, it's pretty long for any contemporary novel. I'm ignorant of the list of long, great reads of 2000-2009 though.Puffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210961051978625235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-58870279399705949852010-01-23T13:50:33.858-05:002010-01-23T13:50:33.858-05:00Happy new year, Rejecter. Glad you're back and...Happy new year, Rejecter. Glad you're back and feeling better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-37373359250957471942010-01-23T13:46:18.049-05:002010-01-23T13:46:18.049-05:00I'm impressed that the writer can put 200,000 ...I'm impressed that the writer can put 200,000 words in one manuscript. If I do 80k I feel good!Brian Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233187184688491057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-65208012036053704362010-01-22T18:51:27.695-05:002010-01-22T18:51:27.695-05:00"I know that normally________, but I_______.&..."I know that normally________, but I_______."<br /><br />It's the defensive position of the ages. Everyone wants to believe they are special and can wiggle around the system. The truth is, nobody has that right but me, because, well... I'm special.<br /><br />oh wait. :P<br /><br />J/k<br /><br />Good respectful response.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-21060031793268349602010-01-21T20:03:33.821-05:002010-01-21T20:03:33.821-05:00I was gonna say what Naomi said. Two books.I was gonna say what Naomi said. Two books.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-64168097511007841572010-01-21T18:37:05.176-05:002010-01-21T18:37:05.176-05:00Agree with Naomi there. Though to do this you of ...Agree with Naomi there. Though to do this you of course need to find a place in the middle that works to cut. Something with a decent sense of closure that can stand alone. Not every huge book can be cut into two, but a great deal can, with a little bit of rewrite.Rhys Milnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814089565922429179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-36278395677908306292010-01-21T00:23:45.738-05:002010-01-21T00:23:45.738-05:00There's also the option of instead of cutting ...There's also the option of instead of cutting it down, cutting it into two books.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644470926738371641noreply@blogger.com