tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post4836068006811119338..comments2023-07-31T08:55:36.653-04:00Comments on Lauri Meyers .: One Project or Many? Lauri Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-34612694063800444312013-01-21T21:00:35.654-05:002013-01-21T21:00:35.654-05:00Yes you need to spread the editing around. For yo...Yes you need to spread the editing around. For your middle grade book are you finding you spend more time editing than writing? In picture books the editing seems to be 5 -10 times the writing time. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-57079381800828974992013-01-21T20:59:21.578-05:002013-01-21T20:59:21.578-05:00That's true - it's not really multi-taskin...That's true - it's not really multi-tasking the projects, so much as it is having something to turn to when you need a break.Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-87165917394866590242013-01-21T20:58:29.941-05:002013-01-21T20:58:29.941-05:00Ooh cannibalistic ideas?! I don't have any pic...Ooh cannibalistic ideas?! I don't have any picture book manuscripts dealing with cannibal right now...hmm you may be on to something!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-15091665621450309752013-01-20T13:09:23.182-05:002013-01-20T13:09:23.182-05:00I hear you! I've taken to having two going, th...I hear you! I've taken to having two going, that way one's always in a writing phase and one's always in either a plotting or editing phase. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-88387842698858041102013-01-19T21:50:51.571-05:002013-01-19T21:50:51.571-05:00I tend to have a few project going, writing and ot...I tend to have a few project going, writing and otherwise, and I focus on one almost exclusively for a while and then switch to the other for a while. I don't juggle multiple projects well, but I like having something else to turn to when I need a break from what I'm doing.Kirrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369970677632951207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-66485655327526199302013-01-19T14:25:47.046-05:002013-01-19T14:25:47.046-05:00I definitely agree that it's more fun to work ...I definitely agree that it's more fun to work on multiple projects at once -- and hey, if I write a song for one particular show and I become more interested in another one, I can always cannibalize the song from the first show and put it into the second, so there's never such a thing as wasted effort.Chris Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356689729346379375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-35476200893468874122013-01-18T21:11:28.406-05:002013-01-18T21:11:28.406-05:00I have a binder with those folder tabs that you ca...I have a binder with those folder tabs that you can slide mss in easily. And that works super well...until I have a pile of critiqued-by-hand manuscripts...and a query letter draft...and a pile of comparison picture books. And then the whole thing just explodes into 10 neat (as neat as an explosion can be) piles of projects on the guest room bed*. *which is the kids favorite bed to jump on = continuous explosions in my neat piles. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-78270376572629357012013-01-18T21:08:19.608-05:002013-01-18T21:08:19.608-05:00Oh that is the truth of it. My list of "poli...Oh that is the truth of it. My list of "polished" manuscripts is always bobbing up and down - either I have an editing addiction or I don't know the definition of polished. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-85103544469340359412013-01-18T15:19:14.429-05:002013-01-18T15:19:14.429-05:00I write for my day job so I always have more than ...I write for my day job so I always have more than one project going at once. <br /><br />And a story is never really done, is it? I'm always going back and tweaking.mike allegrahttp://www.mikeallegra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-91636589263997294842013-01-18T14:28:27.338-05:002013-01-18T14:28:27.338-05:00I haven't quite figured this out yet. Mostly ...I haven't quite figured this out yet. Mostly I stick to one project. I say that, but I have four in various stages of editing right now. What I really need though, is to be more organized with my note jotting and keeping each project separate. I have far too many crazy stacks of papers in my office. :)Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-90794082770594753042013-01-18T09:49:59.864-05:002013-01-18T09:49:59.864-05:00There is a cycle for everything - that editing moo...There is a cycle for everything - that editing mood is bound to strike eventually. And we'll be better editors for having been writing so much!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-38078630768233692722013-01-18T09:48:52.781-05:002013-01-18T09:48:52.781-05:00I wonder how many ideas I missed because I didn...I wonder how many ideas I missed because I didn't have my web woven! *shudders*Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-22299261263532351612013-01-18T09:47:19.959-05:002013-01-18T09:47:19.959-05:00You are so right about that! You are more open to...You are so right about that! You are more open to critique once your ms has sat on the sidelines. If it's too soon after you editing the best you can do, then it feels like a punch in the gut to be reminded your best wasn't good enough! Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-24448289054058898732013-01-18T00:11:31.083-05:002013-01-18T00:11:31.083-05:00I never have just one project going on. I always h...I never have just one project going on. I always have at least two, usually three. Sounds crazy I know, but that how I operate. I seem to loose creativity when there's only one story on my desk.<br /><br />The one draw back for me is when a new idea is more exciting, the editing gets pushed away. So I have to *make* myself edit. But it all gets done...Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-40315287123015160962013-01-17T18:36:34.750-05:002013-01-17T18:36:34.750-05:00"Having multiple projects going creates an &q..."Having multiple projects going creates an "idea web" in your brain which catches juicy tidbits around you." I LOVE this image and yes, this is what I do. I'm a multi-project, always dreaming up a new idea kind of girl. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-33319011274866978242013-01-17T17:57:01.299-05:002013-01-17T17:57:01.299-05:00"You need a little distance in the relationsh..."You need a little distance in the relationship so your heart can grow fonder."<br /><br />And the revisions come easier, and less-than-flattering critiques sting a bit less too!Cathy Mealeyhttp://bildebok.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com