Okay so back to this novel-I-wrote thing...
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(Actually it would just be this song, which came out over a decade after I started working on it, on repeat:)
When I try editing or even rereading my own fiction writing, I run into a problem where I'm not so much reading the words as I am letting the words trigger the memory of the story as it existed in my head. Also because of this I tend to speed-read because I know what's going on, I know what happens, I'm just trying to savor the meaty bits, but that makes it very hard for me to tell if something is paced well or not.
I'm going to work on that as I go back over this novel one more time. I'm tempted to compile it into an epub or PDF to see if that helps, but if I don't at least let myself do line-edits I'll go mad.
Maybe sometime soon I'll toss the first chapter out here in case anybody wants to see what I'm on about.
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When I try editing or even rereading my own fiction writing, I run into a problem where I'm not so much reading the words as I am letting the words trigger the memory of the story as it existed in my head. Also because of this I tend to speed-read because I know what's going on, I know what happens, I'm just trying to savor the meaty bits, but that makes it very hard for me to tell if something is paced well or not.
I'm going to work on that as I go back over this novel one more time. I'm tempted to compile it into an epub or PDF to see if that helps, but if I don't at least let myself do line-edits I'll go mad.
Maybe sometime soon I'll toss the first chapter out here in case anybody wants to see what I'm on about.
@trixter I'd be so hyper critical and over analyze every word I wrote .. I'd get nowhere lol
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@trixter I'd be so hyper critical and over analyze every word I wrote .. I'd get nowhere lol
@dawgeth Part of why I had to step away for a while was because I ended up doing a lot of freelance editing work (mostly for a small gay romance publisher), so I got a bad case of Editor Brain.
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@dawgeth Part of why I had to step away for a while was because I ended up doing a lot of freelance editing work (mostly for a small gay romance publisher), so I got a bad case of Editor Brain.
@trixter Sounds like books my oldest daughter would enjoy lol
Gay romance with a stars hollow vibe? She devooouuuurs them.
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@trixter Sounds like books my oldest daughter would enjoy lol
Gay romance with a stars hollow vibe? She devooouuuurs them.
@dawgeth It was a fun gig!
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When I try editing or even rereading my own fiction writing, I run into a problem where I'm not so much reading the words as I am letting the words trigger the memory of the story as it existed in my head. Also because of this I tend to speed-read because I know what's going on, I know what happens, I'm just trying to savor the meaty bits, but that makes it very hard for me to tell if something is paced well or not.
I'm going to work on that as I go back over this novel one more time. I'm tempted to compile it into an epub or PDF to see if that helps, but if I don't at least let myself do line-edits I'll go mad.
Maybe sometime soon I'll toss the first chapter out here in case anybody wants to see what I'm on about.
@trixter someone said to change the font noticeably for your own re-read, plus the layout if you can ofc
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@trixter someone said to change the font noticeably for your own re-read, plus the layout if you can ofc
@mirabilos @trixter Also heard of people using text-to-speech as a way of proofreading. (I've yet to find a TTS voice I can tolerate…) -
@mirabilos @trixter Also heard of people using text-to-speech as a way of proofreading. (I've yet to find a TTS voice I can tolerate…)
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@mirabilos @lanodan Yeah, it's an interesting idea but my brain favors text strongly over speech, I watch TV with subtitles a lot.
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@trixter someone said to change the font noticeably for your own re-read, plus the layout if you can ofc
@mirabilos
My immediate thought is to go sans serif but I dunno if I can take dark fantasy seriously without a serif font.(See also that post I made yesterday about having strong opinions about random things.)
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When I try editing or even rereading my own fiction writing, I run into a problem where I'm not so much reading the words as I am letting the words trigger the memory of the story as it existed in my head. Also because of this I tend to speed-read because I know what's going on, I know what happens, I'm just trying to savor the meaty bits, but that makes it very hard for me to tell if something is paced well or not.
I'm going to work on that as I go back over this novel one more time. I'm tempted to compile it into an epub or PDF to see if that helps, but if I don't at least let myself do line-edits I'll go mad.
Maybe sometime soon I'll toss the first chapter out here in case anybody wants to see what I'm on about.
@trixter some possible editing tricks
-- read the scenes and chapters in random order
--use the computer to read it aloud
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@mirabilos
My immediate thought is to go sans serif but I dunno if I can take dark fantasy seriously without a serif font.(See also that post I made yesterday about having strong opinions about random things.)
@trixter @mirabilos
https://www.dafont.com/dark-elf.fontSerif'd and yet it'll change your reading speed. And you said dark fantasy, so it's calling out really.
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@trixter @mirabilos
https://www.dafont.com/dark-elf.fontSerif'd and yet it'll change your reading speed. And you said dark fantasy, so it's calling out really.
@bloognoo @mirabilos oh no that might be TOO good
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When I try editing or even rereading my own fiction writing, I run into a problem where I'm not so much reading the words as I am letting the words trigger the memory of the story as it existed in my head. Also because of this I tend to speed-read because I know what's going on, I know what happens, I'm just trying to savor the meaty bits, but that makes it very hard for me to tell if something is paced well or not.
I'm going to work on that as I go back over this novel one more time. I'm tempted to compile it into an epub or PDF to see if that helps, but if I don't at least let myself do line-edits I'll go mad.
Maybe sometime soon I'll toss the first chapter out here in case anybody wants to see what I'm on about.
I am *struggling* against the urge to use this novel project as an excuse to buy that wee e-reader Aftermath just had a post about.
I want it so much but I am so broke.
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I am *struggling* against the urge to use this novel project as an excuse to buy that wee e-reader Aftermath just had a post about.
I want it so much but I am so broke.
Gonna start describing my novel as “Hawkwind meets Wardruna”.
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Gonna start describing my novel as “Hawkwind meets Wardruna”.
(Look at it tho, it’s so neat)
The Xteink X4 Is The Cheap, Hackable eReader That's Just Enough
It has no touchscreen, no light, and it's under-powered. But the Xteink X4 has a devoted community that wants to make it sing.
Aftermath (aftermath.site)
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(Look at it tho, it’s so neat)
The Xteink X4 Is The Cheap, Hackable eReader That's Just Enough
It has no touchscreen, no light, and it's under-powered. But the Xteink X4 has a devoted community that wants to make it sing.
Aftermath (aftermath.site)
@trixter man, i keep seeing that thing everywhere, and i am gonna eventually give in. if it had a frontlight I'd have bought it already.
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@trixter man, i keep seeing that thing everywhere, and i am gonna eventually give in. if it had a frontlight I'd have bought it already.
@meredeth I’ve currently got a 7-year-old Nook when I want an e-paper screen but I’ve been looking to move to something more open. (It’s already far more open than a Kindle, to be fair.) It’s *fine*, but it’s sluggish and really slow to charge.
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@meredeth I’ve currently got a 7-year-old Nook when I want an e-paper screen but I’ve been looking to move to something more open. (It’s already far more open than a Kindle, to be fair.) It’s *fine*, but it’s sluggish and really slow to charge.
@trixter i already own 3 e-readers, alas, i have no such excuse. (^_^)
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@meredeth I *also* have an iPad, but it’s just not the *same*! It’s my reader for comics, not so much for text.
