tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post1170043446186607917..comments2024-03-06T05:24:11.328-05:00Comments on Kelly Hashway: Don't Be Afraid to DeleteKelly Hashwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-61737393712856786002012-06-29T06:29:20.191-04:002012-06-29T06:29:20.191-04:00You still are deleting though, even if you save wh...You still are deleting though, even if you save what you delete.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33417180673933403922012-06-28T22:58:09.720-04:002012-06-28T22:58:09.720-04:00I cheat. I cut and save. I find it hard to delet...I cheat. I cut and save. I find it hard to delete.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-1715193051068425542012-06-22T14:25:44.517-04:002012-06-22T14:25:44.517-04:00That's very true. I've found uses for dele...That's very true. I've found uses for deleted material, not all the time, but sometimes.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-17099542557411634632012-06-22T13:40:01.866-04:002012-06-22T13:40:01.866-04:00I've made some deletions as I've gone alon...I've made some deletions as I've gone along polishing things up. When something's detracting from the plot, it should go, but the material itself may still have some use in another way.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33612069467843032112012-06-22T13:25:03.172-04:002012-06-22T13:25:03.172-04:00I agree. Sometimes the delete button can be our be...I agree. Sometimes the delete button can be our best friend.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-55341041756066874692012-06-22T13:08:41.312-04:002012-06-22T13:08:41.312-04:00I'm not afraid to delete now. If you'd ask...I'm not afraid to delete now. If you'd asked me a year ago, I would have started to cry. Back then, a CP highly suggested me delete a full chapter that I loved, loved, loved. I was upset for a little bit, but then realized it didn't push the plot forward. At all. And that's why she told me it had to go. <br />Even going through my last revision of my first book, I deleted an entire chapter. It wasn't needed. <br />No need to be afraid. Books have to become the book they are meant to be. If starting over is required then do it. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-61002760780285053622012-06-22T06:03:13.129-04:002012-06-22T06:03:13.129-04:00That's really great of you to do. I love that ...That's really great of you to do. I love that you understand the author's hard work. I like honest reviews, but I hate to see an author get slammed because reading is subjective.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-48652372073445205142012-06-22T06:02:15.752-04:002012-06-22T06:02:15.752-04:00Funny how we try to trick ourselves by keeping a f...Funny how we try to trick ourselves by keeping a few things like that, isn't it?Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-21806050220024252022012-06-22T06:01:17.169-04:002012-06-22T06:01:17.169-04:00Wow, just as much? I've never really kept trac...Wow, just as much? I've never really kept track, but I don't think I delete that much unless I do a major rewrite. Then I delete more than I keep, if I keep anything at all!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-1600569439274306682012-06-22T06:00:29.194-04:002012-06-22T06:00:29.194-04:00LOL. I've been there, too. Why do we hold on t...LOL. I've been there, too. Why do we hold on to things we know will just sit in that file?Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-49747436982201883552012-06-22T05:29:12.322-04:002012-06-22T05:29:12.322-04:00I'm not a writing,but I have a lot of respect ...I'm not a writing,but I have a lot of respect for them.The only thing I write are reviews for books, and that in itself is hard to me. I'm always deleted and starting over, because I want to show the book in it's best possible light.I know how much work authors put into writing a story so I want to return the favor with a great review . <br /><br />To the authors I commend you for writing, and having the courage to delete something that take a lot of time to write in order to perfect your work :DCrystal B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12577124455755251164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-23233025130012314492012-06-22T02:27:12.488-04:002012-06-22T02:27:12.488-04:00That's the case for me many times as well! Whe...That's the case for me many times as well! Whenever I write my essay, or come up with an extremely beautiful paragraph only to realize I was on the wrong track, I'll feel very reluctant to delete all my hard work without a trace! But I will rewrite if I have to, only that the clinging side of me will still use some words/phrases/ideas that I refuse to give up from the first draft!<br /><br />-Alicia<br />bookaworld.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-6571339696639386812012-06-22T02:01:14.997-04:002012-06-22T02:01:14.997-04:00I always end up deleting tons of stuff. With ever...I always end up deleting tons of stuff. With every book, I wind up throwing away about as much as I keep of my first drafts. And my second drafts....Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-77428725833676517992012-06-21T20:07:30.888-04:002012-06-21T20:07:30.888-04:00So true! I've found that the longer I've b...So true! I've found that the longer I've been a writer, the more confident I am with that delete button. Because whatever genius thing I think I wrote usually needs reworking anyway. And the longer I chew over an idea, the more angles I can look at it from and the fuller it becomes. Which means...I delete and add, and it's only very rarely that I use something from a file I so desperately thought NEEDED to be saved.Mary Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105702811351449027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-62258594291809849712012-06-21T17:53:05.084-04:002012-06-21T17:53:05.084-04:00I mostly just delete too. There are rare occasions...I mostly just delete too. There are rare occasions where I think I might use something again in a slightly different way, but most of the time, I just delete.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-9998322886741853722012-06-21T17:12:00.622-04:002012-06-21T17:12:00.622-04:00I find it much easier now. I used to cut and paste...I find it much easier now. I used to cut and paste everything into another file, in case I could use it again. But now I tend to just delete.<br />XxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-78635455480688661102012-06-21T12:23:19.908-04:002012-06-21T12:23:19.908-04:00Maybe it is time. It interesting that you never us...Maybe it is time. It interesting that you never used it. I guess we like to hold on to things, just in case. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-51229214403995303332012-06-21T11:18:28.463-04:002012-06-21T11:18:28.463-04:00Great topic, Kelly. Skimming comments and saw myse...Great topic, Kelly. Skimming comments and saw myself. I would copy and paste deleted parts into another document. Thinking back, I seldom used any part of that file. Interesting! Time to pitch old work. :)Nancy MacMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322689935908642513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-75944036572376765552012-06-21T08:01:29.338-04:002012-06-21T08:01:29.338-04:00Same here, Medeia.Same here, Medeia.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-27319871596697343052012-06-21T08:01:10.247-04:002012-06-21T08:01:10.247-04:00I hear you--having done it twice. It's hard bu...I hear you--having done it twice. It's hard but worth it in the end.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-22256816500520034292012-06-21T08:00:48.592-04:002012-06-21T08:00:48.592-04:00It's funny because when I revise my work, I cu...It's funny because when I revise my work, I cut a lot but I add a lot too. It sort of balances out. ;PKelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-51062120278772414912012-06-21T06:54:23.438-04:002012-06-21T06:54:23.438-04:00I used to be terrified of starting over. I felt li...I used to be terrified of starting over. I felt like I had wasted my time and words, so I tried to make things work. Now I'm not afraid to rewrite, either doing major revisions or starting again from scratch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-8840256782267243552012-06-21T01:21:31.863-04:002012-06-21T01:21:31.863-04:00I can, and have, started over from scratch -- but ...I can, and have, started over from scratch -- but it's probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in writing.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-25021381386869007042012-06-20T22:31:46.100-04:002012-06-20T22:31:46.100-04:00Gosh, never. I save everything I write and know ...Gosh, never. I save everything I write and know that one day I'll have a use for some or all of it in something else. What surprises me to be honest, is how I remember something I wrote and didn't use later. I like this about my mind. On top of this, whenever I finish a piece, I go through it a cut 10 percent before I start on the edit clean up.brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-67096774053085947762012-06-20T21:22:09.243-04:002012-06-20T21:22:09.243-04:00Yay! LOL. It does get easier to do over time.Yay! LOL. It does get easier to do over time.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com