Comments for Beaumont Hardy http://beaumonthardy.com/blog Editing: Before and After Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:36:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 Comment on Learning from Hint Fiction by admin http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=369&cpage=1#comment-638 admin Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:36:12 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=369#comment-638 You're right, Jackelin. Thanks to Mr. Swartwood for introducing us to this versatile and dreamlike genre. You’re right, Jackelin. Thanks to Mr. Swartwood for introducing us to this versatile and dreamlike genre.

]]> Comment on Learning from Hint Fiction by Jackelin http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=369&cpage=1#comment-637 Jackelin Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:37:55 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=369#comment-637 It forces the imagination to expand into different shapes and travel to various places. They may form more than one story in the mind almost like chopped pieces of dreams, eligible for interpretation of inumerable things. I see Hint Fiction as a harsh exercise machine for creativity, thanks Mr. Swartwood. It forces the imagination to expand into different shapes and travel to various places. They may form more than one story in the mind almost like chopped pieces of dreams, eligible for interpretation of inumerable things. I see Hint Fiction as a harsh exercise machine for creativity, thanks Mr. Swartwood.

]]> Comment on Romance Lives by admin http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=474&cpage=1#comment-635 admin Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:45:31 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=474#comment-635 Thank you, Tiffany. As an editor, I think it's important that I remain in the background, keeping an author's words and voice as unchanged as possible. I like to create an editing dialogue with an author, but of course, the author always makes the final decision about any alterations to the text. Thank you, Tiffany. As an editor, I think it’s important that I remain in the background, keeping an author’s words and voice as unchanged as possible. I like to create an editing dialogue with an author, but of course, the author always makes the final decision about any alterations to the text.

]]> Comment on Romance Lives by Tiffany Ashley http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=474&cpage=1#comment-634 Tiffany Ashley Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:33:57 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=474#comment-634 Great example of your work. You identifed the problem areas without altering the author's voice. Awkward words are questioned but not changed; leaving it up to the writer to rethink his/her train of thought. As a writer, I LOVE that. Sometimes all it takes is a simple question and the words start to flow more eloquently. -Tiffany Great example of your work. You identifed the problem areas without altering the author’s voice. Awkward words are questioned but not changed; leaving it up to the writer to rethink his/her train of thought. As a writer, I LOVE that. Sometimes all it takes is a simple question and the words start to flow more eloquently.

-Tiffany

]]> Comment on The Abraham Lincoln Method by admin http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=541&cpage=1#comment-633 admin Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:28:45 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=541#comment-633 I'm so glad this idea is helpful to you. Keep us posted on how the Abraham Lincoln Method works for you. I’m so glad this idea is helpful to you. Keep us posted on how the Abraham Lincoln Method works for you.

]]> Comment on The Abraham Lincoln Method by mike http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=541&cpage=1#comment-622 mike Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:57 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=541#comment-622 wow. this is a great idea, I am going to try this. thank you so much. wow. this is a great idea, I am going to try this. thank you so much.

]]> Comment on The Beauty of a Terrible Rough Draft by The Abraham Lincoln Method « Beaumont Hardy http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-621 The Abraham Lincoln Method « Beaumont Hardy Wed, 26 May 2010 22:53:47 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389#comment-621 [...] through a “dry spell,” I argue that any writing is better than no writing. Even a terrible rough draft can yield positive writing results. The point is just to write. I now propose the Abraham Lincoln [...] [...] through a “dry spell,” I argue that any writing is better than no writing. Even a terrible rough draft can yield positive writing results. The point is just to write. I now propose the Abraham Lincoln [...]

]]> Comment on The Beauty of a Terrible Rough Draft by Starting Over « Beaumont Hardy http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-579 Starting Over « Beaumont Hardy Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:08:04 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389#comment-579 [...] in an earlier post, the first option is to plow ahead valiantly, writing what I call the “terrible first draft–a manuscript notable mostly for its completeness but, perhaps, harboring several kernels of [...] [...] in an earlier post, the first option is to plow ahead valiantly, writing what I call the “terrible first draft–a manuscript notable mostly for its completeness but, perhaps, harboring several kernels of [...]

]]> Comment on The Beauty of a Terrible Rough Draft by Go, NaNoWriMo « Beaumont Hardy http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-535 Go, NaNoWriMo « Beaumont Hardy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:33:50 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=389#comment-535 [...] ready for editing. At Beaumont Hardy, I have long encouraged the writing of what I call the “terrible rough draft“–a piece of writing that exists solely for the purpose of productive subsequent [...] [...] ready for editing. At Beaumont Hardy, I have long encouraged the writing of what I call the “terrible rough draft“–a piece of writing that exists solely for the purpose of productive subsequent [...]

]]> Comment on How Many Words Do You Need to Develop Character? by Character Development and Point of View « Beaumont Hardy http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=429&cpage=1#comment-529 Character Development and Point of View « Beaumont Hardy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:45:07 +0000 http://beaumonthardy.com/blog/?p=429#comment-529 [...] my two previous posts, I discussed character development in hint fiction and character development in a few short words or phrases. The following passage shows a new take [...] [...] my two previous posts, I discussed character development in hint fiction and character development in a few short words or phrases. The following passage shows a new take [...]

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