tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post4276286273032635801..comments2023-09-05T19:51:28.768+10:00Comments on Mary Hawkins' blog: Writers getting it “right.”Mary Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-25125403176441235762011-12-18T22:03:52.960+11:002011-12-18T22:03:52.960+11:00I sure understand, Paula and Amanda. I picked up o...I sure understand, Paula and Amanda. I picked up one of my first published novels and saw several things that could have been much better written.<br />I've heard other published writers declare we should always leave a finished manuscript for 6-12 months before readign it through again for a last edit. I sure wish I'd done that over the years but have not always had that luxury of "time."Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-33567541781332153332011-12-17T09:31:53.798+11:002011-12-17T09:31:53.798+11:00Hi Mary. I've learned so much in the last coup...Hi Mary. I've learned so much in the last couple of years, I'm too scared to go back and even look at The Game, in case I find those terrible kinds of mistakes! LOL<br /><br />I thought you might be able to take a virtual drive down Thompson Development Rd on Google Streetview, but it doesn't appear to go down that road! Oh well. :(Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203846063679523476.post-51696224708343712702011-12-16T13:56:20.669+11:002011-12-16T13:56:20.669+11:00Hi Mary,
I thought my first draft of "Risky W...Hi Mary,<br />I thought my first draft of "Risky Way Home" was truly terrible in retrospect. I'd returned to it after a couple of years and it was so bad, in fact, I re-wrote the whole thing again.<br />I don't know much (or anything) about the part of country you've mentioned but will look forward to the book.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.com