editing process

black_man · 16 Jun 2005, 9:14 PM

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i thought i might want to inquire to you all about what sort of stage you are up to in your drafting / editing process of your works. I had met a man who has been recognised as a published poet, and provided valuable information and approaches with regards to editing poetry and producing greater impact on my works, and i also wanted to ask anyone who felt they would like to reply what editing processes you were sort of implementing in your work?

cruel intellect · 17 Jun 2005, 7:54 PM

hey.... i am pretty much finished editing, have recorded sounds and am just waiting another week to start recording the vocals.
basically i just get people, lots of people, to read them. I ask if they can see any spelling errors, if they dont understand anything, just stuff like that. also ive gotten a published writer friend to read them too, ive been going through them and fiddling recently, but yeah, thats what ive been doing of late. they have been pretty well edited for the past 3 weeks.
how about you?
peace...NM

666_blessings · 17 Jun 2005, 8:36 PM

I've been subjecting all my friends to my poetry to see if they get the ideas behind them and for spelling errors. I also spend most of my free periods staring mindlessly at them to see if there are any better word choices. Thinks I'm up to 4th and 5th drafts for most of them.

black_man · 17 Jun 2005, 11:08 PM

basically i'm using a sensory method of editing to my works, we are fortune enough to have a published poet as a head of drama at a school fairly close to us, and he was wonderful in explaining some of his processes, so i tend to test for feeling, and if anything isnt synchronised somewhat, it becomes edited

666_blessings · 20 Jun 2005, 6:57 PM

Unfortunately, I don't happen to know any master poets so I've had to rely on the feedback from as many people as I can get to suffer the tortures of my poems. Problem: it's not possible to make everyone happy.

my sharona · 7 Jul 2005, 8:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 666_blessings

Unfortunately, I don't happen to know any master poets so I've had to rely on the feedback from as many people as I can get to suffer the tortures of my poems. Problem: it's not possible to make everyone happy.

I don't know any either. I wrote letters to lots, but none of them replied, or if they did, they replied with the equivalent of a postcard 'Goodluck in your HSC, etc etc'.

I ended up jigging school to stalk Showcase winners at their Universities.
Such is life.

666_blessings · 7 Jul 2005, 9:33 PM

*bows* full credit to you for persistence. It might have been easier to pester uni professors seeing as how they're easier to track down and all...

my sharona · 7 Jul 2005, 11:27 PM

Yes, but uni professors often have narrow areas of expertise.

If you get showcase students, they can help you not only with the poems and editing process but also with your journal, your assessment tasks, how to go through each assessment criteria and get the highest possible mark.

666_blessings · 8 Jul 2005, 8:53 PM

All my assessment tasks are done, so the limited scope of their expertise wouldn't really bother me that much. Having said that, I'm quite happy to trust my tutor and my friends.

super katie · 10 Jul 2005, 2:09 AM

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Originally Posted by whiterabbit

I don't know any either. I wrote letters to lots, but none of them replied, or if they did, they replied with the equivalent of a postcard 'Goodluck in your HSC, etc etc'.

I ended up jigging school to stalk Showcase winners at their Universities.
Such is life.

Dammit, where's my stalker?!

glitterfairy · 10 Jul 2005, 8:18 PM

^ Showcase poet.

last_chance · 13 Jul 2005, 10:14 PM

i'm finally finished my narrative poet.

waaahhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

black_man · 13 Jul 2005, 10:24 PM

really? wow, congratulations, thats crazy, is your work predominantly poetry or narrative?

last_chance · 13 Jul 2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by black_man

really? wow, congratulations, thats crazy, is your work predominantly poetry or narrative?

its a narrative poem. its a crime fiction story that is linked with a series of poems, each one like a new chapter. It builds up and its got an ending you wouldnt expect.

Ive experimented heaps and played around with the styles and onventions to make a new fun and interesting way of reading poetry.

my sharona · 14 Jul 2005, 8:42 PM

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Originally Posted by super katie

Dammit, where's my stalker?!

Your stalker will randomly appear about one week before his/her major work is due for submission begging you to read it and give feedback in the next 24 hours.

Demand a free lunch.
"Because you're worth it".

16 Jun 2005, 9:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
black_man Chuck lives here HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 202 Last Activity: 25 Apr 2009, 4:26 PM	editing process You can hide this advertisement by registering. i thought i might want to inquire to you all about what sort of stage you are up to in your drafting / editing process of your works. I had met a man who has been recognised as a published poet, and provided valuable information and approaches with regards to editing poetry and producing greater impact on my works, and i also wanted to ask anyone who felt they would like to reply what editing processes you were sort of implementing in your work? __________________ commmunication is the downfall of western civilisation Earthquakes Guitars Good Vibrations

17 Jun 2005, 7:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
cruel intellect Junior Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Female Location: Wedderburn Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 Last Activity: 8 Feb 2007, 6:02 AM	hey.... i am pretty much finished editing, have recorded sounds and am just waiting another week to start recording the vocals. basically i just get people, lots of people, to read them. I ask if they can see any spelling errors, if they dont understand anything, just stuff like that. also ive gotten a published writer friend to read them too, ive been going through them and fiddling recently, but yeah, thats what ive been doing of late. they have been pretty well edited for the past 3 weeks. how about you? peace...NM __________________ in your climb to be unique, why cant you see you have all turned out the same?

17 Jun 2005, 8:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
666_blessings Hi! I'm Alan... HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: left of the middle Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 667 Last Activity: 12 Oct 2009, 5:54 PM	I've been subjecting all my friends to my poetry to see if they get the ideas behind them and for spelling errors. I also spend most of my free periods staring mindlessly at them to see if there are any better word choices. Thinks I'm up to 4th and 5th drafts for most of them. __________________ If all else fails, eat chocolate.

17 Jun 2005, 11:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
black_man Chuck lives here HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 202 Last Activity: 25 Apr 2009, 4:26 PM	basically i'm using a sensory method of editing to my works, we are fortune enough to have a published poet as a head of drama at a school fairly close to us, and he was wonderful in explaining some of his processes, so i tend to test for feeling, and if anything isnt synchronised somewhat, it becomes edited __________________ commmunication is the downfall of western civilisation Earthquakes Guitars Good Vibrations

20 Jun 2005, 6:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
666_blessings Hi! I'm Alan... HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: left of the middle Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 667 Last Activity: 12 Oct 2009, 5:54 PM	Unfortunately, I don't happen to know any master poets so I've had to rely on the feedback from as many people as I can get to suffer the tortures of my poems. Problem: it's not possible to make everyone happy. __________________ If all else fails, eat chocolate.

7 Jul 2005, 9:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
666_blessings Hi! I'm Alan... HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: left of the middle Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 667 Last Activity: 12 Oct 2009, 5:54 PM	bows full credit to you for persistence. It might have been easier to pester uni professors seeing as how they're easier to track down and all... __________________ If all else fails, eat chocolate.

7 Jul 2005, 11:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
my sharona mrs HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: North Shore Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,885 Last Activity: 15 Oct 2006, 12:51 PM	Yes, but uni professors often have narrow areas of expertise. If you get showcase students, they can help you not only with the poems and editing process but also with your journal, your assessment tasks, how to go through each assessment criteria and get the highest possible mark. __________________ well i talked about it put it on never was it true but its you i fell into

8 Jul 2005, 8:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
666_blessings Hi! I'm Alan... HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: left of the middle Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 667 Last Activity: 12 Oct 2009, 5:54 PM	All my assessment tasks are done, so the limited scope of their expertise wouldn't really bother me that much. Having said that, I'm quite happy to trust my tutor and my friends. __________________ If all else fails, eat chocolate.

10 Jul 2005, 8:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
glitterfairy . HSC: N/A Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,666 Last Activity: 20 Aug 2009, 8:14 PM	^ Showcase poet.

13 Jul 2005, 10:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
last_chance Thank God! Cows don't fly HSC: 2005 Gender: Female Location: Up in the Clouds. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 755 Last Activity: 15 Sep 2007, 12:11 AM	i'm finally finished my narrative poet. waaahhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! __________________ B Arts @ University of Western Sydney, 1st year. Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again.

13 Jul 2005, 10:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
black_man Chuck lives here HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 202 Last Activity: 25 Apr 2009, 4:26 PM	really? wow, congratulations, thats crazy, is your work predominantly poetry or narrative? __________________ commmunication is the downfall of western civilisation Earthquakes Guitars Good Vibrations

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