Today is Sunday! And that means we post together! About rewriting books! I, Marie, am green today and Jo over there is orange.
Hey look! I’m orange! Anyway! Hello fictional peoples!!!
Yes. Quite orange indeed. So I’m going to make you start Jo. Just because I can.
Thank you then! So rewriting books and why! So I’m rewriting three books at the moment. One of them is my own, one of which I share with Mawie there, and one of which is not my own or Mawie’s or both of ours.
So then whose is it?
It’s actually my late grandfather’s. He wrote an autobiography and it’s printed out. While we were cleaning out my grandma’s house, my mom came across it and gave it to me to look at. And so I decided it’d be a good way to get to know him, and to honor his memory too, that is rewrite it and maybe get it published to give copies to my family. So yeah!
Oh that’s awesome! I hope I’m included in this group labeled family, because now I’m curious.
Well obviously siwy! Of course you’re in my little family! And he used a typewriter so there are a lot of errors, but it’s like he already edited for the most part as far as I’ve gotten in it. But anyway, what are you rewriting sissy?
Ah typewriters. Amazing things them typewriters. Anyway. I am rewriting my NaNo novels from this year and last. In addition to those, I’m going to rewrite all the short stories I wrote when I was in third and fourth grade. They have a surprising amount of potential and I want to try to make them somewhat decent. And maybe get them published, but we’ll see when I get that far.
Lot’s of stuff on your plate, huh?
No kidding. Alas, this is the life of a perfectionist.
But you’re okay with it, right? BECAUSE IT’S A PROBLEM IF YOU’RE NOT OKAY WITH THAT.
Of course I’m okay with that. For me, being a perfectionist is a choice.
Good, it should be. I am obviously not a perfectionist. Sometimes, sure, but most of the time that’s a no. But anyway. I, like Mawie, am rewriting my NaNo from this last November.
And why is that Jo? I know why, obviously, but do the fine people of the interwebs?
It’s quite simple really. Like I’ve said a million times, the original sucks. Absolutely terrible. I was rushed so it’s really bad. Like really bad. So don’t get me wrong, I still love it (kind of I guess), but it needs many adjustments. And now it’ll be in a series, so it does need some extra plot changes. So yeah!
That’s understandable. But I enjoyed the original a lot to be honest.
You did? *laughs* I think that’s really funny actually. The original was just executed so badly. There are some parts I’m keeping and putting in the redo because it had its moments, but most of it was really sloppy both plot hole and regular editing wise. Like it was meant to be sci-fi, but it’s obviously fantasy. And I didn’t really know where I was going but now I do. But anyway. Onto your stuff.
I guess you could say that. It is your novel anyway. But anyway, I’m rewriting Mind Over Matter and The Crown of Victory because they’re both so underdeveloped and so badly written and I know exactly the way I want those novels to be, and that’s not what they ended up like. Maybe it’ll take me years, but I’m going to make those books exactly as they appear in my mind.
You sound very committed!
You could say that.
I will say that. So I think that’s all I’ve got. Anything more to say, Marie?
Only that we didn’t talk about Spectrum. But it’s late, and I think we should save that for another post.
Oh yes! But yeeeeeaaaaah . . . I’m on the verge of falling asleep . . . so we can post ‘bout that next week or something.
Besides, Spectrum really does deserve its own post. There’s kind of a lot to talk about. But anyway. Goodnight fictional people!
Goodnight! Talk to you later fictional peeps! Bye!
Mwuahahahahahahaha last word!
~Marie and Jo
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