SPAL: Hello, nice people. I'm going to hang out in my house today. It's a freezing 36 degrees where I live in Florida.
HB: Yeah. It is. And he's staying in his box because he wrote his own story on the bathroom floor yesterday and then did some of his own editing.
HB: Pansy the poop eater! Anyway, he left just enough of his story behind so Mummsy understood what he did.
SPAL: Maybe there's a lesson here for everyone to learn. Don't edit so much that no one gets the point of your story. Leave something behind.
HB: What does eating poop and editing have anything to do with each other? Although, Mummsy does say she sometimes writes poopy drafts and scenes.
SPAL: Well, when you're editing your draft just get rid of the poop. Not the good stuff. Just the poop that doesn't make your story flow.
HB: This is starting to sound like constipation to me. Eating some grass should fix that.
SPAL: Anyway, we hope you have a great day editing the poop out if your draft.
And we want to thank Alex J. Cavanaugh for The Insecure Writer's Group. It's a great place to be encouraged if you're depressed.
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Also, before we go, we wanted you to head over to E.J. Wesley's. He's on a book tour with his fifth novella.
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HB: Mummsy will be around reading others' blogs today off and on.
Lots of Licks!
That must've been fun to clean up.
ReplyDeleteDon't over-edit. Check!
I about stepped in it. He only does this when its cold. But he does do it in the bathroom.
DeleteThat sounds like what my cat threw up on my office floor the other morning.
ReplyDeleteBut does she try to hide the evidence. Sir Poops is notorious for this.
DeleteThat East Coast weather is crazy! *hugs* Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteCrazy and fickle. Thank you.
DeleteOnly two doggies could make that out of editing!
ReplyDeleteStay warm!
You stay warm, too.
DeleteAwh, thanks for the mention guys! Tuck in those tails out East! Brrrr :)
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DeleteYou guys are freezing - and I'm baking in 88 degrees F weather, and we've yet to hit mid-summer temperatures....
ReplyDeleteDon't over-edit. Leave something behind.
Ha! As long as it's not poop... LOL
Poop is bad. Especially on the bathroom floor.
DeletePoor Sir Poops!
ReplyDeleteIt's too cold do poops outside.
DeleteGreat advice, Shelly, editing out the poop! Sometimes that's not so easy to do though, knowing what is good and what is cr---!
ReplyDeleteI know. Been working on getting rid of the crap in the Killer Stilettos draft.
DeleteIt's so hard to imagine the usually fairly nice weather places even being so cold right now! Like us! Funny post as usual. I enjoy these so much! :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I shouldn't say funny for this one, but cute the way they discuss the event. :)
ReplyDeleteThese two are a trip.
DeleteSorry it's so cold where you are, but thanks for having the boys help us with our editing. Balancing the poop is harder than it looks. Have a good rest of the week!
ReplyDeleteThought it was warming up today. But it's still quite cold. And yes, editing can be a big chore.
DeleteI can't believe that it is that cold where you are.
ReplyDeleteWe are having such nice weather but hoping for some rain, we need it.
Stay safe and warm.
cheers, parsnip
Florida can get cold but it never lasts.
DeleteSounds chilly!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes edit out just the poop! The number of times I've accidentally edited out an important bit in the story. Oops ;)
LOL! I KNOW! I've been locked in my house with the heater cranked for three days. THIS IS NOT COOL, FLORIDA!!! Of course I hear we're supposed to be back up to 80 by Saturday. *fingers crossed*
ReplyDeleteYes. We're looking forward to 60 degrees.
DeleteUgh on the temps. We are in the 30's today so that is a real heat wave going on here from the last few days temps in the minus. The day it was minus twenty two I thought my poor Chihuahua would freeze to death. I thought my eye balls froze. TG for pee pads and newspapers! Really good take on editing. :) My dog doesn't only try to edit her own (poo); she will also try to edit any others (poo) deposited in the yard. :/ Heading over to check on the link for the novella! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNice metaphor for not over editing. I'll try to watch where I step!
ReplyDeleteLeanne ( http://readfaced.wordpress.com/ )
Editing out the poop is definitely important! I've been doing a lot of editing lately. Bye-bye to the poop!
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