tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post44859024987611657..comments2024-02-17T10:37:34.839-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Romance Writing Mama...: Oh the HEARTBREAK!Rachael Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-55774417112430175352010-03-19T20:15:33.766-07:002010-03-19T20:15:33.766-07:00Thanks Mira - great to know that you've been t...Thanks Mira - great to know that you've been through this and come out the other side :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-894424799253017352010-03-19T07:32:42.134-07:002010-03-19T07:32:42.134-07:00Hang in there Rachael. I totally feel your pain--y...Hang in there Rachael. I totally feel your pain--you wouldn't believe the cuts and rewrites I had to make for my first sale! But it's worth it. And totally keep the cuts file! Waste not, want not, lol. <br />Crossing fingers for you!! <br />:-) MiraMira Lyn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478440731117476047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-62959158057980007712010-03-16T08:58:58.392-07:002010-03-16T08:58:58.392-07:00Thanks, Rach! I liked yours too. It's hard to ...Thanks, Rach! I liked yours too. It's hard to cut stuff like that! But hey, even though that scene didn't make it in verbatim, the spirit remains!Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-46043997458624112922010-03-16T05:07:06.383-07:002010-03-16T05:07:06.383-07:00Man so many of you lovely people have commented on...Man so many of you lovely people have commented on my woe - thanks :)<br /><br />Anne - I like the idea of highlighting, slashing and then finally deleting. I've adopted it - lol.<br /><br />Joanne Coles - absolutely love your line. Am sure you won't need to cut it :)<br /><br />Maisey - absolutely LOVED the lines you cut, so glad you got to keep it in some sort of way. Can't wait to read that book!!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-56635175965876603922010-03-15T08:55:44.889-07:002010-03-15T08:55:44.889-07:00F-me would have had to go anyway. :-) For MH at le...F-me would have had to go anyway. :-) For MH at least! :-D <br /><br />Well, I've cut...whole manuscripts. I have lost a lot of great banter. :-(<br /><br />I lost this, but I did retain a variation of it in my second book (A Mistake, A Prince And A Pregnancy) <br /><br />“All this talk of dungeons.” He paused and gave her a hot look that tingled down to her toes. “You don't have some sort of fetish do you?”<br /> <br />She nearly choked on her ire. “You're disgusting!”<br /> <br />He looked thoughtful. “Arrogant and disgusting. You assessment leaves me feeling flattered.” <br /> <br />She pinched her lips together. “Does it? Odd, normally I do a much better job of communicating.”Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-67174594871006558442010-03-15T07:29:58.856-07:002010-03-15T07:29:58.856-07:00They all sound so fun and flirty, no wonder you do...They all sound so fun and flirty, no wonder you don't want to lose them. Sometimes I have to delete things in stages. Maybe highlight it the first time. Then cross it out. Then finally remove it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696255304905485685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-21023957791743637352010-03-14T18:37:49.257-07:002010-03-14T18:37:49.257-07:00Bugger. They were great lines. not to worry. You&#...Bugger. They were great lines. not to worry. You'll probably be able to recycle them elsewhere.<br /><br /><br />Good luck with the rewrite, Rach!Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-21325287961370222712010-03-14T10:03:29.074-07:002010-03-14T10:03:29.074-07:00What terrific lines - you have to work them into a...What terrific lines - you have to work them into a new story.Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-45402821748079914932010-03-14T06:10:15.960-07:002010-03-14T06:10:15.960-07:00LOL - I love that line where the hero almost swall...LOL - I love that line where the hero almost swallows his tongue!<br /><br />I feel your pain. I had to cut 4.5k from my ms before we submitted to editors last year. I went into shock!!!Christina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394771634788090193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-67383414392495306772010-03-14T05:34:53.882-07:002010-03-14T05:34:53.882-07:00Oh Rach... smashing lines - but I am sure the new ...Oh Rach... smashing lines - but I am sure the new version will be racier, sexier and better than ever!<br /><br />AmandaAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646437561297334978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-82105842299046787342010-03-13T18:07:38.612-08:002010-03-13T18:07:38.612-08:00Argh! I haven't *yet* had to cut out parts of ...Argh! I haven't *yet* had to cut out parts of my story I loved but I imagine it would be brutal!!!<br />Can you incorporate these lines into other parts of your story?Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-37357671970186775922010-03-13T13:16:56.811-08:002010-03-13T13:16:56.811-08:00I detest cutting anything I've written, why wo...I detest cutting anything I've written, why would you want to kill something you've created?<br /><br />My own personal fave from my current ms is "Marrying Javier had been like stepping out of the lion’s den into the grip of a cobra—silent, stealthy and you never knew when the attack was going to come."<br /><br />I hope I don't have to cut that! But as the others said, you'll come up with lines just as good if not better :-)Joanne Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495716093866749521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-76427189893574067702010-03-13T13:16:49.628-08:002010-03-13T13:16:49.628-08:00Love the lines Rach :)
As the others have already...Love the lines Rach :)<br /><br />As the others have already suggested,why don't you keep your favs in a separate deleted folder - you never know when you can use them again ;)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130188336792394554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-57203655420496968642010-03-13T12:27:58.864-08:002010-03-13T12:27:58.864-08:00Yep, cutting is horrible. But sadly necessary. I w...Yep, cutting is horrible. But sadly necessary. I would save those lines for another scene or another book - nothing is wasted!Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-91608987836870540782010-03-13T07:41:16.686-08:002010-03-13T07:41:16.686-08:00Can sympathise - it's agony. Who was it who sa...Can sympathise - it's agony. Who was it who said that thing about killing your darlings?Lucy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262133670127664033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-86730259154398456262010-03-13T02:56:54.689-08:002010-03-13T02:56:54.689-08:00I know what you mean! I hate losing *anything* I ...I know what you mean! I hate losing *anything* I write! But don't despair - why not create a "dump" folder as I do and chuck them in there - they may appear another day in another book. Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-56377462624959126712010-03-12T19:47:43.404-08:002010-03-12T19:47:43.404-08:00They're all so good. I love Janette's too...They're all so good. I love Janette's too :). But you'll replace them with something even better!Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-12308619803204519842010-03-12T18:52:06.272-08:002010-03-12T18:52:06.272-08:00Janette - NO I love that line!!! Don't do it!!...Janette - NO I love that line!!! Don't do it!!!! Unless of course you have to :)<br /><br />Angie - thanks for that lovely compliment. I sure hope you're right :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-41122338416807960182010-03-12T18:51:12.801-08:002010-03-12T18:51:12.801-08:00Oh, Rach - I can understand your pain. The things ...Oh, Rach - I can understand your pain. The things we have to do in our quest for getting published. You've got some cracker lines there, no wonder you're hurting. I'm sure you'll just come up with equally fantastic lines and passages to replace them (though this probably doesn't help ease the pain much at the moment).Angie Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884203659749521065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-47550024014469772842010-03-12T18:39:28.619-08:002010-03-12T18:39:28.619-08:00LOL Rach - I know what you mean. I think I need t...LOL Rach - I know what you mean. I think I need to slash my line where the hero bluntly tells the heroine he doesn't want to sleep with a woman who 'gets passed around like currency.' I was rather fond of that line...Janette Radevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140603619822092121noreply@blogger.com