tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post3920250601354709454..comments2023-11-03T07:01:16.104-05:00Comments on C. Hope Clark: Tossing the OldHope Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-4961198977566508982011-10-27T11:17:31.409-05:002011-10-27T11:17:31.409-05:00I save old stories, but I usually rework them bef...I save old stories, but I usually rework them before sending them out. When I look at some really old stuff, I wonder how I ever thought they were ready to submit.<br /><br />I don't save old versions of the same story unless the story has been published. I've started saving published versions when the same story or narrative is published more than once.Janet Hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338691400160444487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-91117917186379116502011-10-27T07:11:11.714-05:002011-10-27T07:11:11.714-05:00I must concur with you, Hope. My motto has always...I must concur with you, Hope. My motto has always been "If in doubt, throw it out." I confess that I have taken that too far with appliances...don't ask about the three times I have repurchased a dehydrator. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-64805575323751295502011-10-26T09:50:45.336-05:002011-10-26T09:50:45.336-05:00Stephen King literally threw Carrie into the trash...Stephen King literally threw Carrie into the trash. If his wife hadn't found it, read it, and encouraged it, his writing career might never have been launched!Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-75171808478774727592011-10-25T19:03:08.767-05:002011-10-25T19:03:08.767-05:00Such good advice, but so hard to do!
Have you see...Such good advice, but so hard to do!<br /><br />Have you seen what this artist did with her unpublished manuscript? She basically made it into an art piece. Seemed very brave to me--not sure I could have done it! <br /><br />http://www.michellemach.com/blog/index.php?/archives/313-Instead-of-Submitting-Your-Novel-to-an-Agent-or-Publisher-.-.-..htmlMichelle Machhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250447711658920958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-9011011861643941282011-10-25T10:58:25.147-05:002011-10-25T10:58:25.147-05:00Recycling of all that paper is a good thing. We a...Recycling of all that paper is a good thing. We also have to clean out the digital files, another place where clutter can build.<br /><br />Good advice. When I downsized a few years ago, I had no choice but to throw out lots of old files and story information.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-66883368516479471362011-10-25T10:26:34.847-05:002011-10-25T10:26:34.847-05:00Great post, Hope. I'll admit I'm somewhat ...Great post, Hope. I'll admit I'm somewhat guilty of this, at least when it comes to my nonfiction. Yet, every few years I cull through my old files, tossing and recycling papers like a maniac. And it feels great, just like Elizabeth noted in her comment. I especially love your line, "Like people who live in the past and fear the future, a writer who constantly tries to fall back on old work drags down his potential for success." Wise words indeed. Thanks!Jessica McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182884152613460275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-41582875522777803362011-10-25T09:59:04.222-05:002011-10-25T09:59:04.222-05:00I love this advice. I hang onto deleted scenes or ...I love this advice. I hang onto deleted scenes or paragraphs as I'm editing a piece, in case I need the information to work in somewhere else. Once a final manuscript is drafted, though, hanging onto the snippings is like keeping eggshells after the cake is baked.<br /><br />Decluttering is good for the psyche. Starting fresh feels great.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><br />http://bluestockingball.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706661834677466081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-31656948853977981302011-10-25T09:24:30.769-05:002011-10-25T09:24:30.769-05:00Great advice, Hope! I honestly don't have that...Great advice, Hope! I honestly don't have that much old stuff, but I know getting rid of it would indeed be freeing. I think I'll work on that today! :)BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com