tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post5189259794601341320..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: Funny Friday Photos: Cute Squirrels, Dead Ducks and Delusional Deer.Lara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-15931679668889346622017-07-16T18:15:50.720-06:002017-07-16T18:15:50.720-06:00I like your analogy between editing and carving. I...I like your analogy between editing and carving. It very much is using words to refine imagery or to cut away dead-wood words. Thanks for commenting!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-19440763561583378062017-07-09T21:27:10.868-06:002017-07-09T21:27:10.868-06:00I think editing definitely counts as a creative pu...I think editing definitely counts as a creative pursuit! I'm rewriting most of my novel while editing anyway ;) Consider it like people who do wood carving art - they are whittling bits away to reveal the final product. That's what we do when editing, too, or at least I do as I cut out endless unnecessary words and / or scenes.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.com