I've done enough workshopping at this point that I've got a decent handle [for me] on it.
Write story. Let sit. Edit it myself. Workshop it [either at a physical workshop like a Con workshop or through Critters or, at this point, beta-reader it]. Read comments as they come in for an online version and thank commentors. In an in person, sit quietly, write notes and respond if questioned. Thank everyone in first breath of being allowed to talk. Ask for clarification when needed and just let the comments flow over me.
LET STORY SIT. For as long as it takes to be objective. Re-read story & comments. Edit draft and incorporate some comments while leaving out others. Restructure if there was a lot of confusion around a single scene/plotline. Take a look at the commonalities and decide if those are what I want present [in the case of a message] or need to edit out [in the case of problems].
I don't know how well I'll do with a "real" editor, but I think I've got some of this done pretty well. Now, all I need is to get published. ;-)
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Date: 2004-11-21 09:02 am (UTC)Write story. Let sit. Edit it myself. Workshop it [either at a physical workshop like a Con workshop or through Critters or, at this point, beta-reader it]. Read comments as they come in for an online version and thank commentors. In an in person, sit quietly, write notes and respond if questioned. Thank everyone in first breath of being allowed to talk. Ask for clarification when needed and just let the comments flow over me.
LET STORY SIT. For as long as it takes to be objective. Re-read story & comments. Edit draft and incorporate some comments while leaving out others. Restructure if there was a lot of confusion around a single scene/plotline. Take a look at the commonalities and decide if those are what I want present [in the case of a message] or need to edit out [in the case of problems].
I don't know how well I'll do with a "real" editor, but I think I've got some of this done pretty well. Now, all I need is to get published. ;-)
Zhaneel