From: g@crcomp.net   
      
   C. E. Gee  wrote:   
   > Greetings:   
   >   
   > Back in the late 1990's I followed the internet newsgroup   
   > "rec.arts.sf.composition."   
   >   
   > Patricia Wrede, the famous Fantasy author dropped in from time to time,   
   > gave us novice writers the benefit of her experience.   
   >   
   > I vowed then that if I ever became published I'd follow her example.   
   >   
   > So, here goes.   
   >   
   > Most anyone can write a story.   
   >   
   > The trick is in the rewriting.   
   >   
   > In this era of computer text editors we no longer need  formal rewrites.   
   > We should use what is called "Rolling Rewrites."   
   >   
   > In the old daze, rewriting on typewriters meant changes in paper, so   
   > rewriting was a bit of a hassle.   
   >   
   > In today's world, every time we work on something we should do what   
   > Hemingway did.  In his book "By-line" by Ernest Hemingway" he advises   
   > writers begin their writing session by going back maybe three chapters   
   > or so of their current work, reread what they've previously written,   
   > making necessary changes.   
   >   
   > Old Ernest was a bit of a workaholic. He didn't mind changing paper to   
   > accomplish his goals.   
   >   
   > Needless to say, we've got things much easier.   
      
   "Ray Bradbury - Story of a Writer" is a twenty-five minute documentary   
   that's freely available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XESDRP82png .   
   In it, the narrator implies that Bradbury's also a workaholic.   
      
   The most intriguing part of the documentary is a file cabinet full of   
   stories in progress. The stories are in various states of completion.   
   Some are outlines, some are in the first draft, some are in the final   
   draft. So Bradbury jumped from story to story as the spirit moved him.   
      
   Thank you,   
      
   --   
   Don   
      
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