tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post4581002393601147379..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Recycle, Reuse, RenewConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-69948967401638881902009-05-06T08:16:00.000-07:002009-05-06T08:16:00.000-07:00Thanks, Swu, for your kind words--sorry I'm late i...Thanks, Swu, for your kind words--sorry I'm late in responding to your comment! <br /><br />And also, it's so useful to have too much rather than too little. Sort of like having too many ingredients for dinner, you can always cut, but if you're missing an ingredient, well...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-33850556171095572802009-04-30T16:50:00.000-07:002009-04-30T16:50:00.000-07:00Conda:
It's a nice twist on the theme of reduce, ...Conda:<br /><br />It's a nice twist on the theme of reduce, reuse and recycle. And it's one I use almost daily.<br /><br />First I always over write. That's the only way I can get the story down. Then I REDUCE it to the approximate word level I am looking for. Then I comb through every word and line to see if there is something that needs to be replaced or deleted. At this point, I save snippets to REUSE later down the line. Finally, I RECYCLE old words, descriptions and phrases from my junk pile - old stuff that never made it into print. Hopefully, at that point I have come up with something I dare to print. Then, of course, I wait nervously for the feedback. Will it be a hit or a miss? <br /><br />I love the way you always relate your messages with real life chores or something you are doing. Very helpful and easy to imagine. <br /><br />Happy trails.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-57459759330446633972009-04-30T14:17:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:17:00.000-07:00Or as Yeats always said, "No work is ever wasted,"...Or as Yeats always said, "No work is ever wasted," Kathy. I believe he said it often to comfort himself. I have a cut file as well, for the same reason.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-14109958702288946572009-04-29T17:09:00.000-07:002009-04-29T17:09:00.000-07:00Like Helen, I usually just go straight to the comp...Like Helen, I usually just go straight to the compost pile. But it's a great idea. <br />As for my words, I save the cut ones, telling myself I'll reuse them sometime. I mostly think I do that as a salve to my sorrow when I'm killing my babies.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-39493838737057020452009-04-28T19:56:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:56:00.000-07:00But think of all those vitamins and minerals in th...But think of all those vitamins and minerals in the trimmings, all that good stuff, Helen, same is true of writing trims!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-90832169044778746492009-04-28T19:52:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:52:00.000-07:00Great idea, Muse! Then there's an entry if you don...Great idea, Muse! Then there's an entry if you don't have time to start from scratch.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-28466116392574745952009-04-28T11:28:00.000-07:002009-04-28T11:28:00.000-07:00I'd never thought of saving veggie trimmings to fr...I'd never thought of saving veggie trimmings to freeze and use in soups. We just take them straight out to the composting dirt. <br /><br />But I do save trimmings from manuscripts. If I cut it, I keep a discard file. You never know....<br /><br />Helen<br />http://straightfromhel.blogspot.comHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-58417682979231189662009-04-28T05:29:00.000-07:002009-04-28T05:29:00.000-07:00Hey Conda!
I do this a lot when I find myself goi...Hey Conda!<br /><br />I do this a lot when I find myself going off the beaten path. It's so nice to have scheduled posts and the ability to save a post for later. I can take an idea and expand it for reuse later.<br /><br />Take care!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974717192873929184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-8971656511510369822009-04-25T16:53:00.000-07:002009-04-25T16:53:00.000-07:00Beth of Beth's Adventures left this comment:
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I...Beth of Beth's Adventures left this comment:<br />***<br />I keep a document with any lines or paragraphs or phrases that I like, but cut from a chapter for whatever reason. Often I can recycle them in the same story, or in a new one. A word is a terrible thing to waste!<br /><br />Now you've made ME hungry!! :-) <br />***<br />Which I deleted by accident! Sorry, Beth, I wanted everybody to see your comment!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.com