tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post2331652751133236814..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Question of the Week: Do You Print Out Your Manuscripts?Martina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-19526251994055222212013-12-05T23:13:06.898-05:002013-12-05T23:13:06.898-05:00Yeppers. After a few revisions, I take my thumb dr...Yeppers. After a few revisions, I take my thumb drive down to Office Max, get the MS printed on 3 hole paper and pop it into ye olde binder for a look see.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-71864683912418638642013-12-02T06:46:57.358-05:002013-12-02T06:46:57.358-05:00Yes, I always print my manuscript. Generally I do ...Yes, I always print my manuscript. Generally I do it after six or seven revisions. Like you, I find that the words on paper give a different look, therefore fresh eyes for me. I come from a newspaper background where I used to mark up hard copy.Michael Embryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880224588512715157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-26439553724362476802013-12-02T05:00:26.457-05:002013-12-02T05:00:26.457-05:00I do my best to avoid printing my manuscript out c...I do my best to avoid printing my manuscript out completely while revising, a chapter or two is usually all I need, but you are so right about catching things in print that one tends to miss on the screen. Right now, though, I'm having to completely change the POV of the story I'm writing so each chapter HAS to be printed out. I recycle the paper after shredding it since I keep each completed draft on a flash drive. Does that help?Suzanne Luceronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89857109177035205842013-12-01T22:08:17.391-05:002013-12-01T22:08:17.391-05:00I printed out my MS when I met with a face-to-face...I printed out my MS when I met with a face-to-face crit group on a regular basis. I haven't done it in a while. I did just get a new printer up and running so I may go back to printing my MS and making it bleed with my hard-knocks red pen.<br /><br />Congrats on your release being very, very soon :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-57547637226504298542013-12-01T21:35:58.417-05:002013-12-01T21:35:58.417-05:00Well, after reading this and all the comments, I g...Well, after reading this and all the comments, I guess I should be printing out my manuscripts for editing. I haven't really done that except for what I submit to my crit group, but maybe I will do more than that. Thanks for the interesting post. Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-51376210055112358842013-12-01T19:11:41.616-05:002013-12-01T19:11:41.616-05:00Yes, I print mine out when it's time to edit. ...Yes, I print mine out when it's time to edit. I like to have a hard copy to read through and make notes on. It's much easier to go through the first draft this way. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524366837468760559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-31976160103329914632013-12-01T17:56:53.302-05:002013-12-01T17:56:53.302-05:00I've always printed mine out after a couple ro...I've always printed mine out after a couple rounds of edits. I see things better on the printed page than I do the screen.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-44892328329819745662013-12-01T16:51:02.955-05:002013-12-01T16:51:02.955-05:00Yes, I like to print out each draft and mark it up...Yes, I like to print out each draft and mark it up.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258259699598081964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-61583068118975245992013-12-01T16:40:17.139-05:002013-12-01T16:40:17.139-05:00Me too - I print it out when I have a completed dr...Me too - I print it out when I have a completed draft. It's amazing how much more I see that way. Same thing when I'm reading my critique group's work. I scavenge paper from everywhere to reuse, and I print two manuscript pages side by side per one sheet of paper.Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-51113425927515980932013-12-01T16:05:52.047-05:002013-12-01T16:05:52.047-05:00Always! I send it to FeDEx and they do it quite ch...Always! I send it to FeDEx and they do it quite cheaply. I find so many mistakes that way!!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-62165869580355384402013-12-01T10:32:36.210-05:002013-12-01T10:32:36.210-05:00Yes, I print out the manuscript when I have a comp...Yes, I print out the manuscript when I have a completed draft. I take mine to a print shop, where it's printed double-sided and bound. The feeling of having an actual manuscript in hand is quite incredible. But, like you, I find more mistakes in print and my husband--a major contributor to the project--also prefers it. I do most of my editing by reading the scenes out loud. That is also helpful. Crystal Thieringerhttp://crystalthieringer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-26205863543575422462013-12-01T08:43:00.433-05:002013-12-01T08:43:00.433-05:00I just started to too, but only once. I see more d...I just started to too, but only once. I see more details when its printed so I read through and take a pen and mark it up. Then make the changes in my computer. This is one of my last steps before the MS is shiney and query ready. Stacey Trombleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093836904596108872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-27212778453260859082013-12-01T08:05:23.522-05:002013-12-01T08:05:23.522-05:00Yes from me, though due to printing out necessary ...Yes from me, though due to printing out necessary stuff for PhD work my carbon footprint's already quite scary. I need to read them on paper, get the rhythm right and scrawl all over them. For whatever reason, highlighting in documents doesn't have the same power. You can delete a highlighted note - you can't avoid the angry scrawl on the paper asking 'what?!'. We recently had to buy a new printer and, as well as price, we tried to make it a decent one environmentally. I hope that's enough!CharmedLassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.com