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Post by Siana Blackwood on Jun 16, 2011 2:15:22 GMT -5
Criticising your first draft is now officially forbidden in a an accord reached between representatives of the Union of Internal Editors and the Pro-WriMo Writers Group at the 2011 International Year of Writing a Damn Lot Conference held online earlier this year. I'd post a link if... well, if it really happened.  Now go and write! It's fun, and fun is good! |
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Post by Rabbit on Jun 16, 2011 6:39:03 GMT -5
It's so nice to see the council actually doing something this year. Though with it being such a major event this time, I can't say I'm surprised. I think the write-up in the Ink-Slingaria newspaper put it best: Mark Stanly from the UIE made a convincing argument at the opening of the conference but was ultimately talked down by the Pro-WriMo representatives on the grounds that time was much more a factor than plot in times of WriMos and that structure and pacing could always be fixed at a later date. The ultimate blow to the argument came when Miss Tina Sullivan of Wisconsin brought it to the attention of the committee that editing often decreases word count, being the opposite of the overall WriMo philosophy and in particular the International Year of Writing a Damn Lot itself. After several smaller debates spanning the next few hours an agreement was finally reached: criticising the first draft of your work is no longer permitted by the official IYoWaDL councils. So glad it's finally official  |
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