{"id":486,"date":"2012-09-28T09:57:38","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T14:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/?p=486"},"modified":"2012-09-28T09:57:38","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T14:57:38","slug":"writing-metaphors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/28\/writing-metaphors\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Metaphors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah, this isn\u2019t a post about how to write metaphors. Although that would be a fun topic, huh? I\u2019m talking about the two stages of the writing process that come after your completed draft. It\u2019s easiest to comprehend when thought of as a metaphor, because let\u2019s face it, saying that you\u2019re editing or revising flat out kind of makes you want to puke.<\/p>\n

The Editing Train: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here we go on! Hoping on the Editing Train. It\u2019s got a non-stop schedule to hit the\"\"<\/a> towns of Depressionville, Wanna-Pull-My-Hair-Out Junction, Decenton, Proudtown, and straight on to Success. Hey, if there can be a town named Celebration, there can be one named Success.<\/p>\n

Editing is like being on a train because your story is already in motion. It\u2019s constructed, moving and has a destination. You can make changes to the structure or body of your story. Or you could just change directions or add a new location it runs through to make the ride smoother.<\/p>\n

The Revision Cave:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now, the cave is an entirely different animal. It\u2019s not a fun journey with some irritation along the way like the editing train, no, revisions plunge you into the depths of your own thoughts. For days, weeks, maybe even months on end until you can emerge again to see the sun. It\u2019s one small step at a time to reach the surface.<\/p>\n

For those reading who are currently running the writing marathon, I\u2019m sure this post has enticed you to finish faster so you can enjoy the train and cave as well. It\u2019s really great, honestly. You feel accomplished and in control. Never mind stressed to the max! But I digress.<\/p>\n

Where are you on your writing journey? Share how you\u2019re currently feeling and whatever challenges you might be facing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yeah, this isn\u2019t a post about how to write metaphors. Although that would be a fun topic, huh? I\u2019m talking about the two stages of the writing process that come after your completed draft. It\u2019s easiest to comprehend when thought of as a metaphor, because let\u2019s face it, saying that you\u2019re editing or revising flat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[47,26,62,73,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editing","category-how-to","category-planning","category-reading","category-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YHlB-7Q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}