tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post7461099463122250331..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Don't RushDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48045172082520799982014-06-13T15:26:42.352-06:002014-06-13T15:26:42.352-06:00Smart Edit looks interesting, Terry. I've used...Smart Edit looks interesting, Terry. I've used Auto Crit, and that helps, especially with those overused words.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54222624052909945262014-06-13T09:21:36.834-06:002014-06-13T09:21:36.834-06:00I definitely needed this blog post today. The prob...I definitely needed this blog post today. The problem is the greatest when you stop and start a book. Other things get in the way, and all of a sudden you don't know where you were in the story. That's when mistakes happen.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15097649313866113722014-06-12T16:16:39.501-06:002014-06-12T16:16:39.501-06:00Good advice, Helen! Thanks.Good advice, Helen! Thanks.author Christa Polkinhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609212815347152668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-37061335939257773972014-06-12T16:03:35.098-06:002014-06-12T16:03:35.098-06:00I tend to read and re-read and re-re-read and so o...I tend to read and re-read and re-re-read and so on. Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10547997666618393942014-06-12T14:40:52.976-06:002014-06-12T14:40:52.976-06:00Good reminder of how important those second and so...Good reminder of how important those second and sometimes third drafts are before we declare a book finished. I'm going to look for smart edit, too. Sounds like a great resource.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57977291640291680512014-06-12T13:48:24.432-06:002014-06-12T13:48:24.432-06:00Very interesting, Terry. This is the first I'v...Very interesting, Terry. This is the first I've heard of Smart Edit. I think I'll look for it!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24145911384330464312014-06-12T13:47:21.661-06:002014-06-12T13:47:21.661-06:00Christopher, you always make me laugh. Thank you.Christopher, you always make me laugh. Thank you.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13770061817525402352014-06-12T13:46:49.180-06:002014-06-12T13:46:49.180-06:00They do, don't they, Diane. "Gout of bloo...They do, don't they, Diane. "Gout of blood" would definitely catch my eye!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5110632084730987732014-06-12T13:45:38.009-06:002014-06-12T13:45:38.009-06:00Very true, Linda! I think most of us stick to writ...Very true, Linda! I think most of us stick to writing because we have characters talking to us in our heads.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36115257582516025122014-06-12T13:12:50.414-06:002014-06-12T13:12:50.414-06:00I'm approaching the final chapter--or chapters...I'm approaching the final chapter--or chapters; I never know for sure. When I'm ready to edit, I print it out in a different font, in 2 columns so everything looks 'different' and then I read the whole thing, making notes before transcribing changes, which is the opposite of my 'edit as you go' system for writing. I've also found a nifty program called Smart Edit that can pinpoint overused words, and I'm always finding new ones. It also flags adverbs, cliches, and profanity and a whole bunch of other things. Makes a good 'second set of eyes' before sending it off to my beta readers and then to my editor.<br />Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26362415388426909682014-06-12T06:55:05.629-06:002014-06-12T06:55:05.629-06:00Geez, Helen McBuzzkill ... my happy dance just tur...Geez, Helen McBuzzkill ... my happy dance just turned into a funeral march!Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29202819659784283472014-06-12T06:40:03.426-06:002014-06-12T06:40:03.426-06:00The draft is the easy part. Revision is the hard p...The draft is the easy part. Revision is the hard part, harder still because you want to be truly "done." I created Story Building Blocks III to hold all my revision methods in one place and I work them through high to low ... the internal resistance building with each layer. Sometimes you have to set it aside for a day (maybe a week) before you continue the gauntlet. But, satisfying the readers makes it all worthwhile. I finished Cassandra Clare's City of Heavenly fire and her favorite phrase was "gout of blood." Odd phrases really stand out when they are repeated.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65642581382984560072014-06-12T06:20:07.710-06:002014-06-12T06:20:07.710-06:00The last word on the page is just the beginning of...The last word on the page is just the beginning of the pre-publishing, publishing, and marketing processes. Sometimes I wonder how many of us would have opted to become writers if we had known the REAL work of becoming a published author.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.com