tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3124638217773162040..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Learning by Doing -- Second InstallmentDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17335193077176083932009-08-04T22:26:24.173-06:002009-08-04T22:26:24.173-06:00I thought of another one! "Just"! I am c...I thought of another one! "Just"! I am constantly adding "just" when it isn't even remotely necessary!Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-37580574915961437082009-08-04T21:52:13.484-06:002009-08-04T21:52:13.484-06:00Just read this and had to share *that* I have been...Just read this and had to share *that* I have been having major issues with using the word "that", along with "which", and a few others. So nice to know I'm not the only one who has struggled with that problem. (Now if only there could be a website - like thesaurus.com - where we could type in "that", "which", and other words, and find something to use instead, and we could spend our energy thinking about something else!)Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39287197488928077302009-08-01T16:24:47.708-06:002009-08-01T16:24:47.708-06:00Again...I want to thank everyone who read and appr...Again...I want to thank everyone who read and appreciated my tips. I was so pleased at my audience. Some many talented people finding value in my advice. I'm awed.<br /><br />Thanks, Maryann for thinking my fodder was interesting enough to add here. <br /><br />GingerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-22813880165898829382009-07-31T16:45:31.932-06:002009-07-31T16:45:31.932-06:00Hi Ginger, thanks so much for sharing your tips. ...Hi Ginger, thanks so much for sharing your tips. I have found many of these problems in my own writing and still work to get rid of them. It seems a never-ending battle :DTerisa Wilcoxhttp://www.terisawilcox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66190303361529520332009-07-31T15:39:09.593-06:002009-07-31T15:39:09.593-06:00Hi Ginger,
Thanks for sending me the link to some...Hi Ginger,<br /><br />Thanks for sending me the link to some great advice. Writing is a pain at times, but it helps when people like you are willing to share some much needed reminders.<br /><br />Yours,<br />Dee Owens<br />Personalized MarketingDee Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045178927499352747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67922021888247055372009-07-31T14:15:40.021-06:002009-07-31T14:15:40.021-06:00Great list--a long time ago I leaned to rid my wor...Great list--a long time ago I leaned to rid my work of that--hate seeing it anywhere now even though I know on occasion it works:)Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29798464011893961562009-07-31T13:24:02.350-06:002009-07-31T13:24:02.350-06:00Great tips for making writing stronger.Great tips for making writing stronger.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55236786935475051502009-07-31T12:15:51.274-06:002009-07-31T12:15:51.274-06:00Fantastic tips--ones we all need to be reminded of...Fantastic tips--ones we all need to be reminded of again and again.<br /><br />Marilyn<br />http://fictionforyou.comMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57247655659127499342009-07-31T10:01:28.779-06:002009-07-31T10:01:28.779-06:00Really good tips. A couple of the problems you men...Really good tips. A couple of the problems you mentioned can be nixed by avoiding passive verbs.Terry Heathhttp://terryheath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88513166961513379402009-07-31T10:00:44.162-06:002009-07-31T10:00:44.162-06:00Great tips, Ginger. thanks for sharing them.Great tips, Ginger. thanks for sharing them.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53553136189615515592009-07-31T09:44:34.422-06:002009-07-31T09:44:34.422-06:00Internal dialogue seems to work better for some ge...Internal dialogue seems to work better for some genre's and some characters, but I agree with the consensus that it should be used sparingly. Then it has more impact. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your rewrite process with us, Ginger, and good luck in placing the book when you finish.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38989174531035299472009-07-31T08:21:50.944-06:002009-07-31T08:21:50.944-06:00As a reader, I can't stand internal dialogue. ...As a reader, I can't stand internal dialogue. It seems such a poor compromise between first and third person perspeciive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84314540952752820112009-07-31T07:48:43.741-06:002009-07-31T07:48:43.741-06:00These are excellent points. I have been going thr...These are excellent points. I have been going through a significant shortening process (200K is more than they want) and these are all exactly the same things I am finding there, too--remove all the obvious and you are 20% shorter without ever cutting into content.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4039160310800751472009-07-31T06:44:08.699-06:002009-07-31T06:44:08.699-06:00Great ways to punch up a novel.
The internal dialo...Great ways to punch up a novel.<br />The internal dialogue one is tricky. It needs to be done just right.<br /><br />I think such dialogue is good as long as you don't overdo it. I like reading internal dialogue because it feels like I'm getting into the person's head, yet too much of it drags the story down.<br /><br />My books are character driven, so there's a fine line I have to tread.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19506296027734568672009-07-31T06:37:38.893-06:002009-07-31T06:37:38.893-06:00Interesting comments. I shall have to watch out f...Interesting comments. I shall have to watch out for these errors in my own work.<br />Thanks.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50343337151978277212009-07-31T06:11:16.133-06:002009-07-31T06:11:16.133-06:00Note to self, 'I must check for 'thats'...Note to self, 'I must check for 'thats', I must check for 'thats'. I'm glad you reminded us about this point now so I can check before it's too late!Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60665875695522955322009-07-31T05:05:11.225-06:002009-07-31T05:05:11.225-06:00Hi Ginger. Thanks for sharing your process of edit...Hi Ginger. Thanks for sharing your process of editing. Doesn't it often seem like we do these major overhauls - completely rewriting scenes, rearranging whole chapters, cutting/adding characters, and so on, only to discover that sometimes it can be the smallest changes that make the difference? It's these polishes on our work that make it shine.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89337195995513618902009-07-31T04:59:31.346-06:002009-07-31T04:59:31.346-06:00Hi Ginger,
Well, my friend, looks I'm the firs...Hi Ginger,<br />Well, my friend, looks I'm the first to drop by and say Hi. I am sure I won't be the last.<br />I know exactly where you are coming from, when I pick up my earlier manuscripts and read through them now, I cringe, and wonder how I could ever have written such rubbish, but it is a learning curve after all. I still think I am the queen of tell not show, but I am trying to break the habit.<br />Cheers<br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.com