tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4627746500037471824..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Editing TechniquesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77614411445884503652009-03-16T13:55:00.000-06:002009-03-16T13:55:00.000-06:00Thanks All,I'll add changing font/color and leavin...Thanks All,<BR/><BR/>I'll add changing font/color and leaving some time between edits to my listCharlotte Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336641340221491792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65887229223454689202009-03-15T14:25:00.000-06:002009-03-15T14:25:00.000-06:00I make sure I have not read what I'm about to edit...I make sure I have not read what I'm about to edit for at least a few days so I don't read what I thought I wrote. You catch a lot of typos and dropped words that way.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39876672295964622112009-03-15T13:54:00.000-06:002009-03-15T13:54:00.000-06:00I print my work out, read it aloud, (to someone el...I print my work out, read it aloud, (to someone else preferably), and that usually does the trick.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13933582344040298532009-03-14T20:13:00.000-06:002009-03-14T20:13:00.000-06:00Reading out loud IS helpful--especially for dialog...Reading out loud IS helpful--especially for dialogue. If I can't say it in one breath, neither can the character. <BR/><BR/>My best editing tip is to let the manuscript sit for at least a week or two. After a while, no matter what fancy tricks I use I've stared at a manuscript too long to see it anymore. Stepping away and coming back illuminates a lot of things I would have missed otherwise.<BR/><BR/>--Lisa<BR/>http://authorlisalogan.blogspot.comLisa Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259624498661417075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-12649025686396246182009-03-14T19:50:00.000-06:002009-03-14T19:50:00.000-06:00Reading out loud is one of my favorite things. I ...Reading out loud is one of my favorite things. I am always surprised when they leap out at me while reading. Great post, I enjoyed reading it.<BR/><BR/>Jenny Bean<BR/>http://theinnerbean.blogspot.com/Jenny Melzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235663870008150355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-12404145392699530182009-03-14T16:48:00.000-06:002009-03-14T16:48:00.000-06:00Have recently found that printing it out, reading ...Have recently found that printing it out, reading it aloud AND changing font colour at various times make a very big difference to me.<BR/><BR/>It was like wading through mud before!Kit Courteneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211606676705095432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90999318207478222012009-03-14T16:37:00.000-06:002009-03-14T16:37:00.000-06:00Printing seems to work best for me. I've never bee...Printing seems to work best for me. I've never been able to master standing on my head.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6638873461093338322009-03-14T16:17:00.000-06:002009-03-14T16:17:00.000-06:00I usually just print mine out, but I like some of ...I usually just print mine out, but I like some of the other ideas and may give them a try next time.<BR/><BR/>Jane Kennedy Sutton<BR/>http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4226650401921056552009-03-14T15:01:00.000-06:002009-03-14T15:01:00.000-06:00These are all good techniques.If they're local, my...These are all good techniques.<BR/><BR/>If they're local, my clients come to my office and we read the entire book aloud. With my own novel Dream or Destiny, my editor and I got together in person and did the same thing. Reading aloud always reveals things that have been missed before.<BR/><BR/>I also do the last edit before the final read-aloud on my e-book reader.<BR/><BR/>Lillie Ammann<BR/><A HREF="http://lillieammann.com/blog" REL="nofollow">A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye</A>Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55299241243515806922009-03-14T11:36:00.000-06:002009-03-14T11:36:00.000-06:00I always read mine out loud - SLOWLY. That usuall...I always read mine out loud - SLOWLY. That usually does it.<BR/>Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21749883451517378232009-03-14T11:17:00.000-06:002009-03-14T11:17:00.000-06:00One of my favorite tips from a reader here is to c...One of my favorite tips from a reader here is to change the font and color in the entire document. This is particularly useful when editing on the computer screen, where errors are more likely to be overlooked than on the printed page. <BR/><BR/>Good post, Char. Sounds like a good crit group you have going there.<BR/><BR/>Dani<BR/>http://blogbooktours.blogspot.comDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com