tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4931842661763758942..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: What's on Your Self-Editing List?Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40876556234514785652014-02-10T16:01:27.029-07:002014-02-10T16:01:27.029-07:00Good luck with your edits Terry.Good luck with your edits Terry.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://www.janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5919650362721695862014-02-10T13:50:31.564-07:002014-02-10T13:50:31.564-07:00Being deep into edit mode, this is a well-timed po...Being deep into edit mode, this is a well-timed post. Thanks.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21827392260083297322014-02-08T12:47:58.336-07:002014-02-08T12:47:58.336-07:00Thanks Lew - active voice is always a plus. Good l...Thanks Lew - active voice is always a plus. Good luck with your writing too.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81526679996278891052014-02-08T12:47:10.134-07:002014-02-08T12:47:10.134-07:00Thanks Linda - a musty odor that won't go away...Thanks Linda - a musty odor that won't go away definitely sets the scene and the senses, and distinguishes that courtroom from other places.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://www.janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28165176192780957632014-02-07T16:02:38.649-07:002014-02-07T16:02:38.649-07:00Love it, love it, love it! I have spent years talk...Love it, love it, love it! I have spent years talking to editing clients about show-don't-tell. <br /><br />As a writer, I find one of my greatest challenges to be remembering to include the senses. With the last book I did better; it opened in a courtroom that reeked with a musty odor that never went away.<br /><br />Excellent post, Janice. So glad to have you visit us!Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-37613025776669746832014-02-07T11:41:51.729-07:002014-02-07T11:41:51.729-07:00Thanks for this. Great reminders. I need to keep...Thanks for this. Great reminders. I need to keep #6 in mind lately.Dawn Byrnehttp://www.dawnbyrne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29693758706920613522014-02-07T11:40:26.149-07:002014-02-07T11:40:26.149-07:00Janice,
Everything you mentioned is wonderful advi...Janice,<br />Everything you mentioned is wonderful advice. It can't help but improve the writer's manuscript. for completeness sake one obvious search should be mentioned. When we show and don't tell, our sentences should be in the active form, so that the reader can see our characters in action. Passive voice is the enemy of showing. Good Luck on your writing. - Lew aka theMadMutt. Dr. Lewis Preschel aka themadmutt, author of the Karmic Knight Mysteries.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04236970328157418273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48716627606442544232014-02-07T11:08:07.480-07:002014-02-07T11:08:07.480-07:00Thanks so much Heidi.Thanks so much Heidi.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-70607510941827909152014-02-07T11:07:01.175-07:002014-02-07T11:07:01.175-07:00It's great that you're so able to tap into...It's great that you're so able to tap into the senses, particularly hearing. It makes the story so much richer. Whatever is going on in your life that is pouring into the story is obviously a good thing. Enjoy writing the rest of it.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69644371468119421282014-02-07T11:05:27.420-07:002014-02-07T11:05:27.420-07:00I add new words to my list for each new story I wr...I add new words to my list for each new story I write because I never know when those words I thought I'd stopped repeating will show up again. Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53336015403568564242014-02-07T11:01:15.433-07:002014-02-07T11:01:15.433-07:00It's impossible to avoid them all; no matter h...It's impossible to avoid them all; no matter how good we are at writing, we all make mistakes. And, for some, the list of mistakes changes over time.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81898555692178844492014-02-07T10:58:23.531-07:002014-02-07T10:58:23.531-07:00Thanks so much Maryann.Thanks so much Maryann.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13965477758395850692014-02-07T10:49:50.191-07:002014-02-07T10:49:50.191-07:00Welcome, Janice! Excellent tips. These are what I ...Welcome, Janice! Excellent tips. These are what I also recommend to my editing clients!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88095752119408427652014-02-07T10:45:05.670-07:002014-02-07T10:45:05.670-07:00Thanks for visiting us, Janice! I particularly agr...Thanks for visiting us, Janice! I particularly agree with your tip about using the senses, and find it interesting that music is so much a part of my current story - hearing. These characters are very attuned to sound. I haven't figured out what's going on with me in real life that's pouring into the story this way. Surely something.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59448318642923124622014-02-07T10:04:30.526-07:002014-02-07T10:04:30.526-07:00Self-editing is not my issue - saying 'That...Self-editing is not my issue - saying 'That's it, you're done' is my issue. It can always be better.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38486879818960511982014-02-07T09:26:43.959-07:002014-02-07T09:26:43.959-07:00I do all of these. I have an entire book of high a...I do all of these. I have an entire book of high and revision layers. I always end up with a new repetitive word list for each story, though. I get the old bugaboos out and new bugaboos move in. When I hear people write one draft and think they are done, I cringe. I'm certain even Jane Austen wrote more than one draft.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81384604360500699992014-02-07T09:01:23.187-07:002014-02-07T09:01:23.187-07:00I should have read this post many years in the pas...I should have read this post many years in the past, that would have been great. I know I could have avoided many mistakes.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55819077427412109412014-02-07T08:04:40.103-07:002014-02-07T08:04:40.103-07:00Love the Search and Destroy list, and I laughed wh...Love the Search and Destroy list, and I laughed when I read number four. Every time I read "he shrugged his shoulders" or "he nodded his head" I want to scream. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25569248456910101892014-02-07T06:27:59.820-07:002014-02-07T06:27:59.820-07:00Thanks so much for having me on the Blood-Red Penc...Thanks so much for having me on the Blood-Red Pencil. It's a great site and a fantastic resource for all writers.Janice Gable Bashmanhttp://janicegablebashman.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42912247892890149992014-02-07T06:25:54.736-07:002014-02-07T06:25:54.736-07:00Janice thanks so much for being here today and sha...Janice thanks so much for being here today and sharing your handy self-editing list. Loved that you named it, lol. Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.com