tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post693343596993234341..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Tackling the Task of Self-CritiquingDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15685454742931416102009-09-09T20:13:43.931-06:002009-09-09T20:13:43.931-06:00I always put my manuscript through the AutoCrit Ed...I always put my manuscript through the AutoCrit Editing Wizard, too. It finds a ton of problems that I missed.<br /><br />Thanks for the excellent series of articles.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272527704400070501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13988819733230073242009-09-09T18:06:21.609-06:002009-09-09T18:06:21.609-06:00Helen:
Yes, there is a lot that an author can do t...Helen:<br />Yes, there is a lot that an author can do to improve a ms technically before the editor sees it.<br /><br />Morgan:<br />It's the dreaded "housekeeping" that we all put off, isn't it?<br /><br />BronzeWord, Maryann, Janet, and Sheila:<br />Thank you all for your kind comments.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18330079373657896722009-09-09T10:49:26.751-06:002009-09-09T10:49:26.751-06:00Still putting off reopening my old manuscripts, bu...Still putting off reopening my old manuscripts, but I'll get to it soon, and this advice is invaluable. Thanks.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29738615247646786132009-09-09T09:50:51.969-06:002009-09-09T09:50:51.969-06:00Good advice on the cooling off period. It makes fo...Good advice on the cooling off period. It makes for fresh eyes that can spot areas that need help. I'm doing a little (unintential) cooling off with my current WIP. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Janet Lanehttp://janetlane.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-22281462366818567992009-09-09T08:52:17.455-06:002009-09-09T08:52:17.455-06:00LOL, Morgan, I'm with you. I hate that last pa...LOL, Morgan, I'm with you. I hate that last pass through. That's why I'm so thankful that someone else is doing that on my books at Five Star.<br /><br />This was a good series, Elsa. I really like the idea of giving ourselves the positive comments as well as noting what is wrong as we read through.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30081204681938957312009-09-09T07:35:53.834-06:002009-09-09T07:35:53.834-06:00Hi Thank you for this great information. I went to...Hi Thank you for this great information. I went to your site and was very impressed with all the info you have there. Thank you for sharing.<br />Jo Ann Hernandez<br />BronzeWord Latino Authors<br />http://authorslatino.com/wordpressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54235731659785429172009-09-09T07:07:17.829-06:002009-09-09T07:07:17.829-06:00It's the nit picking I hate. I love changing s...It's the nit picking I hate. I love changing stuff like sentence structure, passive verbs, filling in more interesting words, taking out extra adjectives, and adverbs. I hate the fine comb process where I need to look for extra spaces, words that sound the same, but in my hurry to type I spelled the wrong way, all those little things that need to be attended to, but are a drag. I'm always relieved when that's over.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.com<br />http://choiceonepublishing.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48810568396442567682009-09-09T06:55:52.638-06:002009-09-09T06:55:52.638-06:00In that final proofreading phase, also weed throug...In that final proofreading phase, also weed through passive verbs. I'm finding a lot of those in manuscripts I work on. <br /><br />Good advice in this series. Thank you for laying it out and taking us through it step by step.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com