tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post8208279990630305491..comments2023-10-06T04:46:41.176-04:00Comments on KATHRYN MAGENDIE: General TidBits in Cleaning up our ManuscriptsKathryn Magendiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-27663038807397531992009-09-08T17:57:27.809-04:002009-09-08T17:57:27.809-04:00Great advice. Printing this out and keeping it clo...Great advice. Printing this out and keeping it close by as I'm in the editing/rewriting stage as well. So many things to keep in mind!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376258782520198445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-82247017483297782712009-09-08T17:44:23.904-04:002009-09-08T17:44:23.904-04:00I love the picture. I shall think of that as soon ...I love the picture. I shall think of that as soon as I start the next draft. Thanks.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-77766275990001677302009-09-08T16:19:35.240-04:002009-09-08T16:19:35.240-04:00Sometimes your "tics" go right past you....Sometimes your "tics" go right past you. You have to set aside the manuscript for a long while, then read it with fresh eyes. Then you discover that you rely on passive verbs or you start every third sentence with a conjunctive or your favorite word is "seriously" or "coincidentally" or whatever.<br /><br />I do find it helps to read the manuscript out loud. I've even tape recorded it and listened back.<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-6173191469938389438.post-2594765456495614002009-09-08T16:16:01.461-04:002009-09-08T16:16:01.461-04:00Hi Kathryn:
There is an award for you at my blog!...Hi Kathryn:<br /><br />There is an award for you at my blog!<br /><br />http://missysbooknook.blogspot.com/2009/09/honest-scrap-award.htmlMissy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291867551001087415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-57686112645781607762009-09-08T14:52:05.118-04:002009-09-08T14:52:05.118-04:00Back to editing. It's so hard. Thanks for all ...Back to editing. It's so hard. Thanks for all your insight. It's truly useful.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-9981161857410096722009-09-08T12:52:36.290-04:002009-09-08T12:52:36.290-04:00Yes, Kathryn, great post. The whole narrative thin...Yes, Kathryn, great post. The whole narrative thing bugs me as well. Those pesky pacing issues...They're tough. But when the writing seems too much about the 'writing' and not about the story telling, that's when they lose me,too. I've read a bunch of well published lit. fiction books for school that read that way. And I always go, "Where was their editor??" :p) I think, who am I to say they're wrong? But sadly, I have a bull's eye on my wall for books like that,too. Thanks for the reminders!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602177425483410112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-37154585974643066042009-09-08T12:52:32.649-04:002009-09-08T12:52:32.649-04:00excellent advice! I follow almost all of those ste...excellent advice! I follow almost all of those steps when drafting and revising...except I think I revise more than most people, my last ms going through some 20 drafts before submission!Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-87489518009409858852009-09-08T12:22:52.703-04:002009-09-08T12:22:52.703-04:00That dog pic is classic. Great post! I know I fee...That dog pic is classic. Great post! I know I feel really bad when I read a book and feel like I don't want to finish because it is so bogged down with whatever. Too many long descriptions.Analisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572966946453192369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-9543674805440556622009-09-08T12:22:09.561-04:002009-09-08T12:22:09.561-04:00This was a nice way to start my writing week. Than...This was a nice way to start my writing week. Thanks for the friendly advice and the great laugh with the picture.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-86172299615936539922009-09-08T11:18:27.760-04:002009-09-08T11:18:27.760-04:00Your reference to the use of the word 'had'...Your reference to the use of the word 'had' makes me think of people who use 'you know' in almost every sentence when they're speaking. That kind of repetition is so annoying! Great advice! Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-12651529703680703722009-09-08T11:04:55.009-04:002009-09-08T11:04:55.009-04:00Wish my dog was that talented!
Thanx for the great...Wish my dog was that talented!<br />Thanx for the great advice. I'm need of some cleaning myself.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-4499572604810760632009-09-08T10:56:45.923-04:002009-09-08T10:56:45.923-04:00Great advice! Loved the picture of the dog, by th...Great advice! Loved the picture of the dog, by the way.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-40686999938211059242009-09-08T10:37:53.586-04:002009-09-08T10:37:53.586-04:00Great tips. Like Barry, I edit my blog. However,...Great tips. Like Barry, I edit my blog. However, once posted something invariably jumps out that I missed. It screams at me on the blog, but somehow it slipped by in the first or second edit. Thank goodness we still can go in and tweek things even after we post.<br /><br />I am now thinking I should edit my comment here (I rarely take the time to edit my comments), but when you are writing for the writer . . . makes one a little self-conscious . . .<br /><br />So, just did a reread and found a place with "I" instead of "it". Proof about proof-reading!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173191469938389438.post-74314813742694558912009-09-08T10:30:15.927-04:002009-09-08T10:30:15.927-04:00Some great advice, Kat
Even my little blog (which...Some great advice, Kat<br /><br />Even my little blog (which seldom exceeds 500 words) routinely gets edited 4 or 5 times before I publish it. Then I notice 4 or 5 other things that need changed.<br /><br />And if I dare go back and re-read a post some months later, I notice still another 4 or 5 changes that need to be made.<br /><br />I shudder to think what I'd discover if I ever printed it out on paper!!!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.com