tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post1622832217963269196..comments2024-03-08T23:13:59.239-08:00Comments on Follow the Muse: Plucking wordsAmy Saiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-65535491742303253412011-06-14T22:32:04.671-07:002011-06-14T22:32:04.671-07:00Blogging's to blame! We all try to say so much...Blogging's to blame! We all try to say so much, with so few words and so little time. Bad habits are easily formed. Maybe if you looked upon it as writing a whole new book, the editing would be less tedious. Kushti bok.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-39209323266048446072011-06-14T14:26:51.039-07:002011-06-14T14:26:51.039-07:00Picky, picky. I really happen to like the word &q...Picky, picky. I really happen to like the word "really". I really probably use it too much and should really stop I guess. I just happen to like it very much.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-85640545876967344332011-06-14T10:38:21.736-07:002011-06-14T10:38:21.736-07:00Really? I didn't think that was the author'...Really? I didn't think that was the author's responsibility :-/ Oh well ... I guess everyone works differently!Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-57043587499690695012011-06-14T10:30:39.098-07:002011-06-14T10:30:39.098-07:00Karen- Haha. Yeah, I figured there were lots of ed...Karen- Haha. Yeah, I figured there were lots of edits ahead. I do tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to things like this, but time smooths that all out. That's why I'm so grateful for blogs like yours and Talli's etc, where you've always been honest about the editing experience. <br /><br />Laughing at your blatant adverb display there : ) Thanks for that!Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-82541130821596994832011-06-14T10:10:48.811-07:002011-06-14T10:10:48.811-07:00Try not to feel too overwhelmed! You don't hav...Try not to feel too overwhelmed! You don't have to make it perfect in this one edit. There will be many more to come. Probably not what you wanted to hear, but most likely very true. (And I bet the previous sentence is one your editor would not like AT ALL.)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-56157745912562599772011-06-14T09:51:48.969-07:002011-06-14T09:51:48.969-07:00Starting Over- Exactly.Starting Over- Exactly.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-79909839593224033872011-06-14T09:48:36.538-07:002011-06-14T09:48:36.538-07:00I am very guilty of run-on sentences. I always go...I am very guilty of run-on sentences. I always go back to change the punctuation, when what I should be doing is eliminating words.<br /><br />You are probably learning from the editor what to do for your next book.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-74359287564673050482011-06-14T09:48:32.453-07:002011-06-14T09:48:32.453-07:00mybabyjohn- I'd say write first, think later b...mybabyjohn- I'd say write first, think later because we all have to edit at one point, and the more you have, the more you'll be left to work with. If you self-edit now, you might never put down all those good bits that come with freestyle writing.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-6107541018751828992011-06-14T09:46:42.757-07:002011-06-14T09:46:42.757-07:00Jessica- I guess using tab to start a paragraph an...Jessica- I guess using tab to start a paragraph annoys the formatters since they have to take all of it out. I'd probably heard about it before, but didn't want to stop using them.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-33285456884767208392011-06-14T08:22:54.354-07:002011-06-14T08:22:54.354-07:00Delete paragraph tabs? Why? :-/ Confused ...Delete paragraph tabs? Why? :-/ Confused ...Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317808419889516476.post-92039178297106320152011-06-14T08:16:18.334-07:002011-06-14T08:16:18.334-07:00Everything I have been reading lately has made me ...Everything I have been reading lately has made me so self conscious about words. I find myself going back and hacking everthing I have written to bits. Verbal weeds indeed. But....if someone really talks that way you need to use the weeds in their narrative, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com