Comments on: Advanced Craft Tips

By: SueBarr

SueBarr — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 03:21:56 +0000

In my WIP I wrote: Nathan felt his fingers curl into a fist. I changed it to: Nathan's fingers curled into a fist. Small change, but it read better. That's my favourite part of editing. Crawling inside your character. Thanks for the blog post.

By: cerrissakim

cerrissakim — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:45:44 +0000

Awesome to get editing tips while I'm in the middle of revisions. I'll remember these when I'm reading over my work! Thank you!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 09:53:52 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Littlemissw - I smiled! So with you...

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 22:10:17 +0000

This is awesome! I definitely guilty of some of these - and I often don't even notice.

My go to body language is smiling. He smiled, she smiled, the dog smiled, the cat smirked (but cats are like that).

Love this so much!

By: Debbie Herbert

Debbie Herbert — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 15:26:32 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Roll Tide and Merry Christmas! ;)

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 10:18:03 +0000

In reply to Fae Rowen. Oh come on, Fae, you're working with an editor - give us one she taught you!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 10:17:25 +0000

In reply to Debbie Herbert. Ah Debbie, your writing shines pretty brightly already! (It's your choice of football teams that makes me wonder). Merry Christmas my friend!

By: Debbie Herbert

Debbie Herbert — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:31:37 +0000

Thanks for pointing out all the subtle nuances that can keep our writing from shining!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:28:48 +0000

In reply to spurvis500. Thank you! And that's a good point - improving my writing also improves my critting. Win-win!

By: spurvis500

spurvis500 — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:50:44 +0000

Thanks for another great post, Laura. I'm with you. I learn more and more with each critique I give. I find, as I learn, and the writer learns, I can go deeper and deeper with my critiques. Telling, and then showing is something I also see a lot. It kind of goes hand-in-hand with "trust the reader." I'm definitely bookmarking and sharing this post. :)