Comments on: 10 Self-Editing Tips https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Julie Glover https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147967 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:31:06 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147967 Great tips!

]]> By: Amorina Rose https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147923 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:48:53 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147923 Thank you for making it simple.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147912 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:25:53 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147912 Ellen, my favorite method for the first second draft edit is to use Margie Lawson's EDITS system. Doing her colors shows me what's missing. Lining the pages of a chapter up and then going to the other side of the table is her other trick, allowing you to see at a glance that you have no setting or body language, or where you're going on too long with internal dialogue. It's a super useful system for that content edit.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147911 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:20:48 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147911 In reply to Terry Odell.

This is SO TRUE, Terry. Our writer brains absolutely add in words that should be there, but aren't. Changing the font is such an easy way to do this and I hadn't thought of it!

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147910 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:41:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147910 In reply to dholcomb1.

Thank you, Denise!

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147909 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:13:20 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147909 Wonderful post!

denise

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147908 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:27:12 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147908 In reply to jamesr403.

James, please don't feel embarrassed. Perhaps the agent was having an exceptionally bad, triple zero biorhythm day. Many of us use these particular words. I am working on expanding my use of active verbs and descriptions.

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147907 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:41:13 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147907 Great, great essay, Ellen. I used to use an example of errors like this that I found in an early Tom Clancy. A character named "Rand" turned into "Rend" in the next chapter and then reverted to the first spelling. It's not really ragging on him since it got fixed. And then . . .
The fifth editor to read my new book found a kid named "Roddy" who turned into "Robby."
I retract all my comments about Clancy.
All of your suggestions are excellent, especially reading out loud. But, the list of words the agent hated was embarrassing. I'm guilty.
Thanks!

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147906 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:59:13 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147906 In reply to Elizabeth Remic Kral.

I miss you, too. Big hugs.

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/02/10-self-editing-tips/#comment-147905 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:58:48 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41793#comment-147905 In reply to Elizabeth Remic Kra.

Hi Elizabeth! I though that a blog filled with editing suggestions would be useful. I know they help me.
Sometimes I think the edits might go on forever. I hear you.

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