tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418870747476000878.post6867004666879445410..comments2024-01-03T03:10:47.924-07:00Comments on Write Bravely: Editing Tips, or, Things I Need to Watch ForStephanie Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553998075443712084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418870747476000878.post-36004929968607048112009-01-27T14:32:00.000-07:002009-01-27T14:32:00.000-07:00My words are "just" and "look." Great advice!I not...My words are "just" and "look." Great advice!<BR/><BR/>I noticed a very popular writer's pet word was "flicked" and by the end of the book it drove me nuts! So it's important we check for repeated words so we don't drive our readers crazy.Rebecca Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969923131001170254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418870747476000878.post-28739020487805688032009-01-26T12:20:00.000-07:002009-01-26T12:20:00.000-07:00Those are excellent tips Stephanie! And how cool t...Those are excellent tips Stephanie! And how cool that your time editing another's ms has been beneficial to your own writing too. In fact, it probably was a real blessing because you might not have noticed those things while working with your own ms if the other hadn't opened your eyes to the potential problem.<BR/><BR/>Congrats!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418870747476000878.post-59149611849068429662009-01-23T20:27:00.000-07:002009-01-23T20:27:00.000-07:00I have a pet word that drives everyone crazy - it'...I have a pet word that drives everyone crazy - it's "quite".<BR/><BR/>"I'll be quite put out"<BR/>"That's quite enough of that"<BR/><BR/>it's a Brit-ism that I just can't shake. So I know that I must do a find/replace on everything I write, because I'm quite sure it will be in there. (lol)It's good to know your own foibles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418870747476000878.post-51899351746423207582009-01-23T12:08:00.000-07:002009-01-23T12:08:00.000-07:00These would be my top points for every writer too-...These would be my top points for every writer too--it is amazing how much you learn by critically reading someone elses work.Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.com