tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post6683755723432254249..comments2024-03-29T09:08:53.181-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Successful Editing Summed Up in a Single Principle— Err on the Side of OutrageousEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-32748325236006566992014-06-12T13:00:40.905-04:002014-06-12T13:00:40.905-04:00Thank you for the examples! I'm one of those t...Thank you for the examples! I'm one of those that has to see it to learn it. lol. <br />I'm also one of those authors that has a hard time shutting off the internal editor to get the first draft done. I've got a manuscript I've been working on for almost a year, and it's only 10k words. Granted, I did cut an additional 10k because I realized that's not where the story should have started, but just the same...<br /><br />Thanks for a great post, Edie!<br /><br />Amber Schamel<br />Bringing HIStory to Life!<br />www.AmberSchamel.comAmber Lemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170040716112851191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-16908555851625598212014-06-11T21:51:37.522-04:002014-06-11T21:51:37.522-04:00I enjoy writing the first draft more than editing....I enjoy writing the first draft more than editing. Thanks for the great tips. One of my critique partners is always catching cliches. Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-14978644047211790982014-06-11T15:12:58.337-04:002014-06-11T15:12:58.337-04:00Thanks for these thoughts, Edie! I really apprecia...Thanks for these thoughts, Edie! I really appreciate them, especially since I'm getting ready to edit my novel soon. The point about senses is especially important to me, and I've been trying to assimilate advice about it, since it's one of my weak spots. Rachelle O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414561666549371254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-47773389014314640232014-06-11T11:08:21.933-04:002014-06-11T11:08:21.933-04:00Karen, thanks so much for getting in the spirit wi...Karen, thanks so much for getting in the spirit with your fun response! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-56142397645793292672014-06-11T11:01:35.329-04:002014-06-11T11:01:35.329-04:00Edie,
Thanks for the timely post and examples. SIn...Edie,<br />Thanks for the timely post and examples. SInce I fall into the first camp (love to write, don't love to edit) it's nice ( ducky, pleasant, peachy) to read some easy-to-follow ( obtainable, deft) tips ( cues, pointers, admonitions) on choosing words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625500414650798788noreply@blogger.com