tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post94508861542134378..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Another mark of the amateurEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-30822528616652947322009-09-05T11:15:34.938-05:002009-09-05T11:15:34.938-05:00Leona, if it's used for effect-- if, as I said...Leona, if it's used for effect-- if, as I said, you want to replicate the speech of a pre-teener or comically downplay or upplay something-- that's okay. I should probably "get" it if you're doing it for effect. If I don't get it, either I'm not the editor who understands your style, or you're not doing it right. :)<br /><br />But there's a big difference, I think, in someone doing anything to create a more fun/deeper experience for the reader, and someone doing the same thing because he/she doesn't have much imagination, vocabulary, or understanding of the story.<br /><br />It's like sentence fragments. When done well, they can add to the feel of the story moment. But if a passage has a lot of sentence fragments that don't seem to have much purpose (and "a lot" suggests that most won't have much purpose-- the complete sentence exists for a reason), I'm going to think two things: 1) this writer doesn't know what a real sentence is, and doesn't care, and 2) I'm going to have to waste a lot of time fixing most of these.<br /><br />So... less is more, as I always say (and everyone is tired of hearing :).<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-62397595964362863502009-09-05T09:13:55.494-05:002009-09-05T09:13:55.494-05:00So, I'm going to ask an incredibly (ha ha) ama...So, I'm going to ask an incredibly (ha ha) amatureish question.<br /><br />Seriously though, what if you are using it to mark an out of character moment?Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-31487574331600382762009-09-04T10:53:59.941-05:002009-09-04T10:53:59.941-05:00I hear ya. I read a book recently that probably c...I hear ya. I read a book recently that probably could have been 30 pages shorter if the author (or her editor) had cut some of that gushing. A little bit here and there is cool, if it contributes to the voice of the character. But too much and it becomes tedious to read. Or, I should say, incredibly exhausting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-52149206513699091242009-09-04T07:48:10.343-05:002009-09-04T07:48:10.343-05:00My one vice? Brilliant!
BabsMy one vice? Brilliant!<br />BabsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703292678697973295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-57994034249141117322009-09-04T07:35:23.909-05:002009-09-04T07:35:23.909-05:00Rachel, I do like "sheepishly." It's...Rachel, I do like "sheepishly." It's got some meaning to it, plus it makes me think about wool. :)<br />AEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-62157963355327797192009-09-04T07:23:18.546-05:002009-09-04T07:23:18.546-05:00Wow, I read your incredibly amazing post and sheep...Wow, I read your incredibly amazing post and sheepishly thought you were writing right at me. Then I did a word search on my MS (currently @ 60K)... and NO "incredibly". Perhaps there is hope after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-39924004836050688112009-09-03T22:30:22.139-05:002009-09-03T22:30:22.139-05:00Super awesome post. Wicked excellent. Hope to see ...Super awesome post. Wicked excellent. Hope to see more blowbackingly brilliant bumbles.Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-78626170014126564282009-09-03T22:04:17.858-05:002009-09-03T22:04:17.858-05:00Alicia,
You're so amazingly helpful to post t...Alicia, <br />You're so amazingly helpful to post this most delicious blog. ;)Amanda Borenstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061109442550378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-21665235126441929642009-09-03T21:16:09.749-05:002009-09-03T21:16:09.749-05:00Alicia,
Thank you! I was the one who'd asked...Alicia,<br /><br />Thank you! I was the one who'd asked the question. If you think of more, keep them coming. :) And good tips for how to fix this gushing problem too.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.com