tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post3954272771017115803..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: Weeding Your MSLinda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-61956241819833721892011-11-06T13:41:46.347-08:002011-11-06T13:41:46.347-08:00Anne, I'm smiling now. I know what you mean. I...Anne, I'm smiling now. I know what you mean. I just found the mess was scattered everywhere. Then a couple sentences later, the desk was over turned and papers were scattered everywhere. Oh... there is more. I recommend when you find anything... and change it, to print and do one more read. That's what I'm doing... again. Thanks for the comment.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-73817011236112701652011-11-06T13:39:23.702-08:002011-11-06T13:39:23.702-08:00Lorelei, Thank you for the great comment. And... p...Lorelei, Thank you for the great comment. And... printing is essential. I've got this version printed and am reading with focus and slowly. Amazing what I'm finding that so many eyes...including my own... missed. Signed, said sighed. Huge error. Oooops. Back to reading. On paper. Slow. Loud. We can do it!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-90942052157172672292011-11-06T13:37:15.318-08:002011-11-06T13:37:15.318-08:00Thanks for your comment Heather. I think there'...Thanks for your comment Heather. I think there's a point when we don't change anything that isn't technically incorrect... and that set of professional eyes is essential.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-79948893313538359572011-11-06T06:21:33.038-08:002011-11-06T06:21:33.038-08:00I'm in the midst of giving mine "that fin...I'm in the midst of giving mine "that final read". It's been finished for over a year, and I edited it within an inch of its life thinking it was done. Just the other day I found this, "The red filiments of the toaster glowed red in the darkened pantry." ARGH!! <br /><br />Needless to say, I'm not done.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299643638346680038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-29984484636212611632011-11-05T11:05:21.639-07:002011-11-05T11:05:21.639-07:00I lose count too. And then, you know, it becomes s...I lose count too. And then, you know, it becomes so familiar to you--the story--that your eyes glaze over--even when you've put it away for a month. You still come back and are too familiar with it.<br /><br />I'm lucky to have an editor at Copperhill, because they are doing a second edit of my #2 book. I believe the second edit is being done by a second person as well. But, yes, we try very hard to weed things out. I like using the edit/replace option of words or phrases I know are my big problem area. I'm thinking of having the next one printed out so that I can catch things I can't catch on the screen.<br /><br />Good post,Karlene!Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-53281146549464324382011-11-05T09:26:53.636-07:002011-11-05T09:26:53.636-07:00I've lost count of how many times I've rea...I've lost count of how many times I've read mine! You're right though, I catch something nearly every time. I agree with Kristie though, at some point we have to say we're done. I'd combine that with Linda's suggestion. When we think we're done, that's when we need a fresh set of professional eyes.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-50790061799421828752011-11-04T23:58:00.326-07:002011-11-04T23:58:00.326-07:00Linda, Yes! That is the answer. We need to have th...Linda, Yes! That is the answer. We need to have that one final read through to pick up the errors when the story is complete.<br /><br />I also believe that the better the story is, the harder it is for people to catch all the mistakes on the first read through because they are into the story. <br /><br />So maybe that final read through should be by someone who is intimate with the story. I'm taking this task on myself.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-75550306179292290402011-11-04T23:50:57.482-07:002011-11-04T23:50:57.482-07:00Kristie, excellent point. I think that the final r...Kristie, excellent point. I think that the final read through when we're done is no mistakes. Yes, we can always make it perfect... but those little nagging errors are what need to be found. And that, I think, we cannot read enough. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-52133934620089091392011-11-04T23:45:24.952-07:002011-11-04T23:45:24.952-07:00Stina, I know exactly what you mean. I'm so gl...Stina, I know exactly what you mean. I'm so glad I'm not alone on this. :) Thanks for the comment.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-17873353187854070162011-11-04T09:00:12.531-07:002011-11-04T09:00:12.531-07:00I thought about this a lot after your comment, Kar...I thought about this a lot after your comment, Karlene, and tried to remember what the work was like when I knew someone with a proofreading job years ago. I think that's the key at the stage you're talking about, because if someone proofreads your ms. they're not reading the story, they're only reading for proper word usage and spelling. Could be, that's what we need at the end of the process, when our story is done.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001433214194860481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-83253009834966839762011-11-04T07:13:54.917-07:002011-11-04T07:13:54.917-07:00We can always read it one more time, but sometime ...We can always read it one more time, but sometime it has to be called done or we'll never make it to the next step. I've decided this is when I start to read it again, get about 1/3 of the way through and realize I can't stand to read it one more time and that I haven't even been paying attention to what I have read. You can still pick it up months or a year later, be able to read it again and find ways to improve it, but what have you lost in that time by not moving forward?Kristie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649966564896771373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-78295072083308559722011-11-04T05:37:59.266-07:002011-11-04T05:37:59.266-07:00I don't know how many times I've read my b...I don't know how many times I've read my book, but I'm still tweaking it. At one point, I thought I was close to finished, until I disected it again at the word level, and I still managed to trim extra baggage.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com