tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post186723420390610718..comments2023-10-28T06:37:45.669-07:00Comments on Choices: So how was the writing workshop?madeline40http://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-25821845938209040862013-02-16T06:16:36.363-08:002013-02-16T06:16:36.363-08:00Thanks Kas for sharing your process. That software...Thanks Kas for sharing your process. That software system sounds interesting. I'll look into it.<br />I don't take many UCLA classes anymore but this one seemed so perfect for the stage my novel is in, I couldn't resist. And I'm so glad I did take it.madeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-48235021234508007742013-02-15T21:49:58.420-08:002013-02-15T21:49:58.420-08:00Thanks for sharing your revision experiences. UCLA...Thanks for sharing your revision experiences. UCLA has some great classes, but lately I haven't been able to find any time for them. So, reading about your revising strategies & goals whets my own enthusiasm to get started. I intend to reread the 1st half of the wip of my 2nd novel, make notes only on my storyline and char. arcs, and draft the rest of my book. After shelving it for @8 months, I'll have to put my editing pen away, for the most part, like you. There is a great online resource that I used for my 1st book called Prowritingaid.com which finds all sorts of things like redundancies, oft repeated words, vague passages, and many more. I used it before I turned my book over to a live editor & saved some time & money too. You might want to check it out later on.Kas Sartorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952335422343433932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-37608240511386027672013-02-15T12:52:04.421-08:002013-02-15T12:52:04.421-08:00Thanks so much, Sharon and Sherrey.
Sharon, your...Thanks so much, Sharon and Sherrey. <br /><br />Sharon, your reviews have definitely helped me change the way I read. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it up while reading my novel draft.<br /><br />Sherrey, I'm so glad this has inspired you. I wish you a wonderful conference experience. Maybe next time you'll be one of the speakers.madeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-41329741948407821202013-02-15T12:43:18.981-08:002013-02-15T12:43:18.981-08:00Madeline, sharing your excitement enhances the exc...Madeline, sharing your excitement enhances the excitement I'm feeling for my FIRST ever writing conference March 1st-3rd. There'll be fiction and nonfiction presentations along with a speaker who is a journalist, some e-pub topics, etc. And yes, there'll be some reading of our own writing. I really can't wait now. Thanks for sharing your experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-6801769438908587702013-02-14T12:50:44.345-08:002013-02-14T12:50:44.345-08:00I'm pumped just reading about your experience ...I'm pumped just reading about your experience and how the workshop went. Of course I second his advice to READ LIKE A WRITER. I find that writing a review, if only for myself, immediately after I finish reading a book is ever so helpful and keeps me more attentive to structure and detail.<br /><br />Wishing you nerves of steel as you read without that editing pen! I can't even read somebody else's work without marking it up. Sharon Lippincotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269757107845288737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-3945701164377270242013-02-13T12:59:43.919-08:002013-02-13T12:59:43.919-08:00Thanks, Sonia. I'll tell you when next we meet...Thanks, Sonia. I'll tell you when next we meet. xomadeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-54175034709701111032013-02-13T12:50:26.836-08:002013-02-13T12:50:26.836-08:00Can't wait to hear the premise. Good luck.Can't wait to hear the premise. Good luck.Gutsy Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226653890127738115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-89357192861786567292013-02-12T14:37:17.717-08:002013-02-12T14:37:17.717-08:00I just came back from Kinko's with all 254 pag...I just came back from Kinko's with all 254 pages printed out. And so the reading begins.madeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.com