Comments on: The end is in sight http://kriseton.com/2008/08/27/the-end-is-in-sight/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:05:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kris Eton http://kriseton.com/2008/08/27/the-end-is-in-sight/#comment-757 Kris Eton Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:56:01 +0000 http://kriseton.com/2008/08/27/the-end-is-in-sight/#comment-757 Poor Sandy and her 'but' problem. Personally, I try not to agonize too much over each word. I have a problem with getting the story part right...the actions believable, the plot functioning realistically. That kind of thing. If the first few chapters are done well, I think a reader's mind gets into the voice and doesn't see those little niggling issues. At least, I hope so. My problem, I've found is using those adverbs that don't look like adverbs...still, almost, etc. I'm also a big offender of using the word 'And' to start a sentence. I try to get rid of a lot of those on the read through. Kris Poor Sandy and her ‘but’ problem. Personally, I try not to agonize too much over each word. I have a problem with getting the story part right…the actions believable, the plot functioning realistically. That kind of thing.

If the first few chapters are done well, I think a reader’s mind gets into the voice and doesn’t see those little niggling issues. At least, I hope so.

My problem, I’ve found is using those adverbs that don’t look like adverbs…still, almost, etc. I’m also a big offender of using the word ‘And’ to start a sentence. I try to get rid of a lot of those on the read through.

Kris

]]> By: Sandy http://kriseton.com/2008/08/27/the-end-is-in-sight/#comment-753 Sandy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:30:52 +0000 http://kriseton.com/2008/08/27/the-end-is-in-sight/#comment-753 I haven't checked your site in FOREVER. I don't have my normal bookmarks on my laptop so I'm kind of out of the habit. I'm not quite sure what the hardest part of editing is going to be for me. I think I'm going to find out quickly, though. I know my book has a few plot elements that need to be clarified and brought out, but I think I know well enough what those are. The thing that's hard for me is working out the flow of the book and/or rewriting sentences. Sometimes I can't get them to sound the way I think they should and I draw a blank when trying to come up with a different way of saying things. For instance, when I try to reduce the occurrence of the word "but". I'm still having trouble with that. Grrr. I haven’t checked your site in FOREVER. I don’t have my normal bookmarks on my laptop so I’m kind of out of the habit.

I’m not quite sure what the hardest part of editing is going to be for me. I think I’m going to find out quickly, though. I know my book has a few plot elements that need to be clarified and brought out, but I think I know well enough what those are. The thing that’s hard for me is working out the flow of the book and/or rewriting sentences. Sometimes I can’t get them to sound the way I think they should and I draw a blank when trying to come up with a different way of saying things. For instance, when I try to reduce the occurrence of the word “but”. I’m still having trouble with that. Grrr.

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