tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post3329859135198084524..comments2024-01-18T05:37:22.292-05:00Comments on lisa and laura write: Confessions of a Sister-Writer Editing Teamlisa and laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-63555613426454438452010-07-16T09:37:51.939-04:002010-07-16T09:37:51.939-04:00Oh, I can so relate.
I also overuse ALL FORMS of...Oh, I can so relate. <br /><br />I also overuse ALL FORMS of "look" just so it doens't look like "look" reproduced like a horny little bunny all over my ms. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-25503808097655929112010-07-15T22:35:44.128-04:002010-07-15T22:35:44.128-04:00*Snort* SOOOOO been there!*Snort* SOOOOO been there!Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-6507188371889990822010-07-14T01:49:19.883-04:002010-07-14T01:49:19.883-04:00I'm very curious as to how you are overusing &...I'm very curious as to how you are overusing "look."<br /><br />Look, I didn't look like I was looking at the looker that was looking at me.<br /><br />Like that?<br /><br />Hang in there. If it makes you feel better, I can sic some trained monkeys on Stephen King.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-17766501905415715132010-07-13T23:45:15.616-04:002010-07-13T23:45:15.616-04:00I need to get one of my sisters to start writing s...I need to get one of my sisters to start writing so she can help me with my passive verb problem. :)Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-30410978157267149122010-07-13T23:28:23.717-04:002010-07-13T23:28:23.717-04:00Hi, my name is Shannon, and I think we may have be...Hi, my name is Shannon, and I think we may have been separated at birth! Ha ha ha!! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-26552534435265406772010-07-13T23:06:23.340-04:002010-07-13T23:06:23.340-04:00Dear Sisters Roecker:
All I want in the world is ...Dear Sisters Roecker:<br /><br />All I want in the world is to smile and wear yoga pants. I would love to nosh a Twizzler and use the phrase "dicking around." My agent scolds me if I use contemporary humor and my scowl is so deep that I can see my own eyebrows while I follow your trending on Twitter. Can you imagine contractual obligations against happiness? They worry that I won't be able to scare your sniveling little children if I get too soft. <br /><br />I am stuck, LiLa.<br /><br />Stuck in my dark, dark world. <br /><br />Think of me.<br /><br />Stephen <br /><br />PS. What the fuck is a gerund? It sounds like an awesome sauce (did I use that correctly) name for a monster that lives under little girl's beds.Little Ms Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034349274576201531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-3632343506734073862010-07-13T23:06:14.582-04:002010-07-13T23:06:14.582-04:00Dear Sisters Roecker:
All I want in the world is ...Dear Sisters Roecker:<br /><br />All I want in the world is to smile and wear yoga pants. I would love to nosh a Twizzler and use the phrase "dicking around." My agent scolds me if I use contemporary humor and my scowl is so deep that I can see my own eyebrows while I follow your trending on Twitter. Can you imagine contractual obligations against happiness? They worry that I won't be able to scare your sniveling little children if I get too soft. <br /><br />I am stuck, LiLa.<br /><br />Stuck in my dark, dark world. <br /><br />Think of me.<br /><br />Stephen <br /><br />PS. What the fuck is a gerund? It sounds like an awesome sauce (did I use that correctly) name for a monster that lives under little girl's beds.Little Ms Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034349274576201531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-62545914294405088602010-07-13T22:37:44.763-04:002010-07-13T22:37:44.763-04:00I think that that was a lovely post. In fact, tha...I think that that was a lovely post. In fact, that might have been the loveliest post I've read today...<br /><br />PS...I have "that" problem too!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-69933707049997502542010-07-13T18:12:02.260-04:002010-07-13T18:12:02.260-04:00Oh thank goodness there are agented writers who ca...Oh thank goodness there are agented writers who can't stop using "just", "that", and "look!" Add in "so" and "so that" and I'm with ya!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031330729309997361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-82609798796226759212010-07-13T18:11:48.764-04:002010-07-13T18:11:48.764-04:00Oh thank goodness there are agented writers who ca...Oh thank goodness there are agented writers who can't stop using "just", "that", and "look!" Add in "so" and "so that" and I'm with ya!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031330729309997361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-89240754126623496482010-07-13T17:44:59.757-04:002010-07-13T17:44:59.757-04:00LOL! I love you guys even more! =)LOL! I love you guys even more! =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-62238842131512194422010-07-13T16:53:21.757-04:002010-07-13T16:53:21.757-04:00Ha! I just "wordled" my manuscript and ...Ha! I just "wordled" my manuscript and the most common word that I used is "just". I just can't stop. It just keeps escaping from my fingertips . . . <br /><br />sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-28387300117513491312010-07-13T15:48:14.192-04:002010-07-13T15:48:14.192-04:00LOL. You guys should turn it into a game. Like, ev...LOL. You guys should turn it into a game. Like, every time you find one of your mistakes you eat a Twizzler or something. ;)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-56979139148922314372010-07-13T15:00:07.771-04:002010-07-13T15:00:07.771-04:00I'm a "that" person too, and I like ...I'm a "that" person too, and I like to use qualifiers a lot. I don't know why. I guess I like the word "rather." At least there are two of you to catch each other's slip ups?Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-82217361733940578152010-07-13T14:33:46.701-04:002010-07-13T14:33:46.701-04:00Oh goodness, the other day I did a search of all t...Oh goodness, the other day I did a search of all the instances where I used "that" in my manuscript and edited all of the useless ones out. It took a long time. It also made me realize I have an unhealthy addiction to the word "that."<br /><br />I use a lot of "just" and "look" too. I try to be more conscious of it now. D:<br /><br />I totally feel your pain.XiXihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-15942370233924292312010-07-13T12:57:18.038-04:002010-07-13T12:57:18.038-04:00You two are so cute! And have I told you lately ho...You two are so cute! And have I told you lately how much I LOVE and ADORE you for your gorgeous review of THE HEALING SPELL and all the support!!!<br />xoxo,<br />K. <br /><br />Can't wait to plug YOUR book next year!!!Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-76886574490546990022010-07-13T12:31:35.484-04:002010-07-13T12:31:35.484-04:00I officially love you guys! lol. This post was ver...I officially love you guys! lol. This post was very clever.<br /><br />I use "that" so much! And it's strange because more than often, you really don't need the word at all. And I love the -ly adverbs. I'm bummed editors don;t like them. lol.Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252463566795632142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-53894675860977345182010-07-13T12:22:03.095-04:002010-07-13T12:22:03.095-04:00Lol! Gotta love editing! I need to double check ...Lol! Gotta love editing! I need to double check my your and you're ALL the time. Darn silly mistakes!Kerri Cuevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-33630832955659874612010-07-13T11:46:18.240-04:002010-07-13T11:46:18.240-04:00That makes me feel so much better because I have t...That makes me feel so much better because I have that same problem with the word that.<br /><br />I think that I am over that issue now.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-65993405110250090252010-07-13T11:19:27.319-04:002010-07-13T11:19:27.319-04:00actually that was a really really neat post. i lik...actually that was a really really neat post. i like that you said that you use too many thats. that helps me to know that i shouldnt use so many thats and thats something that everyone should know so that they can be sure to use that less and that will make them a better writer. ok thats all i have to say on that! ha ha. my brother wrote this for me. hes funny. thats for sure. :)<br />...smiles from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-91948305917397005252010-07-13T11:07:19.777-04:002010-07-13T11:07:19.777-04:00I am NOT doing a search for the word LOOK in my WI...I am NOT doing a search for the word LOOK in my WIP. I think it might send me into a drinking binge.<br /><br />And I am constantly blowing raspberries at Stephen King. Who died and made him...um...King?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-49841555753426956682010-07-13T10:15:12.202-04:002010-07-13T10:15:12.202-04:00I'll take a then and raise you a BEGAN! So THE...I'll take a then and raise you a BEGAN! So THERE ;-)Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-82661896502833458272010-07-13T09:11:31.397-04:002010-07-13T09:11:31.397-04:00Well, they do say that admitting you have a proble...Well, they do say that admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery. Good luck with the editing!Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-43358288788092685332010-07-13T08:50:33.702-04:002010-07-13T08:50:33.702-04:00I'm pretty good with 'that', but I hav...I'm pretty good with 'that', but I have a ridiculous number of 'look's, 'just's, 'enough's in my drafts *sigh*Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-67661889869542134742010-07-13T08:46:46.310-04:002010-07-13T08:46:46.310-04:00Holla! I overuse THAT too. It sucks and I can'...Holla! I overuse THAT too. It sucks and I can't make it stop (though I wrote this comment without it..hmmm)Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.com