tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post6208199824216324812..comments2024-03-28T22:20:16.362-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: Omit Needless Words & Tighten Your Writing Part IIICasey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-67220955296344456582012-11-25T11:01:29.748-05:002012-11-25T11:01:29.748-05:00Thanks for all the tips, Casey! They're enligh...Thanks for all the tips, Casey! They're enlightening :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-58139696365008669612010-07-31T18:39:07.071-04:002010-07-31T18:39:07.071-04:00Thank you for this wonderful information. I wante...Thank you for this wonderful information. I wanted to share another great website that has tons of editing information.<br /><br />http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm<br /><br />Enjoy.LD Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581928124379044772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-26816092789984119602010-03-04T16:43:23.515-05:002010-03-04T16:43:23.515-05:00The AutoCrit Editing Wizard is perfect for this st...The AutoCrit Editing Wizard is perfect for this stage of editing. It finds repeated and overused words, cliches, redundancies, slow pacing...you name it!<br /><br />It saves me a ton of time and the result is a much tighter manuscript. I can't rave about it enough!Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272527704400070501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-66957031629323282282010-03-01T13:47:58.695-05:002010-03-01T13:47:58.695-05:00I'm glad somebody is talking about redundancie...I'm glad somebody is talking about redundancies. I do it a lot and while I've cut back, that demon won't go away. Thanks for the suggestions. I love when people give concrete examples.Owlladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989152304836466124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-89771183909937137102010-03-01T10:52:54.324-05:002010-03-01T10:52:54.324-05:00You have great tips and examples. You keep me comi...You have great tips and examples. You keep me coming back.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-50075896431609229852010-03-01T10:42:42.214-05:002010-03-01T10:42:42.214-05:00That's a great link to redundant phrases. Than...That's a great link to redundant phrases. Thanks, Casey. And your examples are excellent!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-21476043467162432662010-03-01T09:19:59.707-05:002010-03-01T09:19:59.707-05:00Excellent examples :) I hate finding this kind of...Excellent examples :) I hate finding this kind of stuff in my writing!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-69061751188340242972010-03-01T08:58:51.524-05:002010-03-01T08:58:51.524-05:00Your last line is the clincher - making a consciou...Your last line is the clincher - making a conscious decision. That can be tough. Your series has been great to help me see more of the unconscious habits I've developed. Thanks!Thermoclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875497784895433255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-42011244340258712932010-03-01T00:21:45.161-05:002010-03-01T00:21:45.161-05:00This is an awesome post! Thanks for reminding me t...This is an awesome post! Thanks for reminding me that I need to use a fine-toothed comb when reading manuscripts :)Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587172836433015426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-28510528599557633842010-02-28T21:52:23.267-05:002010-02-28T21:52:23.267-05:00Super helpful, Casey!Super helpful, Casey!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-89283421592387455102010-02-28T21:21:11.893-05:002010-02-28T21:21:11.893-05:00This is a timely post for me, because I'm work...This is a timely post for me, because I'm working to reduce the word count of my ms. <br />Thank you so much!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-33503529704145415802010-02-28T16:56:48.210-05:002010-02-28T16:56:48.210-05:00Great post. I've bookmarked the page with the ...Great post. I've bookmarked the page with the list of redundant words. I love your examples. They were really helpful.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-6276896821544889132010-02-28T16:28:22.890-05:002010-02-28T16:28:22.890-05:00Great post. This is something I definitely struggl...Great post. This is something I definitely struggle with, now off to eliminate wordiness in my novel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-78954125709421384032010-02-28T15:54:41.279-05:002010-02-28T15:54:41.279-05:00I'm glad you're finding the series helpful...I'm glad you're finding the series helpful, everyone! I'm learning to apply this stuff to my writing and thought I'd share. <br /><br />Great tightening Mallory!Casey Somethinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596079290053524103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-85115651018385075962010-02-28T15:35:17.906-05:002010-02-28T15:35:17.906-05:00[What a] Great post! [There are] A few members of ...[What a] Great post! [There are] A few members of my writing group [that] have been struggling with this particular problem.Mallory Battistahttp://mallorybattista.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-81535249071217946702010-02-28T15:34:38.606-05:002010-02-28T15:34:38.606-05:00Thank you SO much for this post. I find you give e...Thank you SO much for this post. I find you give excellent examples with concrete direction. I really appreciate the advice.Erin Kuhnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349211833500414932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-16776886365702215842010-02-28T15:32:13.420-05:002010-02-28T15:32:13.420-05:00Good post, Casey.
I’ll add a redundancy: Whether ...Good post, Casey. <br />I’ll add a redundancy: Whether OR NOT…<br />Also, I’ve heard the second set of redundancies referred to as “shoe leather” because the author is moving the character around.Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-79519794959121440482010-02-28T13:00:23.585-05:002010-02-28T13:00:23.585-05:00Redundancies. The boulders I stumble over the mos...Redundancies. The boulders I stumble over the most. After months/years of trying to eliminate them, I got a critique that says I underwrite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-19599088210515183092010-02-28T12:57:14.786-05:002010-02-28T12:57:14.786-05:00Throughout the many rejections I've received i...Throughout the many rejections I've received in regards to my novel, the top complaint has always been the high word count. Using this technique, one can substantially lower their overall numbers without losing the "voice" and causing the story to sound robotic. Well done, Casey :)Elliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-53388541711737223362010-02-28T12:38:40.566-05:002010-02-28T12:38:40.566-05:00Great Great post. Thanks for the tips. I'll...Great Great post. Thanks for the tips. I'll be using them forthwith.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-1223288364739549042010-02-28T11:49:03.733-05:002010-02-28T11:49:03.733-05:00This is so helpful and timely for me. An agent tha...This is so helpful and timely for me. An agent that has read some of my work and asked for more also asked me to do some cutting. Thanks for this awesome post. It helps!Alyssa Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619379952262450970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-82772596583497390222010-02-28T11:23:48.120-05:002010-02-28T11:23:48.120-05:00Definitely, Jon. Don't worry about this stuff...Definitely, Jon. Don't worry about this stuff until you're revising. You'll end up rewriting a lot of it!Casey Somethinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596079290053524103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-62124914908990725072010-02-28T11:14:05.092-05:002010-02-28T11:14:05.092-05:00Holy chipotle! You are awesome. I look forward t...Holy chipotle! You are awesome. I look forward to plugging these ideas into my head and cutting...but first, I have to finish the rough draft.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.com