Gatecon 2008 Writer's Workshop

Jan 02, 2009 15:00

Gatecon Part 3 - Sabine's Writer Critique ( Read more... )

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traycer_ January 3 2009, 17:16:55 UTC
I have been waiting for this report for how long now?? And OMG! This was like a creative writing class all by itself! *squee* I loved the autobiography at the beginning too! :D

And yeah, I am so guilty of more than half this stuff. *g* I do use "while" a lot, and I think I used the word, "somewhat" in the fic I wrote the other day. But I am finding out that my worst writing sin is that I use the same word, or reference thereof, several times in the same paragraph or paragraphs. I am trying to eliminate that, but I am too lazy to try to find other ways to say it. Repetition can get boring, you know.

And oh! I'm saving this entry in my memories so that I can use it as a reference in the future. Thank you for taking the time to type all this so that I can learn more about my craft!

One day, I asked one of my faves how she had gotten her beta reader.I was one of your faves?? *blushes scarlet* Thank you, Neith. That was a wonderful thing to say!! I am so glad that you asked me about finding a beta, though. I think that was ( ... )

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neiths_arrow January 3 2009, 21:46:39 UTC
The cool thing is that she said . . . go ahead and repeat the word if that is what you mean! I told her I felt I was using "Jack" a lot, so I would substitute the "silver-haired general" or "the older man" etc. She said go ahead and use "he." The reader knows who you are talking about. (Dang - ended in a preposition).

And most definitely . . . one of my faves! I hate to tell you how many of your fics I have on my hard drive. You have a talent - especially with actions scenes and drama and angst and . . . . I look forward to reading you.

Oh! Thank you for the compliment to me as well (blushes). I also am glad you introduced me to Diane. I got two friends at the same time!

Speaking of Diane, I better send her a link. The three of us need to be on the same page. I was going to wait until I posted the story and revision. But I haven't written the revision yet. This whole post was on my desktop. I didn't even know what it was.

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dieastra April 8 2009, 11:09:05 UTC
What a wonderful description of our writing session! I didn't take any notes, was busy understanding everything that was going on (that air condition was really loud) and some spoke with rather soft voices, I rather would have read the stories along. I can understand written stuff better than when only listening ( ... )

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neiths_arrow April 9 2009, 04:49:43 UTC
OMG! All this time, I thought you were the same person. (slaps hand against forehead and shakes head) I must have made some weird comments to AstraPerAspera about meeting her/him. (lol)

I'll make the changes over the weekend. Thank you for your great comments.

Oh! And love your site. I'm glad you put your . . . . story pics up.

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