tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post3905105370840805679..comments2023-10-11T07:26:10.065-05:00Comments on CANDID CANINE: Are you Ready to be Published? Writing Advice from Jennifer Stanley, author of Stirring Up StrifeCA Verstraetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-34955862874978610042010-02-19T13:01:01.457-06:002010-02-19T13:01:01.457-06:00Jody, if that's whst you want to do age doesn&...Jody, if that's whst you want to do age doesn't matter! There's a lady near me who still publishes in her 90s! There are many smaller publishers now and many opportunities online if you want to write. Don't ever let age deter you! :>) I and many authors I know are certainly not 25 anymore!CA Verstraetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-55635690165389763052010-02-19T12:55:19.230-06:002010-02-19T12:55:19.230-06:00My husband has always had high hopes that I would ...My husband has always had high hopes that I would write. I majored in Communications with a double minor in Art and Creative Writing and though I wrote for local newspapers early in my marriage, I have done nothing to try my hand at fiction. Of course, I've started a few times and then given up thinking how stupid I am to think I could ever be published. I keep saying maybe one day but I&#Jo Raineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912647662913307938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-8189124108293239252010-02-19T12:44:41.255-06:002010-02-19T12:44:41.255-06:00The questions and answers are a great reminder. I ...The questions and answers are a great reminder. I know for myself, a critique group was critical to the success of my book.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-66575545487663551072010-02-19T08:11:29.823-06:002010-02-19T08:11:29.823-06:00Jennifer, and isn't it funny that your post re...Jennifer, and isn't it funny that your post repeated itself - repeated itself twice?CA Verstraetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-59977651656830431342010-02-19T08:05:57.134-06:002010-02-19T08:05:57.134-06:00I think an important thing to focus on during mult...I think an important thing to focus on during multiple edits is word repetition. <br /><br />For dialogue, have you used "said" to often?<br /><br />Have you repeatedly described a character using repetitious adjectives? <br /><br />I think an important thing to focus on during multiple edits is word repetition. <br /><br />For dialogue, have you used "said" to often?<br /><brjbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-84111278223662201512010-02-19T06:21:50.859-06:002010-02-19T06:21:50.859-06:00Good questions to ask!
LOL - and I must be an over...Good questions to ask!<br />LOL - and I must be an over-editor. I go through my work a lot more than three full times.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com