tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post1458542279716430796..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: The Final Edit WorkshopPeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-4098595375975306852010-05-28T06:55:32.923-06:002010-05-28T06:55:32.923-06:00Very interesting. I especially like the idea of ed...Very interesting. I especially like the idea of editing by paragraph, not line. I'll have to work on that.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-86151175204800654602010-05-27T20:28:11.701-06:002010-05-27T20:28:11.701-06:00Charlotte Cook was (is? can one ever stop being so...Charlotte Cook was (is? can one ever stop being something so dedicated?) an acquisition editor and a publisher. I'm sure as she digs, she's into the stories and the characters and how things hang together.<br /><br />What she was helping us with was fresh voice and vivid writing. How to get the attention of an acquisition editor in a few words. The people attending the workshop ran the gamut from undeniably green to multi-pubbed.<br /><br />I made an executive decision on my old cow. I changed a couple of the things Charlotte pointed out . . . one magical thing that involved switching a few sentences around . . . but I'm done until someone who wants to team up with me says I'm not.<br /><br />Moving forward with my new, more exciting, love interest.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-35576723575409461172010-05-27T20:06:12.726-06:002010-05-27T20:06:12.726-06:00So interesting what different people find essentia...So interesting what different people find essential in the writing (versus the story or characters). I never would've thought of any of those (except perhaps the tags...I agree, having to look back jars me right out of the plot.) Sounds like a great place to go while in the throes of polishing, Peg!jenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-4529765774476914282010-05-27T07:37:33.188-06:002010-05-27T07:37:33.188-06:00I would have loved to hear her talk about publishi...I would have loved to hear her talk about publishing and editing for a week. Especially "war stories" from her experiences.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-22088553098419876232010-05-26T22:49:43.317-06:002010-05-26T22:49:43.317-06:00Dialogue tags are essential. I would rather see l...Dialogue tags are essential. I would rather see lots - but keep things straight - than have to back track. <br /><br />Also, a very good point about burying dialogue. I'll keep an eye out for that in my current work in progress.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.com