And All That Just: ROW80
Do you have a word you use more often than others?
If you are like me, you do and are completely unaware of it.
I would be a millionaire if I was paid a nickle for every all and just I've used lately. It so saturates my speech that I even miss it in editing... read right over it. I just can't help myself. *Damn, I did it again.*
As an editor, I know I need to do a search and find for those two words and edit them away. Yet, I live in some state of denial about my problem. I have such an eye for detail in others' work, but float right past it when editing my own.
Lessons learned...
No matter how good an editor you are, you can't edit your own work with the same effectiveness.
At the end of the day, my brain knows what I wanted to say and keeps on going. Sure, I can do a rough edit so that my betas and editor don't get total crap, but I could never be my sole editor. I read out loud, comb through sentence by sentence, all the editor things I should do. Still, I am too familiar with my own work.
Search and find your overused words.
I didn't totally realize my all and just problem until this novel. Admission: my mom went through and circled every single one -- and yes, my mom reads my manuscripts. She's a darn good writer in her own right, and she has a detailed eye. In a previous manuscript, I had a then problem. So of course, I was sensitive to overusing that word in this one. Next time, I'll be hyper-vigilant about all and just. So guess what? A new word will surface. To be safe, search your manuscript for the following (and add your own words as you discover them): all, just, very, ly, like, that, so.
What other overused words would you add to this list?
And it's Monday. Time for my A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) update.
Editing Chasing Shadows.
Correcting some all and just issues to start. The whole time, All That Jazz was running through my head, slightly altered.
Find a flaskWe're playing fast and looseTo Find All that Just
Oh, she's gonna shimmyTill her garters breakTo Find All that Just
A bit consumed with editing right now to focus on much else. I need to take a break this week long enough to get my website up and running, but I am doing better on social media balance.
Wishing everyone a great week!
If you are like me, you do and are completely unaware of it.
I would be a millionaire if I was paid a nickle for every all and just I've used lately. It so saturates my speech that I even miss it in editing... read right over it. I just can't help myself. *Damn, I did it again.*
As an editor, I know I need to do a search and find for those two words and edit them away. Yet, I live in some state of denial about my problem. I have such an eye for detail in others' work, but float right past it when editing my own.Lessons learned...
No matter how good an editor you are, you can't edit your own work with the same effectiveness.
At the end of the day, my brain knows what I wanted to say and keeps on going. Sure, I can do a rough edit so that my betas and editor don't get total crap, but I could never be my sole editor. I read out loud, comb through sentence by sentence, all the editor things I should do. Still, I am too familiar with my own work.
Search and find your overused words.
I didn't totally realize my all and just problem until this novel. Admission: my mom went through and circled every single one -- and yes, my mom reads my manuscripts. She's a darn good writer in her own right, and she has a detailed eye. In a previous manuscript, I had a then problem. So of course, I was sensitive to overusing that word in this one. Next time, I'll be hyper-vigilant about all and just. So guess what? A new word will surface. To be safe, search your manuscript for the following (and add your own words as you discover them): all, just, very, ly, like, that, so.
What other overused words would you add to this list?
And it's Monday. Time for my A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) update.
Editing Chasing Shadows.
Correcting some all and just issues to start. The whole time, All That Jazz was running through my head, slightly altered.
Find a flaskWe're playing fast and looseTo Find All that Just
Oh, she's gonna shimmyTill her garters breakTo Find All that Just
A bit consumed with editing right now to focus on much else. I need to take a break this week long enough to get my website up and running, but I am doing better on social media balance.
Wishing everyone a great week!
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