tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post4801848817305234013..comments2023-07-31T08:55:36.653-04:00Comments on Lauri Meyers .: Embarrassing RevisionsLauri Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-60727940196978501052014-01-24T16:33:07.275-05:002014-01-24T16:33:07.275-05:00If saying awesome too much is a crime, I'm goi...If saying awesome too much is a crime, I'm going to jail with you. I think all of your poems are awesome!!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-50927874173642083272014-01-24T16:32:22.225-05:002014-01-24T16:32:22.225-05:00I might just need to a search for all "ly&quo...I might just need to a search for all "ly" words in my drafts. This particularly one was middle grade, so maybe the freedom of writing more than 500 words got to my head!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-3133237734857707332014-01-21T09:35:31.563-05:002014-01-21T09:35:31.563-05:00I want to hear more moo-vernacular, that sounds aw...I want to hear more moo-vernacular, that sounds awesome! I say awesome too much, thankfully not in my poems. I am pants at characterisation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-75733193761515660822014-01-21T08:52:40.384-05:002014-01-21T08:52:40.384-05:00Ah, I see you are calling forth your inner Adverbi...Ah, I see you are calling forth your inner Adverbinator! Good for you!Mike Allegrahttp://www.mikeallegra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-16127314841872798512014-01-19T16:07:54.093-05:002014-01-19T16:07:54.093-05:00Now I'm embarrassed because my husband says I ...Now I'm embarrassed because my husband says I can write "type quietly," because the adverb adds value juxtaposed to the usual "loud-bangy typing" I do. What can I say? Sometimes I forget it's not a typewriter, and I have to bang the letters on to the page!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-76919972488637662532014-01-19T16:04:22.826-05:002014-01-19T16:04:22.826-05:00Thank you Jessica! Misery loves company. I guess i...Thank you Jessica! Misery loves company. I guess it's like cleaning - it's pretty appalling to see the paper towel all covered with brown dirt, but it is also very satisfying to see what you accomplished. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-1001186337746827792014-01-19T16:01:33.440-05:002014-01-19T16:01:33.440-05:00I suppose that draft I was revising was 6 months o...I suppose that draft I was revising was 6 months old, and even in that short time my skills have grown but still...I read it before I sent it for critique. It's like my brain was auto-editing what I was reading so I couldn't see those glaring problems. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-25317336219635042382014-01-19T15:59:18.616-05:002014-01-19T15:59:18.616-05:00Thanks Moody! I guess that's why we have our c...Thanks Moody! I guess that's why we have our critique groups to save our tushies. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-5653269986531064712014-01-19T14:46:17.512-05:002014-01-19T14:46:17.512-05:00It is always easier to find these examples when th...It is always easier to find these examples when the writing isn't our own. A few months ago I went through my ms and was appalled by all of the instances when I used adjectives and adverbs that weren't necessary. Glad I am not alone. :) Happy revising!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-2093925894450129312014-01-18T12:47:32.243-05:002014-01-18T12:47:32.243-05:00i don't think you're alone. I try to do a ...i don't think you're alone. I try to do a read-through to find glaring awfulness before I let critiquers see my writing, but I've never managed to catch all of them.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-9121650103482120382014-01-18T11:23:31.830-05:002014-01-18T11:23:31.830-05:00Hear, hear! Sorry to my crit group too!
When you...Hear, hear! Sorry to my crit group too!<br /><br />When you're starting out, you just don't know what you don't know!Cathy Ballou Mealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925815654400078026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-33334267483312896692014-01-17T18:41:45.519-05:002014-01-17T18:41:45.519-05:00Don't be too embarassed, Lauri! We all have th...Don't be too embarassed, Lauri! We all have those in our folders :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com