tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206381337786521255.post8250336382471620003..comments2008-04-07T19:04:28.108-04:00Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406237930035674146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206381337786521255.post-17054320582189056742008-04-07T18:18:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:18:00.000-04:00ok, i didn't think it was possible for me to feel any lazier as a writer than i already do, but i was apparently wrong. (i also didn't think it was possible for me to be wrong, so look at the existential quandary you've thrown me into!)<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>seriously, though, thanks for posting this. some good ideas here for revision, which i appreciate, seeing as how revision is not my favorite place to be at all.grackyfrogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777490295937427314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206381337786521255.post-81234285855159498432008-04-07T15:35:00.000-04:002008-04-07T15:35:00.000-04:00<I>"Read your story out loud from start to finish. I can't tell you how many times I've found grievous problems by doing this. It really helps improve the flow of your language, and also it gives you the opportunity to hear and adjust the aural side of the story. While oral presentation isn't as common for fiction, I think it's just as important as it is for poets."</I><BR/><BR/>It's true - though I don't write fiction, as a reader I get disgusted if I'm reading fiction that's too clunky word-wise. Reading aloud is never a bad idea.Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391769344411207864noreply@blogger.com