tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post1241686891239697572..comments2023-10-11T08:54:40.442-05:00Comments on Unedited: Bad Habits Die HardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-55240025596089606512012-06-28T14:21:51.346-05:002012-06-28T14:21:51.346-05:00Ahh! You are so right about those sneaky bad habit...Ahh! You are so right about those sneaky bad habits. Mine's over describing and "rushing," meaning not spending enough time rounding out scenes.<br /><br />It seems like those two should cancel each other out, yes? :p <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-86298909826187817172012-06-28T07:02:59.298-05:002012-06-28T07:02:59.298-05:00Telling vs. showing is one of mine too, and I am c...Telling vs. showing is one of mine too, and I am constantly fixing it when I revise. Punctuation is a tough one. If you don't learn that in school (and grammar isn't taught like it used to be so younger writers can be at a disadvantage there) then it helps to get a couple good grammar books and study punctuation.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-38218373306520570772012-06-25T18:48:45.565-05:002012-06-25T18:48:45.565-05:00I think I've done all these things at one time...I think I've done all these things at one time or another. Lately, my biggest oops has been skipping words all together! It's like I get so carried away in the moment and my brain moves faster than my fingers so my fingers skip entire words and I don't realize it until I look at it later on. Weird, huh?Liesel K. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860816358217211833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-59914814404954636272012-06-25T17:44:30.459-05:002012-06-25T17:44:30.459-05:00My worse habit is thinking I can say it all in one...My worse habit is thinking I can say it all in one page.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-34426609774535280162012-06-25T17:12:47.976-05:002012-06-25T17:12:47.976-05:00Procrastination. Switching tenses. Clunky transiti...Procrastination. Switching tenses. Clunky transitions. Just to name a few :-)Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-88497597345457903232012-06-25T16:04:37.570-05:002012-06-25T16:04:37.570-05:00I have SO many bad habits! My worst is probably th...I have SO many bad habits! My worst is probably that I'm utterly disorganized. :) I need to outline or at least have character sheets or SOMETHING, but... I just want to get to the story! Ah well. :)Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-30074043245826182522012-06-25T15:50:04.670-05:002012-06-25T15:50:04.670-05:00Too many exclamations points!!! Or so my editor t...Too many exclamations points!!! Or so my editor tells me. I let her take care of it. Teehee!!!!!!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-77979641963806743552012-06-25T15:39:00.313-05:002012-06-25T15:39:00.313-05:00Ooo, great idea!
I have problems with overusing c...Ooo, great idea!<br /><br />I have problems with overusing commas and some telling. But my biggest bad habit is "that". I way overuse the word! It's a little scary, but I'm working on fixing it. :)Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-82212855234764851642012-06-25T14:26:21.749-05:002012-06-25T14:26:21.749-05:00My bad habit is describing outfits. every time the...My bad habit is describing outfits. every time there is a chance the characters would be wearing a change of clothes, I will describe the outfits. Worse with female characters because they get more choice in what they wear. Male characters just end up in t-shirts, shirt and jeans and combats. Unless they have a thing for mad print t-shirts.Clare C. Greenstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276596173503207746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-48239450228756828832012-06-25T12:50:58.495-05:002012-06-25T12:50:58.495-05:00Ooh, by far: procrastination and not trusting my g...Ooh, by far: procrastination and not trusting my gut. Grrr....you'd think I'd be over that by now.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-39266896745723770222012-06-25T11:30:17.636-05:002012-06-25T11:30:17.636-05:00The more I write, the cleaner my writing gets. So ...The more I write, the cleaner my writing gets. So I must be learning something along the way!! LOL!!! I'm to the point now where as I type out my first draft, sometimes almost instantly when I type a word I know is a no-no, I delete immediately. Other times, no so much. If I am really into the story and it is flowing freely, I get lost in my story and don't notice the mistakes so easily. <br /><br />My biggest is the word "that".Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-51105275507736385572012-06-25T11:28:42.996-05:002012-06-25T11:28:42.996-05:00I can't seem to get the hang of ONE space afte...I can't seem to get the hang of ONE space after periods and not two...and too many commas ;p I'm the comma queen in my crit group, lol. Although I've gotten MUCH better with my current WIP.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-57815161452630804362012-06-25T10:30:08.678-05:002012-06-25T10:30:08.678-05:00In my first drafts, I hardly ever add details or d...In my first drafts, I hardly ever add details or descriptions. So that's what I have to spend the bulk of my revisions on, but hopefully it all turns out all right in the end. :)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-43487853532230810002012-06-25T09:38:31.773-05:002012-06-25T09:38:31.773-05:00Grammar is what I suck at most. I'm studying i...Grammar is what I suck at most. I'm studying it diligently but it's so difficult for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-46455182931663661202012-06-25T09:31:01.966-05:002012-06-25T09:31:01.966-05:00Overuse of certain words. I am getting better thou...Overuse of certain words. I am getting better though.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-77959741015227825122012-06-25T08:33:53.312-05:002012-06-25T08:33:53.312-05:00Perfect practice makes perfect. Sadly, I have expe...Perfect practice makes perfect. Sadly, I have experience in practicing bad habits not good ones!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-19353082246854756942012-06-25T06:52:58.875-05:002012-06-25T06:52:58.875-05:00I am the queen of saying things twice. I get so ca...I am the queen of saying things twice. I get so carried away by my prose and the emotion in the story that I can't just say it one way--I have to say it another way, and maybe yet another way, before I let it go. This is ... not good. I'm getting better at editing myself and condensing and deleting the extra stuff, but it's still an issue for me.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636585111057799728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-18023600724268201392012-06-25T06:47:16.988-05:002012-06-25T06:47:16.988-05:00Lately it's been not varying my sentence struc...Lately it's been not varying my sentence structure. And I'm trying to work on getting my voice right when sharing my main character's internal thoughts.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com