Comments for REVIEW / RETHINK / REWRITE

Comment on Joanne: Coming Home by Emma Clark Lam

Emma Clark Lam — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:43:05 +0000

Yay! Well done, Joanne (I’m a little late to the party!) I too am wrestling with potential titles at the moment. I like ‘Coming Home’ for your book. x

Comment on Carly: Useful reminder re. Editing by Emma Clark Lam

Emma Clark Lam — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:40:24 +0000

OMG, I fall foul of plenty of these! x

Comment on Maggie; My Brain Finally Got it… by Carly Reagon

Carly Reagon — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 09:29:22 +0000

Cabbage, I’ve never heard of that one! Making a roast later, so will be sure to add it to the menu! Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to lots of writing success in 2019!

Comment on Maggie; My Brain Finally Got it… by Margaret James

Margaret James — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:42:57 +0000

There are those who insist that Old St. Nick’s Elves are, officially, subordinate clauses. But no. Subordinate clauses, as I understand them, are short modifying strings of words, fulfilling the role of an adjective or adverb but more verbosely, traditionally offset from the rest of the sentence by commas.

If you choose the right nouns and verbs, you can get the message across much more smoothly and vividly… Or, so my epiphany proclaimed.

Best of everything to all in the new year, and don’t forget to eat some Cabbage New Year’s Day for good luck and good fortune through the coming year!

~ M. xx

Comment on Maggie; My Brain Finally Got it… by Carly Reagon

Carly Reagon — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:33:40 +0000

Hi Maggie, so good to hear from you and Merry Christmas! I love that moment when things click! As far as possible, I try to avoid adverbs (I’m sure a few sneak in) and keep adjectives to a minimum. I know I don’t write beautifully, I don’t have that wonderful poetic grasp of language that some authors do (including yourself), but I hope I can tell a story. I think your writing is wonderful, but it’s a learning process… As for subordinate clauses, my grammar school education let me down!!! (What is it?!)

Comment on HiRo: I done gone and done it by Asha North

Asha North — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 07:15:28 +0000

*puts both hands up*

Comment on HiRo: I done gone and done it by Hiro

Hiro — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:06:09 +0000

Thanks for the encouraging words, everyone! I’m nervous and extremely excited to hear back. And Maggie, of course I’ll send a MS. Anyone who wants it, just ask, and I’ll send it over!

Comment on HiRo: I done gone and done it by Carly Reagon

Carly Reagon — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:54:20 +0000

Well done Hiro, and fingers crossed. I’m sure it’s brilliant and I too would love to read it x

Comment on HiRo: I done gone and done it by Asha North

Asha North — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:58:08 +0000

Amazing!!! Well done, and fingers crossed for the next stage!!

x Asha

Comment on HiRo: I done gone and done it by Joanne Clague

Joanne Clague — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:59:18 +0000

Good luck with your benevolent endoparasite, HiRo!
Fingers crossed!
And thanks for reminding me we’re playing the long game here.