tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post7484693952549176428..comments2024-02-19T03:17:01.972-07:00Comments on Angela Corbett (a.k.a.: Destiny Ford): Learning from MistakesAngela Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-55368039223557562802010-02-03T12:14:09.424-07:002010-02-03T12:14:09.424-07:00You forgot to put that Ashley also recommends Pain...You forgot to put that Ashley also recommends Painless Grammar for herself! Honestly, it's such a pain in the butt and there are much better things to be doing with our lives...like laughing really hard :)TEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657995258890235181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-32091490584451013522010-01-29T21:18:00.111-07:002010-01-29T21:18:00.111-07:00Jess-LOL about suddenly. I did the same thing with...Jess-LOL about suddenly. I did the same thing with 'glance' and 'looked'. I had to use the find feature to change them too. If you've already underlined the italics in your ms. I would keep it that way unless an agent specifically asks for the italicized words to not be underlined. Really I think most agents don't care one way or the other. I wouldn't go to the effort unless one of the few who do care ask for words to be italicized. <br /><br />DL-I think I might be a little nuts to try writing two novels at once. I've never done it before but it seems to be working so far and it's nice to be able to go back and forth between two stories.Angela Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783274916071300710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-47559658569934357462010-01-29T12:34:44.785-07:002010-01-29T12:34:44.785-07:00I'm amazed at anybody who can work on two diff...I'm amazed at anybody who can work on two different projects at once. I can only focus on one, and sometimes thats not enough. Hats off to you.DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908338910530345475.post-50101254604275140392010-01-29T06:58:28.271-07:002010-01-29T06:58:28.271-07:00Oy, the italics thing... I thought underlined was ...Oy, the italics thing... I thought underlined was standard, so I went through the whole thing...Now I have to go through and make a non-underlined version for Those agents ;))<br /><br />Seriously though, thanks for these nuggets. Good luck!<br /><br />I've realized how often I use the words 'suddenly' and... 'realized.' I actually did a word search in an effort to eliminate them from my latest WIP. I saw that most of the actions that were happening 'suddenly' weren't actually all that sudden. Weird. The worst culprit: "Suddenly realized." *twitch*<br /><br />Also, second only to Suddenly, my favorite adverb is, apparently, 'swiftly.'<br /><br />Go figure. Happy writing!Jess of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226845737117403585noreply@blogger.com