tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post8312269923331068468..comments2023-08-10T07:09:11.508-07:00Comments on The Second Half: Copyediting for the Twenty-first CenturyAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-10571928024701133012013-07-10T11:16:12.282-07:002013-07-10T11:16:12.282-07:00That's exactly what I did, Sandy!That's exactly what I did, Sandy!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-91831879357646571102013-07-10T10:57:01.002-07:002013-07-10T10:57:01.002-07:00I love your new cover, Alison.
As for commas, th...I love your new cover, Alison. <br /><br />As for commas, they are not my friends. :-) I follow the Oscar Wilde rule of commas: Spend the first half of the day putting them in and the second half taking them out. <br /><br />SandraSandra Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690594756737896036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-89246741430805077152013-07-10T10:09:06.032-07:002013-07-10T10:09:06.032-07:00Oh, Jannine, you have no idea how many extraneous ...Oh, Jannine, you have no idea how many extraneous dialogue tags I already removed during my last round of edits. I was horrified! I'm waiting for your feedback with bated breath. Unwritten Rules was my first contemporary and the first fresh writing I'd done in many years. I think I was struggling to find my voice. Now I have to go back and inject it into an existing manuscript. LOL Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-49725525793912387182013-07-10T10:04:43.736-07:002013-07-10T10:04:43.736-07:00I do, Vonnie. I'm trying hard not to miss them...I do, Vonnie. I'm trying hard not to miss them.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-39369638887181646652013-07-10T09:45:04.442-07:002013-07-10T09:45:04.442-07:00I had the same comma addiction. I'm over half-...I had the same comma addiction. I'm over half-way through editing your book and have no comma problems at all! You can give yourself a big pat on the back. Dialogue tags are another issue altogether. **Warning!** I'm about to give you fodder for another post! LOLJannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-55398507465550388562013-07-10T09:40:18.268-07:002013-07-10T09:40:18.268-07:00*Raises hand sheepishly* Hi. My name is Vonnie Dav...*Raises hand sheepishly* Hi. My name is Vonnie Davis and I am a comma ho. If I have to stop to breathe or blink, by golly I'm sticking in a comma. I, too, use the Strunk and Whites book. Guess I better move up to something more modern. But...but I love a good comma, don't you?Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.com