tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post7377906219440917639..comments2023-11-05T05:27:49.392-05:00Comments on The Raisin Chronicles: February Progress ReportJeanne Estridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-68098026512899217632018-03-26T08:42:04.276-04:002018-03-26T08:42:04.276-04:00Given that I had hundreds of them, my default posi...Given that I had hundreds of them, my default position is to agree with you. :-) For years, I've had this absolutely incredible critique partner who has single-handedly improved the quality of my prose by about a zillion percent. She has a bugaboo about the word "that," and marks it every time she sees it. From her, I've learned to be a lot more sparing with its use. If I read the sentence aloud and it flows without the extra "that," I remove it.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-20822849084753040652018-03-25T22:16:53.470-04:002018-03-25T22:16:53.470-04:00Great March goals. Write, Jeanne, write! (and copy...Great March goals. Write, Jeanne, write! (and copy editor shari has to agree with your copy editor--I find that in most of those instances the word brings clarity to my reading)Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682684614485187955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-58690431831478322862018-03-11T08:45:05.580-04:002018-03-11T08:45:05.580-04:00Good progress.Good progress.Pauline Persinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774940797880184764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-79199263984041518732018-03-10T00:42:31.727-05:002018-03-10T00:42:31.727-05:002500 changes...that will keep you busy a day or th...2500 changes...that will keep you busy a day or three. Sounds like you are moving right along:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-46193365210964144642018-03-09T16:20:34.018-05:002018-03-09T16:20:34.018-05:0015,000 words in one month? You're better than ...15,000 words in one month? You're better than me. :)Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.com