tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post3316255335952928029..comments2024-03-26T22:57:41.830-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: The Power of LessKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-52130471184681082022012-07-24T11:41:19.991-04:002012-07-24T11:41:19.991-04:00Certainly going to bookmark this to send to my aut...Certainly going to bookmark this to send to my authors. Thanks Mari.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-52698436067070168782012-07-23T12:10:58.804-04:002012-07-23T12:10:58.804-04:00Great post!Great post!Debbie A Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219009309869041795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-53701179588160878182012-07-15T10:57:55.384-04:002012-07-15T10:57:55.384-04:00Mari, thanks for the reminder. Although I tend to ...Mari, thanks for the reminder. Although I tend to be too terse rather than too verbose, I can still find things I need to cut or rewrite.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-21051913262696245382012-07-15T07:40:04.037-04:002012-07-15T07:40:04.037-04:00Yes, cutting these simple words certainly makes th...Yes, cutting these simple words certainly makes the manuscript flow better it helps keep the word count down. Thanks for the tips and reminder.<br /><br />All the best,<br />DonnaDonna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-48585825755945145592012-07-15T02:46:28.778-04:002012-07-15T02:46:28.778-04:00Excellent tips, Mari. We all start out using all t...Excellent tips, Mari. We all start out using all the words we can possibly cram into a manuscript :) As an editor, I'm always reminding my clients of those extraneous words.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-72140381980237586522012-07-14T19:34:33.792-04:002012-07-14T19:34:33.792-04:00Great tips, Mari. Tightening is a necessary part o...Great tips, Mari. Tightening is a necessary part of writing. I love words too, it's a shame we're in a time period when you can't write lavishly.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-37881017022057861972012-07-13T20:44:38.184-04:002012-07-13T20:44:38.184-04:00After slicing words out of my manuscripts, they ar...After slicing words out of my manuscripts, they are always betterMary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-19674269403928367902012-07-13T13:45:20.626-04:002012-07-13T13:45:20.626-04:00Thank you for this good reminder, Mari. I too am w...Thank you for this good reminder, Mari. I too am wordy. Hey! Aren't most of us? We love words. The more the merrier.<br />I hate having to "kill my darlings" but always have to admit the writing is far better once I have done so.Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.com