tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post8064877364149942506..comments2024-03-16T11:38:39.317-04:00Comments on Author Jean Davis: A to Z: Extra WordsJean Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-40396019635295105592017-04-11T15:59:59.079-04:002017-04-11T15:59:59.079-04:00Yes sometimes you are just stuck on certain words ...Yes sometimes you are just stuck on certain words and have to keep cutting them out as you re-read.Jeanne Bryan Insalacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199669886414029814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-65481332549263137352017-04-07T14:05:59.995-04:002017-04-07T14:05:59.995-04:00One of the ways I have adopted to help with this i...One of the ways I have adopted to help with this is joining the various weekly Flash fiction photo prompts on WordPress. With a very limited budget of words your story has to say everything with very few words. Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871553369978431939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-62374137437642444252017-04-07T07:36:16.656-04:002017-04-07T07:36:16.656-04:00"Decided" My characters decide to do thi..."Decided" My characters decide to do things far too much and I have to go back through and make them actually do things rather than decide to do them :).<br />Tasha<br /><a href="https://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> - Shapeshifters and WerewolvesTasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-70958965094701236882017-04-07T06:24:01.352-04:002017-04-07T06:24:01.352-04:00Hi Jean - I know I overuse words ... and do have t...Hi Jean - I know I overuse words ... and do have trouble cutting posts down ... I try and remember less is better, yet content needs to be 'content'! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-62214513732932920582017-04-06T23:23:01.729-04:002017-04-06T23:23:01.729-04:00I'm pretty good with VERY and THAT, but I alwa...I'm pretty good with VERY and THAT, but I always have to be sure I don't go overboard with JUST and AND. I think AND is my favorite word to overuse.<br /><br />Dena<br />https://denapawling.blogspot.com/<br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-52780411687246023062017-04-06T23:14:04.674-04:002017-04-06T23:14:04.674-04:00As long as you've told the story you mean to t...As long as you've told the story you mean to tell, use what word count you end up with. Ebooks are far more forgiving when it comes to word counts outside the norm. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-21773032427389057602017-04-06T21:22:50.488-04:002017-04-06T21:22:50.488-04:00As I said earlier, I found myself using "even...As I said earlier, I found myself using "eventually" a lot in my memoir. And I have been eating that memoirs have to be between 80K to 90K, so I have found myself trying to make it longer. But some have told me word count shouldn't matter and I shouldn't just be adding words just to make it longer. Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-51070586461392284042017-04-06T20:29:13.987-04:002017-04-06T20:29:13.987-04:00oh yes! Those are easy words to overuse. Laugh is ...oh yes! Those are easy words to overuse. Laugh is a big one for me too. I tried to change it up with my last book and snicker ended up on the rewording list quite at lot.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-45525122213276482542017-04-06T20:27:34.325-04:002017-04-06T20:27:34.325-04:00My words are giggle, chuckle, snicker, laugh - how...My words are giggle, chuckle, snicker, laugh - how many ways can you say it? I use a thesaurus a LOT.<br /><br /><a href="http://dbmcnicol.blogspot.com/2017/04/atozchallenge-E.html" rel="nofollow">E: Ecuador & Epcot</a><br />DB McNicol, author & traveler<br />Theme: Oh, the places we will go!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-52491964403585099192017-04-06T20:14:45.646-04:002017-04-06T20:14:45.646-04:00Sounds like your writing a bunch of teenagers, bec...Sounds like your writing a bunch of teenagers, because that's exactly true in that case. :D Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-14522534955983861902017-04-06T20:13:47.799-04:002017-04-06T20:13:47.799-04:00Yes, I know what you mean. There's only so man...Yes, I know what you mean. There's only so many ways to convey facial expressions.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-11921754728827369212017-04-06T20:12:56.801-04:002017-04-06T20:12:56.801-04:00I'm happy to hear you find them helpful. Just ...I'm happy to hear you find them helpful. Just is one of my problem words too.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-83720578214305316592017-04-06T20:12:21.841-04:002017-04-06T20:12:21.841-04:00Writing short stories helped me to spot those extr...Writing short stories helped me to spot those extra words too. Now I often have the opposite problem. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-58156100509894092672017-04-06T15:12:47.675-04:002017-04-06T15:12:47.675-04:00Your 'hunching' is my 'shrugging'....Your 'hunching' is my 'shrugging'. No one says, Yes. It's always accompanied by a shrug. Delete!Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-75030090950606138162017-04-06T14:52:43.082-04:002017-04-06T14:52:43.082-04:00Goodness, yes, this was such a hard lesson to lear...Goodness, yes, this was such a hard lesson to learn. "Of" is one of those words I've taken to trimming out, too. Apparently my latest word to overuse is "eyebrow," but, darn it, there are only so many ways to describe facial expressions without using it!Addison Albrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312474715024616907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-31913634754456818452017-04-06T11:11:57.253-04:002017-04-06T11:11:57.253-04:00Your blog posts are so helpful to me! I know that ...Your blog posts are so helpful to me! I know that I overuse just, only, simply, that and similar words. And prepositional phrases. I overuse those, too.<br /><br />Emily | <a href="http://emilbloo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">My Life In Ecuador</a>Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-26060765744704047922017-04-06T10:40:41.268-04:002017-04-06T10:40:41.268-04:00I love your theme!
My manuscripts often have an i...I love your theme!<br /><br />My manuscripts often have an infestation of "apparently, seemingly, definitely", etc. I am trying to get it under control. <br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary: WTF - Weird Things in Folktales</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-3280969730439618422017-04-06T08:54:28.294-04:002017-04-06T08:54:28.294-04:00The up and down thing - very good point, I need to...The up and down thing - very good point, I need to look out for that. To try and control my verbosity, I write drabbles and force myself to 100 words, which has been teaching me all about when a word is needed and when it isn't :)<br />Sophie<br /><a href="http://sophiesthoughtsandfunmbles.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - Dragon Diaries</a><br />Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.com