tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post2518799373062103274..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: Does Your Manuscript Have Curb Appeal?Terry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-9272529242240026092009-11-18T16:28:18.396-07:002009-11-18T16:28:18.396-07:00Sheila, you're welcome. Glad it made sense.Sheila, you're welcome. Glad it made sense.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-23176023775419767612009-11-18T16:28:17.408-07:002009-11-18T16:28:17.408-07:00Sheila, you're welcome. Glad it made sense.Sheila, you're welcome. Glad it made sense.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-52472274524356085562009-11-18T16:23:01.440-07:002009-11-18T16:23:01.440-07:00Stunning, and very effective analogy - the writing...Stunning, and very effective analogy - the writing and the photographs. Wow. Thank you.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-3731419608720283062009-11-18T16:01:54.724-07:002009-11-18T16:01:54.724-07:00I liked your notes on the re-write. Very helpful t...I liked your notes on the re-write. Very helpful to me.<br /><br />Also your home looks great! A little pruning never hurts anything.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-55410499249204533662009-11-18T15:25:27.113-07:002009-11-18T15:25:27.113-07:00Margaret - thanks on all counts. Part of editing i...Margaret - thanks on all counts. Part of editing is being able to take what looks fine and analyze it to make it better.<br /><br />And if we weren't selling the house, we wouldn't have touched the yard. But consensus was it was a detriment to too many prospective buyers. It's also brought a lot more light to the inside, which is also a plus.<br /><br />We'll have to see what happens.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-20858398331243619732009-11-18T15:22:50.546-07:002009-11-18T15:22:50.546-07:00Hi Terry,
Great blog. The re-write certinly enhanc...Hi Terry,<br />Great blog. The re-write certinly enhanced your story, but I didn't think the original was too bad either. Loved your garden, gee, just my personal opinion, but I would have left the garden as it was, a-la-natural.<br /><br />Cheers<br />MagaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-36182451939758098722009-11-18T13:55:32.354-07:002009-11-18T13:55:32.354-07:00GunDiva - the fun's in the rewriting. At least...GunDiva - the fun's in the rewriting. At least there's stuff there to work from. Blank pages are scary.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-10352362531868214692009-11-18T13:51:18.696-07:002009-11-18T13:51:18.696-07:00Good job with both the re-write and the landscapin...Good job with both the re-write and the landscaping. I'm dreading attempting re-writes, there's just so much to think about.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-34867966371172918732009-11-18T09:13:17.999-07:002009-11-18T09:13:17.999-07:00Thanks, Carol. Those are palmettos, native to the ...Thanks, Carol. Those are palmettos, native to the area. They've had free rein on the property since long before it was developed, and they'd grown withough anything more than occasional trimming. There are just fewer of them in our "island" now.<br /><br />And you're right - new buyers won't know what the 'before' looked like.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-86421011216569253762009-11-18T08:55:50.363-07:002009-11-18T08:55:50.363-07:00Better and better!
In both the manuscript and the...Better and better!<br /><br />In both the manuscript and the yard you've stripped away the overgrowth and given us the highlights we like to see - both as readers and house hunters.<br /><br />I love the way your palms (at least that's what they look like to me) have grown while fighting their way through the growth to reach the light. They're absolutely beautiful, and something a potential buyer wouldn't know had you not trimmed.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-10464867700190377652009-11-18T07:01:09.900-07:002009-11-18T07:01:09.900-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth. And I won't answer yet!
St...Thanks, Elizabeth. And I won't answer yet!<br /><br />Stay tuned -- tomorrow's topic: Pulling weeds.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-37915938222901018482009-11-18T06:30:07.372-07:002009-11-18T06:30:07.372-07:00Another excellent example, Terry. And I tweeted it...Another excellent example, Terry. And I tweeted it, too! Aren't you so glad you're on Twitter now? (Don't answer that! :) )<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com