tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post9170408655919712499..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: Pikes Peak Writers Conference 3Terry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-81739179009514820712010-04-30T10:12:11.623-06:002010-04-30T10:12:11.623-06:00Deni - as I stated in the post, I was merely quoti...Deni - as I stated in the post, I was merely quoting what was said. The speaker had her own opinions and didn't hesitate to voice them.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-81033735000046300112010-04-30T09:58:02.720-06:002010-04-30T09:58:02.720-06:00>3. Get professional editing – but any editor w...>3. Get professional editing – but any editor who charges more than $1.50 a page to read/edit your work is ripping you off.<br /><br />"Ripping you off" is a harsh comment, and I totally disagree. However, you get what you pay for and there are some free-lance editors who will edit for $1.50 per page. As an editor perusing submissions, I always know when a particular free-lancer has "edited" a manuscript. She likes run-on sentences and tends to suck the life out of a character by telling rather than showing. One of her gushy website testimonials says that she made the non-pub's book "perfect."<br /><br />No manuscript is perfect.<br /><br />Not even mine :)Deni Dietzhttp://www.denisedietz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-43651769875610127452010-04-29T20:19:31.626-06:002010-04-29T20:19:31.626-06:00Mary, Jemi, Maryann -- yes, it was great. Conferen...Mary, Jemi, Maryann -- yes, it was great. Conferences are wonderful places to ignite the writing fires. I enjoy recapping -- more next week.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-71334565235346225612010-04-29T19:55:09.439-06:002010-04-29T19:55:09.439-06:00This series has been so helpful, Terry. Thanks for...This series has been so helpful, Terry. Thanks for taking the time to recap all the workshops for us.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-86528558810211455512010-04-29T17:59:10.683-06:002010-04-29T17:59:10.683-06:00Great post! Sounds like a really interesting confe...Great post! Sounds like a really interesting conference :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-88653412844354773992010-04-29T16:09:18.086-06:002010-04-29T16:09:18.086-06:00Gosh I wanna go to one of the conferences. Some Da...Gosh I wanna go to one of the conferences. Some Day!!<br />I'm glad you had a great time Terry!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-43168382207128355322010-04-29T15:03:08.323-06:002010-04-29T15:03:08.323-06:00Terry - or, as one of my crit partners used to say...Terry - or, as one of my crit partners used to say ... 'mist for the grill'Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-88167915214717521592010-04-29T14:56:02.705-06:002010-04-29T14:56:02.705-06:00Great post. Thnaks again. Love this quote:
"...Great post. Thnaks again. Love this quote:<br /><br />"Write what you like to read. If you want to know your reader, look in the mirror."<br /><br />Also, your town sound as if it has lots of grist for the mill.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-20787879160485639242010-04-29T14:49:36.378-06:002010-04-29T14:49:36.378-06:00Carol - yep, a new trick for page count. Length of...Carol - yep, a new trick for page count. Length of character's names!Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-80502120731713812162010-04-29T14:12:30.941-06:002010-04-29T14:12:30.941-06:00Q: How do you know you REALLY live in the mountain...Q: How do you know you REALLY live in the mountains?<br />A: When you awake to find a bear on your deck.<br /><br />Mary Elizabeth! I'm going to remember that one.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-27054245334064662302010-04-29T12:52:43.053-06:002010-04-29T12:52:43.053-06:00Debra - I've already started. :-)
Ray; I know...Debra - I've already started. :-)<br /><br />Ray; I know what you mean. We're only about 20 minutes from a new hospital (and there's a fire station with a "flight for life" even closer).Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-7667459740984769812010-04-29T12:23:21.333-06:002010-04-29T12:23:21.333-06:00I would love to live in a small town, but we need ...I would love to live in a small town, but we need to be near doctors and my wife can't travel. Both Millie and I have multiple specialists to see from time to time. We still maintain an apartment in Galax, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but it is only to hang on to the dream. Millie can't comfortably travel anymore. We used to go there two or three times a year.<br /><br />I really envy you.<br /><br />RayRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308737766288257680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-80898256247852342512010-04-29T11:21:04.255-06:002010-04-29T11:21:04.255-06:00Thanks for continuing to post the conference recap...Thanks for continuing to post the conference recap.<br /><br />Good luck using all of that new fodder in a book!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-29494211119342240842010-04-29T07:45:33.650-06:002010-04-29T07:45:33.650-06:00Mason - we got a taste of the writing fodder when ...Mason - we got a taste of the writing fodder when we were up here house hunting, and it can only get better.<br /><br />Elizabeth - I agree, you have to make the commitment. Of course, I'm not doing all that well, spending too much time on moving stuff and not enough on writing.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-78364707539035257592010-04-29T06:55:13.800-06:002010-04-29T06:55:13.800-06:00Oh, the discipline! Yes, I think that's the mo...Oh, the discipline! Yes, I think that's the most important part, really.<br /><br />This sounds like it was a great conference, Terry.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-21003334422449785592010-04-29T06:17:24.117-06:002010-04-29T06:17:24.117-06:00Sounds like it was a helpful conference. As for sm...Sounds like it was a helpful conference. As for small-town living, you will have a never-ending supply of characters to include in your writing. Some will be so unbelievable you won't use them because you'll think no one would ever believe. :)<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.com