Comments on: Give your writing a workout: writing tips from the Confident Writing community http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/ The art of writing, for non writers Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeanne Dininni http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1318 Jeanne Dininni Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:15:56 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1318 Joanna, You've done a masterful job compiling all these insights from around the blogosphere into a solid, meaty post that all of us can learn from! Great post! Jeanne Joanna,

You’ve done a masterful job compiling all these insights from around the blogosphere into a solid, meaty post that all of us can learn from!

Great post!
Jeanne

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1317 Joanna Young Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:29:24 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1317 Hi Michele, you know that's one of the main reasons I like doing these 'tips' round-ups, it's a great way to share the material that would otherwise get lost in the comment box. One of the downsides of our dependence on RSS feeds... that and our busy lives of course! Joanna Hi Michele, you know that’s one of the main reasons I like doing these ‘tips’ round-ups, it’s a great way to share the material that would otherwise get lost in the comment box. One of the downsides of our dependence on RSS feeds… that and our busy lives of course!

Joanna

]]> By: Michele L. Tune - Writing the Cyber Highway http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1316 Michele L. Tune - Writing the Cyber Highway Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:19:13 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1316 Joanna, What a wonderful idea, sharing these tips from your readers! You're always so smart. :-) I hadn't noticed Brad's comment before so I'm glad you included it in this post. Just last night I was deleting the word "that" from sentences! It does make a sentence look better. Smiles, Michele Joanna,

What a wonderful idea, sharing these tips from your readers! You’re always so smart. :-)

I hadn’t noticed Brad’s comment before so I’m glad you included it in this post. Just last night I was deleting the word “that” from sentences! It does make a sentence look better.

Smiles,
Michele

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1315 Joanna Young Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:49:06 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1315 My pleasure Amy :-) I love picking up the tips and suggestions from the readers round here, and I wanted to pass them on to a wider audience too Thanks for stopping by Joanna My pleasure Amy :-)

I love picking up the tips and suggestions from the readers round here, and I wanted to pass them on to a wider audience too

Thanks for stopping by

Joanna

]]> By: Amy http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1314 Amy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:35:37 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1314 Thanks for these tips! :) Thanks for these tips! :)

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1313 Joanna Young Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:26:25 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1313 @ Brad, I'm not sure it was that innovative, when I read some of the comments here I just think "I have to share that!" (And your "lean, mean writing machine" line has been running through my mind all month... sadly someone else is already using the brand...) @ Robyn, once you get started you might find there are "thats" we use for nouns, and "thats" that we use when we could just say "thats" we use... and those are the ones I find really pesky! @ Erik, don't worry, I'm sure we all have our own writing vices... I know I do... And there's one reader I know they'll never get past - but at least he e-mails me privately rather than telling me here (it's my dad!) @-- Deb Oh no! I thought you were teaching us! Actually I wanted to include your comment about the eyebrows on the house, it makes me smile each time I read it, but I couldn't find a way to make it a 'tip'. Maybe I'll do a compilation of 'anti-tips' some time :-) @ Catherine, well I really wanted to include some of your contributions and suggestions, you have been a most generous commenter this month. I really appreciate it and am glad the problogger competition helped us to make the connection Joanna @ Brad, I’m not sure it was that innovative, when I read some of the comments here I just think “I have to share that!” (And your “lean, mean writing machine” line has been running through my mind all month… sadly someone else is already using the brand…)

@ Robyn, once you get started you might find there are “thats” we use for nouns, and “thats” that we use when we could just say “thats” we use… and those are the ones I find really pesky!

@ Erik, don’t worry, I’m sure we all have our own writing vices… I know I do… And there’s one reader I know they’ll never get past – but at least he e-mails me privately rather than telling me here (it’s my dad!)

@– Deb Oh no! I thought you were teaching us!

Actually I wanted to include your comment about the eyebrows on the house, it makes me smile each time I read it, but I couldn’t find a way to make it a ‘tip’. Maybe I’ll do a compilation of ‘anti-tips’ some time :-)

@ Catherine, well I really wanted to include some of your contributions and suggestions, you have been a most generous commenter this month. I really appreciate it and am glad the problogger competition helped us to make the connection

Joanna

]]> By: CatherineL http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1312 CatherineL Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:40:50 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1312 Joanne - what brilliant tips. And thank you for including mine. I'll definitely be checking out the blogs of each tipster you've mentioned. Thank you. Joanne – what brilliant tips. And thank you for including mine. I’ll definitely be checking out the blogs of each tipster you’ve mentioned. Thank you.

]]> By: --Deb http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1311 --Deb Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:51:17 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1311 Being brief--always one of my bugbears! Being brief–always one of my bugbears!

]]> By: J. Erik Potter http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1310 J. Erik Potter Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:16:45 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1310 I had to laugh at "that". . .guilty as charged. Funny thing is, I've been fighting "that" one since my undergrad days. Thanks for the tips, Joanna. I had to laugh at “that”. . .guilty as charged. Funny thing is, I’ve been fighting “that” one since my undergrad days.

Thanks for the tips, Joanna.

]]> By: Robyn http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/give-your-writi/#comment-1309 Robyn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:55:52 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=313#comment-1309 Joanna, you have a real treasure chest here for a great writing workout. Hmmm... now that I muse a little on this, I need to go and edit out my "that's." "That" can be a crutch. I need to get hot and use nouns instead! What a way to challenge my brain this a.m.! "It" and "There" bring problematics, too. Try knocking out "It" and "There" to make writing even more vibrant! Joanna, you have a real treasure chest here for a great writing workout. Hmmm… now that I muse a little on this, I need to go and edit out my “that’s.” “That” can be a crutch. I need to get hot and use nouns instead! What a way to challenge my brain this a.m.!

“It” and “There” bring problematics, too. Try knocking out “It” and “There” to make writing even more vibrant!

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