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Published by Deanna Hoak July 7th, 2007 in blogI’ve really loved blogging again. I tend to forget, when I’m not blogging all the time, how much I enjoy the interactivity and the discussion. I have some of the most insightful participants here, and I really appreciate your contributions; the comments are often far more interesting than my original post.
Tomorrow I’m going to sit down and take the time to respond to everyone who’s commented this past week (something I’ve been just dreadful about). I’d love to be able to keep those great discussions going!
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I'm a freelance copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction. SF/F novels I have copyedited have been finalists for (and have sometimes won) the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Golden Spur, John W. Campbell Memorial, Quill, Locus, Philip K. Dick, British Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. In 2007 I was short-listed for a World Fantasy Award for my copyediting.
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I hope your absence has been caused by being busy with good things. Have you been well? It is nice to see you back blogging.
John
July 7, 2007. DH says,
I’ve really loved blogging again. …I enjoy the interactivity and the discussion.
I got a lot out of your posted discussion with JayLake some time ago. My 6 Epics are formatted in very special ways. You are educating me to understand the immense value of having a fine CE!
Many people add adjectives while revising text. I drive my tales more by adding verbs. And I will often take a perfectly good three line sentence and break it up into smaller ones. In part, this is so that younger people can read them easier.
What I have been doing in recent weeks is based upon your influence. So you are inspiring an unknown Epic writer. Here’s how.
Every 125 words or so, I insert this question. “Do you want to continue reading? Y___, N___.” This is helping me a great deal. Wouldn’t have even devised it if I hadn’t started reading your blogs. The object is to revise text so well that the reader cannot stop reading. An Episode doesn’t pass revision until I myself can answer Y to each and every question.
I like being thorough. Your explaining how you edit for context was very pleasing. I am a real scientist with a lot of varied interests in Modern Astronomy. One thing that always bugged me is that millions of kids are taught to consider astronaut as a career, but the positions are very rare. I know rare is rare, but very rare is very rare. A lot more could be gained by interesting kids in Modern Astronomy. Solar Research is big, it’s going to be bigger, and it may become the most important endeavor of science ever.
July 6, 2007. DH says,
My daughter finished up Space Camp today at the Kennedy Space Center. …she absolutely loves it. She still wants to be a rocket scientist when she grows up, as well as the first female president.
Supportive, I’ll vote to block Hillary! ^_^
WilliamEpic
Glad to see you blogging again. It is had to find the time to post regularly. It is even harder to keep up with all of the wonderfully interesting people out there. That said, I always make some time to keep up with you.