Erynn Mangum, at Scribble Chicks looks at what makes characters believable.
B. J. Hamrick, over at Scribble Chicks, talks about the "workshopped to death" syndrome. Since this is conference season, we might want to lend an ear to her warnings.
Have a blessed weekend!
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I just learned how to use em dashes. Good stuff to know. I'm going to check out that workshopped to death thingy. Have a great weekend Susan!
Just thought I'd let you know that the link for BJ led to a scribble chicks post about regurgitating our writing....or something. LOL
I love it when you highlight other articles that would help us writers! It is very helpful! I hope you have a great weekend!
I think anyone who's gone to a conference can relate to work-shopped to death! :) Have a great weekend!
Susan:
I had not visited Pix n Pens before today--it's a lovely blog, and I learned the difference between the dashes, which I use correctly, but didn't know why!
Thanks for the tips.
Blesed day,
Jen
Hi Jess -
I have to go back and re-read that post. It's an area that still confuses me.
Enjoy your weekend!
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hi Jody -
They sure try to stuff a lot into your head at one time, don't they? LOL!
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hi Jen -
Pix N Pens is an excellent blog. BTW, they're on my blogroll.
Have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hi Sherrinda -
I try to limit the number of links, so everyone isn't overwhelmed. I'm glad you find them useful. :)
Blessings,
Susan
Alright! Love the linkies! Have a great weekend!
Hi Jill -
Have fun!
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hi Jess -
Oops! Sorry about that.
If my memory serves me correctly, that was also a good article.
Blessings,
Susan :)
great link on em and en dashes! Thanks.
Hi Heather -
Those dashes cause a lot of problems for writers. Glad the link helped.
Blessings,
Susan :)
Thanks for sharing these links, will have to check them out. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Hi Karen -
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Now, if I can just figure out why pictures look fine in the Preview and publish completely different on the blog.
Blessings,
Susan :)
Thanks for the links to some great articles! :)
Hi Lynette -
Welcome to my blog, and thanks for commenting. I post here Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hmmmmmmmm,
The old EM Dash and workshopped to death. I think I've experienced those both lately.:) ACFW was so fun, but it's hard to stay on full alert for 72 hours + and I know you can relate.
Have a restful, full of fun Sunday, Susan.
Hi Jill -
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. :)
Have a great Sunday evening!
Blessings,
Susan
Susan,
That was an interesting post over at Scribble Chicks. I think that sometimes writers get so caught up in writing right that their writing loses its freedom. I recently read two books from Christian authors that break the mould: Andy Andrews' The Noticer and N.D. Wilson's Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl. Both are good examples of books that work and aren't formulaic.
Hi Jean -
Thanks for the book recommendations. I'll have to look them up.
While I want to write a great story, I don't want to lose the passion that makes a book memorable. I've read some books that are nice stories, but they didn't really touch me at a deep level.
Thanks for commenting. :)
Blessings,
Susan
Susan, thanks for the links to these great blog articles. Kathy Ide's post, at Pix and Pens, explained en dashes and em dashes very well. One of these days I might have to cough up the money for a Chicago Style Manual.
Hi Sharon -
I have a Strunk & White, as well as a Christian Style Manual. The Chicago Manual of Style is not yet sitting on my bookshelf.
Blessings,
Susan :)
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