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Thanks for sharing your thoughts....
I can always find bits that need cutting, no matter how many times I read.
posted by
word.smith
on November 28, 2005 at 1:00 PM
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Good suggestions here, word.smith. I try to watch for that when I go over my writing. It is amazing what you can cut out.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 26, 2005 at 11:01 AM
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This is harder than it looks.
Does anyone else TRY to use extra words (or fewer words) to help the sound and "beat" of a sentence? Sometimes it works, but I have noticed in reading things that I have done, once they've cooled ---it didn't turn into no cherry pie. Word, very good advice. Almost always, sparse language comes out best. And another thing I like: "Listen with big words, speak with small words."
posted by
Novelvision2020
on November 26, 2005 at 10:57 AM
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Word-So true! we tend to write fast without editing. This is one way to check our work.
posted by
Aria4
on November 25, 2005 at 7:11 AM
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JW, Thanks for stopping in.
posted by
word.smith
on November 24, 2005 at 6:42 PM
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MayB....
....And still, I couldn't get rid of all the fat.
Thanks!
posted by
word.smith
on November 24, 2005 at 6:41 PM
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hmmmm...
Good advice
posted by
SomeoneElse
on November 24, 2005 at 4:02 PM
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word.smith, I would add that you should be wary of removing "that" from your work. It is often best to leave "that" in.
posted by
Azur
on November 24, 2005 at 1:22 PM
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word.smith here is one of your pars edited...
I find it hard to edit my work; in that process I find all the flab.
posted by
Azur
on November 24, 2005 at 1:20 PM
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Thanks, Flightpath....
I wish I could cut my body fat that easily. 
posted by
word.smith
on November 24, 2005 at 11:23 AM
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Excellent post, Word Smith...Cutting flab from a post = one of the best
forms of editing.
posted by
reasons
on November 24, 2005 at 11:19 AM
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