tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post2916033145151928790..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Hello. My Name Is Jill, and I’m a Word-A-HolicStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86744968899795354862015-03-31T10:45:38.627-05:002015-03-31T10:45:38.627-05:00Hi, Ash! You are welcome here and are among friend...Hi, Ash! You are welcome here and are among friends. LOL<br /><br />Yes, I have two posts to help you with transitions of time. Check these out:<br /><br />http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-show-transitions-of-time-in-your.html<br /><br />http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2015/02/moving-from-one-moment-to-another.html<br /><br />Hope they help!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89977541489847057562015-03-31T10:43:53.764-05:002015-03-31T10:43:53.764-05:00You're welcome, Kelsey!You're welcome, Kelsey!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79457590406891671322015-03-31T10:43:27.972-05:002015-03-31T10:43:27.972-05:00Ha ha. :-)Ha ha. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54944922010343086662015-03-31T10:43:07.497-05:002015-03-31T10:43:07.497-05:00Thanks for sharing that, Kelsey! We love lurkers a...Thanks for sharing that, Kelsey! We love lurkers and commenters both. I'm glad you find the posts helpful. And I'm glad you're learning from your critique group too. It can be hard at first, but learning to better yourself is such an important lesson. And I bet you'll find a nice balance that allows you to use your voice in a way that pleases your readers as well as yourself.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35714834687572745272015-03-31T10:40:46.029-05:002015-03-31T10:40:46.029-05:00LOL! An eyebrow-cocking addict. Interesting. :-)LOL! An eyebrow-cocking addict. Interesting. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91339754268185163342015-03-31T10:40:07.781-05:002015-03-31T10:40:07.781-05:00Licking lips. Ha ha. Yeah, every author has little...Licking lips. Ha ha. Yeah, every author has little quirks that they tend to overuse. Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82889933923209810852015-03-26T17:27:12.471-05:002015-03-26T17:27:12.471-05:00Hi, my name is Ash. I am a word-a-holic, and that ...Hi, my name is Ash. I am a word-a-holic, and that is my confession. I have a really bad issue of over explaining, which really makes my writing suffer. Also, I'm really bad at summarizing. You know, when you skip months and just do a quick summarization? I have so much trouble doing that I can't even do a week. Or a day. Sometimes I can't even get my character to the next room... No that I'm a bad writer, but sometimes those last two do happen... Anyway, I don't know which one is the side-affect of the other, but they are linked. Any advice for the summarizing thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24714605080300025462015-03-25T19:34:14.521-05:002015-03-25T19:34:14.521-05:00That sad, sort of liberating moment when you reali...That sad, sort of liberating moment when you realize that you not only do all of these in your 'get the words out' phase, but that someone else can put it on the page for you to see once and for all. Words are important! We need them! They want to be loved and used! Thank you for the post. Bookmarking this for my edits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274929031054555066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27430781515835491262015-03-25T19:17:30.281-05:002015-03-25T19:17:30.281-05:00Oh my gosh, Jill. THIS IS SO ME: When I talk, it’s...Oh my gosh, Jill. THIS IS SO ME: When I talk, it’s more than a conversation. It’s a performance. The words are spilling out a mile a minute. People are laughing. (Not at me. Hopefully.) And when I walk away, I can’t remember half of what I just said.<br /><br />Brilliant post.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3796868893058611212015-03-25T16:12:48.743-05:002015-03-25T16:12:48.743-05:00What a great post!
I'm guilty of a lot of th...What a great post! <br /><br />I'm guilty of a lot of the things on this list, unfortunately. One of my biggest writing problems is that my descriptions can be entirely too long. A friend called my attention to this about a year ago when I sent her an excerpt of a story I was writing. She told me that it smacked of Dickens, a trait which she praised but also warned could be rather tedious. Another friend who received the same excerpt said that there were "too many long words that... [got] in the way of the story." Since then, I've realized just how true that is of nearly all my writing.<br /><br />I love writing descriptions because I love playing with language. I enjoy experimenting with different styles and tones and stumbling upon particularly striking turns of phrase. But in the pursuit of artistry, I've often overlooked the fact that my audience doesn't necessarily share my enthusiasm for word-crafting. As discouraging as it is to be told that my handiwork is "a laborious read," I think my increased awareness of the fact has helped me to grow as a writer. I hadn't even thought about wordiness being a problem in the past, but because of the insight of some very dear critique partners I've been more receptive to the idea of sloughing off unnecessary portions of my writing. (This is not to say I've quite achieved an ideal medium yet, by any means, but I'm at least learning to improve. ^_^)<br /><br />All that said, thank you very much for this post, Mrs. Williamson! I think one of the reasons I love Go Teen Writers so much is that it helps me not to feel alone. I don't comment much, but I do read each and every thing you and Mrs. Morrill blog about. It's really encouraging to know there are others who've had and overcome the same difficulties. :)<br /><br />~KelseyKelsey Carneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08278048613377143575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8618271480604918422015-03-25T10:39:04.415-05:002015-03-25T10:39:04.415-05:00I definitely needed this post! It would seem that ...I definitely needed this post! It would seem that I am definitely a word-a-holic...I use nearly all of the words on the list.<br /> Additionally, sometimes I'll find a phrase or word that I really, really love, and I'll use it far too much. For example, one of my characters does a lot of eyebrow-cocking. He cocks his eyebrows so often that it's rather embarrassing. :)<br />Thank you for this fantastic post, Jill! It's definitely going to come in handy. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152756677069658806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14704367775496577982015-03-25T08:59:13.716-05:002015-03-25T08:59:13.716-05:00I am definitely a word-a-holic as well. I was crin...I am definitely a word-a-holic as well. I was cringing as I read that list as I am guilty of almost overusing all of them! Overused words or phrases are definitely the ones I overuse the most. I had a friend reading my novel, and she told me my main character was constantly "licking her lips." When I went back and read through my draft my hero was certainly licking her lips way too often!<br />Thank you so much for this list! I'm definitely going to have to go back and look through my draft for these!Megan S.noreply@blogger.com