Tip of the Day: Newest procrastination device: Wii Jeopardy!
After my last round of line edits on my YA from my agent, I learned of a couple more writing quirks that I have. Keep in mind, these are in addition to the ones I already know of, namely:
--too many "justs"
--too many "blah blah blah, BUT etc etc etc..." phrases
--too many "backs"
--long dialogs that don't go anywhere but are fun to write
So the new things that I must find/replace in future manuscripts:
--brand names (oh my gosh, I am a marketer's dream), including foods, TV shows, clothing companies, store names, etc.
--overuse of a funky term that my character likes
--extended dialogs for the sake of them being fun for me to write
What did we do before find/replace?
Deena, Miss Subbing for Pubbing
I overlove "just" and "but" and "Still," too.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I was the JUST queen for a while there - I think I replaced it with BACK. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI'm the queen of the overextended dialogue. Gotta cram that last punchline in no matter what. Sometimes I think only the Muppet Show will go farther down the trail than I will for a gag line.
ReplyDeleteKate, as evidenced by your post here, you ARE hilarious and maybe your dialog is perfect. ;)
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