tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post6637444635041963764..comments2021-10-26T08:21:09.600-05:00Comments on Terri Rainer Published Author: Their first meetingTerriRainerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-62914720352501810072008-03-05T07:08:00.000-06:002008-03-05T07:08:00.000-06:00Terri, The other chapters are great! Can't wait t...Terri,<BR/><BR/> The other chapters are great! Can't wait to talk with you again. <BR/><BR/>Well done!!!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187266415669955956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-6822011920982169362008-03-04T20:12:00.000-06:002008-03-04T20:12:00.000-06:00Hi Terri,I really enjoyed your 1st chapter, and I ...Hi Terri,<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed your 1st chapter, and I appreciate Midge's corrections.<BR/><BR/>As for underlining italicized words in the manuscript, that's not done anymore. It was from the days when mss were typed on a typewriter and there was no way to create italics. If you're working on a computer (and who isn't anymore), then just make italics, italic. That's from Matthew Sharpe, author and writing teacher.<BR/><BR/>Keep going, woman. It's great work!<BR/><BR/>MaryMary Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099418115687661920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-60398874219535615602008-03-03T10:30:00.000-06:002008-03-03T10:30:00.000-06:00OMG!! You said ween again! LOLHey, I was clueless ...OMG!! You said ween again! LOL<BR/><BR/>Hey, I was clueless when I started. I took a class taught by an author, Mel Odom, who has over a hundred books published, and knows how the publishing world works. <BR/><BR/>I learned a lot, but it took months after the class for some of it to sink in. <BR/><BR/>I know how the whole process works, it's just a matter of getting revisions done...UGH!<BR/><BR/>TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-81461874631422925642008-03-03T10:10:00.000-06:002008-03-03T10:10:00.000-06:00Terri:See? This shows how little I actually know ...Terri:<BR/><BR/>See? This shows how little I actually know about the process of writing. I have all the desires in the world to write, but the mechanics, the process, is as foreign to me as if I suddenly sprouted a ween!! Yes, I know what that is but to actually use it? <BR/><BR/>Midge<BR/>Employing a tacky illustration.....Merrymagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067685823930927536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-84509374455832388282008-03-03T09:48:00.000-06:002008-03-03T09:48:00.000-06:00Midge,I think some of the best opinions are those ...Midge,<BR/><BR/>I think some of the best opinions are those from people who actually READ the genre!<BR/><BR/>As for a proof reader, all I can do is polish my manuscript before I send it to an agent. If he/she likes it and signs me, then I think they have people who proofread before it's shopped out to publishers.<BR/><BR/>The point in revisions is to make it as polished as possible to attract an agent.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't change anything unless I believe that it needs it. You caught things that I hadn't, so I changed them!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-71328390221051063352008-03-03T09:23:00.000-06:002008-03-03T09:23:00.000-06:00Terri:Please recall that I said I have no training...Terri:<BR/><BR/>Please recall that I said I have no training -- yes, it does help to have fresh input on something that is <I>sooo</I> close to you. Make sure you have a professional proofread your work. I don't want to be responsible for changing the content without any real authority on the matter.<BR/><BR/>MidgeMerrymagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067685823930927536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-54941313441400196962008-03-03T00:11:00.000-06:002008-03-03T00:11:00.000-06:001) She forced her eyes to continue their journey u...1) She forced her eyes to continue their journey up the brown form fitting riding breeches he wore.<BR/><BR/>2) His fine linen shirt hung open, exposing a tanned chest with dark hair curling at the opening.<BR/><BR/>3) That’s all Patrick needed, Laird Angus Sinclair getting angry if he dallied with one of his servants, or worse, a servant’s daughter.<BR/><BR/>4) Italicized words get underlined in the manuscript, so I'll work on that.<BR/><BR/>5) “Ye better have one helluva good reason to be molestin wee Maggie, or ye will be minus yer ballocks when I finish with ye.”<BR/><BR/>I looked it up in my Scots dictionary, so right you were!<BR/><BR/>THANKS AGAIN!<BR/><BR/>TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-80700125892665044462008-03-02T23:55:00.000-06:002008-03-02T23:55:00.000-06:00Go to hell Go to hell Go to hell!LOL, No, really, ...Go to hell Go to hell Go to hell!<BR/><BR/>LOL, No, really, I don't even have a freakin agent, much less a proofreader...unless you consider friends , who also have no formal training, proofreaders.<BR/><BR/>I LOVE criticism!<BR/><BR/>I will definitely make the changes you suggested. Sometimes it takes a fresh eye to see things and I thank you for being that fresh eye.<BR/><BR/>I'll admit that I was a bit leery about posting on my blog, for just anybody to see. It's not that I didn't want any input, it's just you are always afraid somebody might take your work. <BR/><BR/>I know writers that won't even share excerpts of their material until it's been published. <BR/><BR/>I know you have a busy life, so let me say once again, thanks for taking the time to give me feedback, it is MUCH appreciated!<BR/><BR/>TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207535421877539594.post-68074267829294801442008-03-02T23:43:00.000-06:002008-03-02T23:43:00.000-06:00Terri:It's taken me all day to get more than two c...Terri:<BR/><BR/>It's taken me all day to get more than two consecutive minutes together so I could read this excerpt.<BR/><BR/>I am assuming that you will have a proofreader? Because I feel awkward offering a critique when I have no training.....<BR/><BR/>1) Are the rider's breeches form-fitted or form-fitting? Form-fitted tells me they were specifically sized to fit him well; form-fitting tells me they fit him well because he fills them out nicely.<BR/><BR/>2) Have you confirmed that men's shirts or sarks were tapered to the waist in 1789?<BR/><BR/>3) The wording is confusing in the sentence where Laird Angus Sinclair is mentioned. I had to read it a couple times to discern that the man speaking was not Sinclair.... and it should read "servant's daughter" or "servants' daughters" not "servants daughter."<BR/><BR/>4) It may be helpful to illustrate Margaret's thoughts by italicizing them.<BR/><BR/>5) I believe the correct term is ballocks or bollocks. Bullocks refers to steer.<BR/><BR/>Midge<BR/><BR/>You have the right to ignore everything I've written above and tell me to go to Hell.Merrymagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067685823930927536noreply@blogger.com