tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post4523572722241711393..comments2021-08-10T22:19:43.469-06:00Comments on KKBrees on Writing: Moving Body PartsKK Breeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-147690412693961632010-10-09T07:52:10.333-06:002010-10-09T07:52:10.333-06:00Agreed, Suzanne. Also, once you've found an in...Agreed, Suzanne. Also, once you've found an interesting word, you can almost be certain the author will use it again. and again. and again.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-79518922097474074002010-10-08T19:46:58.464-06:002010-10-08T19:46:58.464-06:00I think you catch more of these phrases when you r...I think you catch more of these phrases when you read the book aloud.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suzanneadair.com" rel="nofollow">Suzanne Adair</a>Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624472793275282926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-78254330361809752952010-10-08T15:04:08.804-06:002010-10-08T15:04:08.804-06:00Good one. One author, whose name escapes me, has h...Good one. One author, whose name escapes me, has her heroine "drumming her fingers" numerous times.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-78121957272591781312010-10-08T12:27:08.550-06:002010-10-08T12:27:08.550-06:00I love Michael Z. Lewin's mysteries, especiall...I love <a href="http://michaelzlewin.com" rel="nofollow">Michael Z. Lewin</a>'s mysteries, especially the Albert Samson series and the Leroy Powder series. The only trouble with the Powder series is that Powder rubs his face with both hands several times in every book. It isn't distracting when you read silently, but it is when I read them aloud to my mother. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" alt="author of EEL'S REVERENCE" rel="nofollow">Marian Allen</a>Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-47784849772267217122010-10-08T12:03:26.140-06:002010-10-08T12:03:26.140-06:00I've found that I repeat certain words. It'...I've found that I repeat certain words. It's only when somebody else calls my attention to them that I do the forehead slap.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-75140806935868774352010-10-08T10:58:23.431-06:002010-10-08T10:58:23.431-06:00Most writers' first drafts are loaded with pet...Most writers' first drafts are loaded with pet expressions. That's because the purpose of a first draft is to get to The End. Using expressions with which you're comfortable is one tool to help you finish a manuscript.<br /><br />To me, <i>The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</i> read like a first draft. Larson used the same expressions repeatedly and had characters perform the same action over and over, like making coffee and eating a sandwich.<br /><br />With the help of a few readers, I'm editing one of my manuscripts from a third draft into a fourth draft. Even after I found and edited pet expressions in the second draft, my readers are finding more. I'm grateful to my readers!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suzanneadair.com" rel="nofollow">Suzanne Adair</a>Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624472793275282926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-52699203157283325912010-10-08T10:11:31.189-06:002010-10-08T10:11:31.189-06:00I use shivered or trembled a lot--to the point my ...I use shivered or trembled a lot--to the point my publisher doesn't like it. Sometimes I think authors fall in love with a word and keep using it over and over. All the while,they are completely unaware of the crime!!!<br /><br />Monti<br /><a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MaryMontagueSikes</a>Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.com