tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post3500141517738651123..comments2023-10-20T09:04:45.829+01:00Comments on My New Notebook: Jane Austen and the editorCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-19118970742694111702010-10-27T23:33:03.530+01:002010-10-27T23:33:03.530+01:00I think your strength in editing is and will be to...I think your strength in editing is and will be to your great advantage. <br /><br />But now,Of course I'm; paranoid about how, I punctuate: do you know what I mean! LOL.<br /><br />I've got better at editing but my problem now is knowing when to stop editing.<br /><br />I've just enjoyed catching up on your last few posts. Good to catch up with your blog.<br /><br />Kat XKat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176200521240664479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-57752442730108343412010-10-27T17:52:06.332+01:002010-10-27T17:52:06.332+01:00Hmm, not sure I can help there because I suspect I...Hmm, not sure I can help there because I suspect I am old-fashioned too, Jenny! Is this something to do with not using commas in lists? I seem to remember reading something somewhere...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-17619208165882779642010-10-27T14:04:14.839+01:002010-10-27T14:04:14.839+01:00I've been told my use of commas is 'old fa...I've been told my use of commas is 'old fashioned.' I'm not sure how to change that... I use what I was taught at school and it was quite some years ago!<br /><br />Maybe I need a Cathy?Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-86501116050665634612010-10-27T10:38:15.213+01:002010-10-27T10:38:15.213+01:00Paul, that's so true. But I still hold that yo...Paul, that's so true. But I still hold that you have to understand rules before you consciously break them.<br /><br />DJ, I think we share an external editor. But I loved the month I spent editing my novel alone before it was sent off. It was a very different piece of prose when I finally pressed send.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-36363868168496349742010-10-27T07:02:50.081+01:002010-10-27T07:02:50.081+01:00I like editing too though I do have an editor that...I like editing too though I do have an editor that points me in the right direction.D.J Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-11161040770137517062010-10-25T22:19:42.888+01:002010-10-25T22:19:42.888+01:00It's only an "errant comma" in the r...It's only an "errant comma" in the rule books. In creative writing, anything goes.Paulhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com