Comments on: A Handy Checklist for Writers http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/08/a-handy-checklist-for-writers/ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Alia Partida http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/08/a-handy-checklist-for-writers/#comment-183 Alia Partida Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:23:34 +0000 http://beabetterwriternow.com/?p=405#comment-183 I laugh every time I see this list. I laugh every time I see this list.

]]> By: Mary Ellen James http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/08/a-handy-checklist-for-writers/#comment-175 Mary Ellen James Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:14:55 +0000 http://beabetterwriternow.com/?p=405#comment-175 Thanks for the comment, Lester. I do agree with your points, but like you, thought this was a fun list. I love the Random Quotes generator on your blog. I have been looking for an easy-to-drop-in plugin for this. Unfortunately, unlike you, I am not also a coder. The ones I have found were not exactly user friendly. My favorite quote about writing is on my Twitter page: "Writing is easy; all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead." (Gene Fowler) Thanks for the comment, Lester. I do agree with your points, but like you, thought this was a fun list.

I love the Random Quotes generator on your blog. I have been looking for an easy-to-drop-in plugin for this. Unfortunately, unlike you, I am not also a coder. The ones I have found were not exactly user friendly.

My favorite quote about writing is on my Twitter page:

“Writing is easy; all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.” (Gene Fowler)

]]> By: Lester Smith http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/08/a-handy-checklist-for-writers/#comment-174 Lester Smith Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:36:51 +0000 http://beabetterwriternow.com/?p=405#comment-174 Great post, Mary Ellen! I do have to quibble with Richard Palmer, however, on a few points. For example, rule one is a "superstition" according to the publishers of Oxford Dictionaries (http://tinyurl.com/23a4cq). And rule two ignores the applicability of passive constructions in meeting minutes. Rule eight is justifiably broken in fiction, of course, and in creative nonfiction. Such as blog entries! Otherwise, this list is a fun and powerful demonstration of problems to avoid in writing. .-= Lester Smith´s last blog ..<a href="http://lestersmith.com/2009/08/22/poetryst-at-wasteland-poets-food-pantry-reading/" rel="nofollow">Poetryst at Wasteland Poets\’ Food Pantry Reading</a> =-. Great post, Mary Ellen! I do have to quibble with Richard Palmer, however, on a few points. For example, rule one is a “superstition” according to the publishers of Oxford Dictionaries (http://tinyurl.com/23a4cq). And rule two ignores the applicability of passive constructions in meeting minutes. Rule eight is justifiably broken in fiction, of course, and in creative nonfiction. Such as blog entries! Otherwise, this list is a fun and powerful demonstration of problems to avoid in writing.
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