With two people at the library and fourteen online, there were sixteen people at August’s Writers’ Mill meeting, where we bemoaned the trials and tribulations of technology, considered the starts and stops of writing and editing, and made plans for this year’s anthology. We’re very grateful to Christine for getting a working setup at the library, despite their technical difficulties, and also to Ron who is continuing to work on fixing the website and newsletter issues. And we hope those attending for the first time will return, despite the technological complications with most of us online. We were delighted to meet you!
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes Sunday August 20th 2023Tag Archives: editing
Write, Edit, and Stop: presentation by Sheila Deeth, August 2023
WRITE
Different people, different ways to write:
- Writing as a race: Go from start to finish without rereading, editing, critiquing, complaining, or stopping – e.g. NaNoWriMo in November
- Writing as mountain-climbing: Plan your route. Write/climb your route. Set up waypoints. Then climb a better route in your next draft.
- Writing as sewing: Write some, reread and edit what you wrote, then write some more… backstitching over your text to make a solid seam.
- Do what works for you!
Writers’ Mill Minutes 202004 April 2020
Twenty-one people attended the first ever online Writers’ Mill meeting this month, including Sheila’s Mum, from England, and Laura (our wonderful host) from the library. We owe a huge thank you to Laura for providing and monitoring the online Zoom room for us.
Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 202004 April 2020Notes on Editing from Donna Reynolds’ talk, 201906
Notes on Editing, from Donna Reynolds’ talk
Part 1: How to Edit
How old were you the first time you spotted a typo in the newspaper? Donna was eight, and was startled to realize that adults can make mistakes. But we all make mistakes, and we all need to edit. Continue reading Notes on Editing from Donna Reynolds’ talk, 201906
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Writers’ Mill Minutes, Oct 21st 2018
Nearly 25 people met at the library for an informative, encouraging and engaging talk from Beth Jusino. Last in her recent series, this talk brought all her advice about getting published and self-publishing to a logical and practical close, leaving us all with much to think about and great ideas going forward. Our thanks go to the Lynne at the library for arranging such a great series of presentations. Continue reading Writers Mill Minutes 201810
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Minutes from Portland writers mill, Sunday September 18th
Nearly 20 members, plus a few guests, were at the Cedar Mill library on Sunday September 18th to listen to Brian Doyle’s presentation on writing. We had an amazing, wonderful time, and I shall do my best to make sense of my notes at the end of these minutes. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201609
Writing and Editing Poetry, from Jim Stewart’s talk
Notes from Jim Stewart’s talk
Jim returned for a much anticipated second visit where he talked about writing and editing poetry.
Continue reading Writing and Editing Poetry, from Jim Stewart’s talk
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Writers’ Mill Minutes August 21st
You may remember Jim Stewart, poet, short story writer, novelist, musician and more from our May meeting. He returned for a much-anticipated second visit in August, where he invited and answered questions on editing poetry and how to make words count. Around 16 members of the Writers’ Mill braved the heat to attend. Notes on the questions and answers will follow these minutes. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201608
This month’s interesting links
February contest deadlines: https://mastersreview.com/february-deadlines-14-contests-and-lit-mags-with-deadlines-this-month/
Plus lots more deadlines in this free download. If you’re writing short pieces, you really should get this: https://mastersreview.com/free-download-literary-calendar-jan-june/
All about ISBNs http://blog.bookbaby.com/2016/01/book-isbn-answers-to-frequently-asked-questions/
How to write a picture book. This is wonderful – just read it, even if you don’t want to write one: http://www.buzzfeed.com/macbarnett/how-to-write-a-picture-book-i066#.ecqKzERxn
Prose poetry? Poetic prose? Find out more https://madmimi.com/s/18f647?o=tm
You’ve written the book. Why is no one reading it? http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1d3577f0f5a155c4813f5ff47&id=530b5d9c2c&e=a3918d2369 or for some serious thought-provoking suggestions http://www.macgregorliterary.com/blog/what-does-a-writer-need-to-know-about-marketing/
Want to avoid some blogging mistakes? http://www.writersonthemove.com/2014/06/4-major-mistakes-to-avoid-when-writing.html
become a successful blogger http://thewritelife.com/how-to-be-a-successful-blogger/
or are you still wondering why you’d want to blog? http://buildbookbuzz.com/how-to-blog-your-way-to-discoverability/
Interested in copy editing? Be sure to read down the page for useful advice – it’s not just an ad for the course. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=edd09410-d4ff-4ad1-ab2a-29ad8b015a43&c=6551b3e0-156d-11e5-acb5-d4ae52724810&ch=655a3f60-156d-11e5-acb5-d4ae52724810
Is your manuscript too long… too wordy…? https://lewiseditorial.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/10-tips-for-trimming-a-lengthy-manuscript/
Are there any song lyrics in your manuscript? http://indigoseapressblog.com/2016/01/20/using-copyrighted-song-lyrics-by-christine-husom/
Using all your senses: http://blog.bookbaby.com/2016/01/use-all-five-senses-to-enrich-your-writing/
Editing Tips
More old links…
Finding better words
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/trialover/
Editing
http://karencioffiwritingforchildren.com/2015/05/10/make-a-good-story-worthy-of-the-gatekeeper/
http://storyfix.com/writing-successful-fiction-dont-know-trumps-know
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/two-new-free-ebooks/
Tools
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/04/online-tools-that-help-you-check-your-writing/
https://autocrit.clickfunnels.com/SecretDownloadThankYouwOffer