The Three Dirty Birds are chatting about James Scott Bell’s Revision and self-Editing for Publication. We’re down to the end of it now, with just his Revision Checklist to go through. (And, by the way, he has a downloadable version of this checklist at Writer’s Digest, if you want to check it out.) Kate:...
The Dirty Birds are chirping about James Scott Bell and Exposition. Kate: I thought it was ironic that the chapter on exposition was one of the shortest in the book. 🙂 Zoe: It really was very short. Does he not know we need to fill up a discussion here? Ana: It’s like he doesn’t...
I didn’t get this up on the day is was supposed to, but here’s our chat about Setting and Description, over on Zoe’s blog.
Stylin’ over on Ana-bird’s blog today. (Well, yesterday, but my Wednesdays are packed now.)
It’s a New Year, but the same old young Dirty Birds! We’re back with chapter 8 of James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication–Show vs. Tell. Ana: I can never get enough of this topic. /sarcasm Zoe: It was fairly palatable in this presentation. It’s been worse! Ana: It’s probably not him, it’s...
WE’RE BACK!!!! At least until Christmas derails us. Then we lose Zoe-bird for a couple of weeks, but we’ll be back in the New Year to finish off James Scott Bell and squabble about what book we’ll read next. Any suggestions? We’d like something a little more focused, something that will help us with...
Dirty Birdin’ over at Zoe’s blog! It’s Friday!!! I have peppermint Kahlua for the coffee. (Sadly, I like Bailey’s in it better. But it’s drinkable.)
Plotting and structuring over on Ana’s blog. I’m really liking this book. 🙂
And James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication. 😉 Find us on Ana’s blog.
In honor of the halfway point of NaNo, and with the idea in mind that people will soon be editing their NaNo novels (Right, everyone? No sending it off to the agent on December 1), The Three Dirty Birds is reading James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, 2nd Edition. Kate: I already...