tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post2596741326020401567..comments2024-01-21T06:03:05.829-08:00Comments on Patti Nielson: Is there an Echo is here?Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-78505376858070357892010-01-16T05:31:16.946-08:002010-01-16T05:31:16.946-08:00Patti!
Great post!!
I have been trying to connec...Patti!<br /><br />Great post!!<br /><br />I have been trying to connect with the other Patti who writes!<br /><br />The pub editor LOVES to "global" my words and present the list of "sobbed"--54 times screeched (25 times, (only owls screech this often)<br /><br />With the Holy Spirit's help, it can be quite hilarious!!<br /><br />Then come the edit!!!<br /><br />Would LOVE to have you visit my place so we can confuse everyone with the two Pattis. www.pattilacy.com/blog.Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-76082442057894768602010-01-15T17:14:48.015-08:002010-01-15T17:14:48.015-08:00Yes! We keep a whole list of them! Eyes, looked, w...Yes! We keep a whole list of them! Eyes, looked, walked...so. hard. to. avoid.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-43673092604024209872010-01-15T15:40:28.445-08:002010-01-15T15:40:28.445-08:00Yes! I laugh when I do my edits. I refer to them a...Yes! I laugh when I do my edits. I refer to them as echo's too. Even when I think I'm being careful, they can sneak right in there!Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-5495810516152635612010-01-15T15:21:14.743-08:002010-01-15T15:21:14.743-08:00YEs! And yes, it does drive me crazy! My latest ec...YEs! And yes, it does drive me crazy! My latest echo in novel 4...chaos. If I read the word chaos one more time, I'm going to scream.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-62258104886621140592010-01-15T07:27:00.926-08:002010-01-15T07:27:00.926-08:00Echos drive me crazy! They are so easy to miss un...Echos drive me crazy! They are so easy to miss unless I read my manuscript aloud. Victoria sounds like an excellent solution. :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-63219737811132269182010-01-15T06:42:47.929-08:002010-01-15T06:42:47.929-08:00It can drive you CRAZY! Often it takes an outside ...It can drive you CRAZY! Often it takes an outside eye to pick up on all these overusages so it's good you can detect those yourself.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-72008426289146922262010-01-15T05:36:00.977-08:002010-01-15T05:36:00.977-08:00Oh gosh, I do that! It is always some simple dumb ...Oh gosh, I do that! It is always some simple dumb word too. Like 'soft' or something. LOL.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-497268935360139042010-01-15T04:46:54.374-08:002010-01-15T04:46:54.374-08:00I think they're like comfort mac & cheese....I think they're like comfort mac & cheese. I've noticed mine are sometimes and way. Go figure.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-65362669721785991822010-01-14T20:58:55.728-08:002010-01-14T20:58:55.728-08:00ABSOLUTELY! echo...echo...echo...:-)ABSOLUTELY! echo...echo...echo...:-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-55732290965044472702010-01-14T20:19:56.671-08:002010-01-14T20:19:56.671-08:00Definitely. Turns out my new over-used word is &qu...Definitely. Turns out my new over-used word is "still". :0)Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-74432753387072614042010-01-14T17:59:55.538-08:002010-01-14T17:59:55.538-08:00I cringe every time I open a critique and see all ...I cringe every time I open a critique and see all of the highlighted words that I've repeated. Some of my favorites are just, look, and glance.Melissa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530652829980250261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-74787887983959646502010-01-14T17:01:59.451-08:002010-01-14T17:01:59.451-08:00Sometimes I do. Definitely do, by your friend'...Sometimes I do. Definitely do, by your friend's definition. Ack! I use look and eyes and gaze all the time. Yikes!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-87253263333920509582010-01-14T16:35:26.939-08:002010-01-14T16:35:26.939-08:00I wonder why I can't FLOOD my MS with my fav w...I wonder why I can't FLOOD my MS with my fav word was. I use it ALL the time. Shoot. Oh and it. Another little diddly I love to use.<br /><br />Potent, beautiful, powerful verbs. I keep trying to tell me, but me just doesn't want to listen. :-)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-67886220846139173992010-01-14T12:00:11.650-08:002010-01-14T12:00:11.650-08:00I do. I use "voice" a lot. I know I don&...I do. I use "voice" a lot. I know I don't have to, especially when the dialogue should suggest the tone, but I fell into that trap during this past NaNo.<br /><br />"Looked" is another one I use entirely too much as well.Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-32538802387146226032010-01-14T11:13:12.178-08:002010-01-14T11:13:12.178-08:00Kasie: I'm always on the look out for other wo...Kasie: I'm always on the look out for other words that express looking. See I've already echoed.<br /><br />Heidi: That's hilarous, and yet totally unexpected.<br /><br />Jessie: Limbs and boughs<br /><br />Lois: It's funny how it seems to come in bunches then disappear.<br /><br />Kristi: Glad to see others have the same weakness as me.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-8314323282531244192010-01-14T11:10:53.908-08:002010-01-14T11:10:53.908-08:00Heavens yes! Sometimes I wonder if my brain is on...Heavens yes! Sometimes I wonder if my brain is on a loop.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-63479270625353302542010-01-14T10:26:11.852-08:002010-01-14T10:26:11.852-08:00Oh yes, a terrible weakness of mine. I'm prett...Oh yes, a terrible weakness of mine. I'm pretty well read, I have a good vocab, but sometimes a word just gets stuck in your flow of words. LOLKristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-8043598239247581192010-01-14T10:24:58.802-08:002010-01-14T10:24:58.802-08:00yep. I will do the same thing through a section wh...yep. I will do the same thing through a section where certain words just keep coming back and then they aren't there at all in the next 20 pages. For what ever reason the day I wrote those pages that word was really speaking to me. Hopefully I've been able to eliminate and reword enough.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-14115380134138807902010-01-14T10:23:29.519-08:002010-01-14T10:23:29.519-08:00My worst repeats are "the" and "and...My worst repeats are "the" and "and" and that blasted "a". I'd like to know what other words you found for the word "branch."Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-44811242895317406972010-01-14T10:18:47.414-08:002010-01-14T10:18:47.414-08:00Yes! I have the same problems as everyone else: lo...Yes! I have the same problems as everyone else: looked, turned, just...<br /><br />I notice when authors use really good words, and don't use the ordinary ones. I'm working on it. I think it's like anything else you have to train yourself to do. Eventually, you find you're just not doing it as much anymore. <br /><br />[obviously I'm not there yet! I just put "just"! :)]<br /><br />You will never guess the word verification!!! ECHOE... SERIOUSLY!! I fib you not!!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-39602099738896425572010-01-14T08:56:13.751-08:002010-01-14T08:56:13.751-08:00OH yes. I find myself gravitating towards the sam...OH yes. I find myself gravitating towards the same words all the time. I'm impressed that your friend can use "looked" only twice in a chapter. That's one of my big ones.Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-68546109661861459482010-01-14T08:27:11.564-08:002010-01-14T08:27:11.564-08:00Carolyn: I'm in the process of doing it again....Carolyn: I'm in the process of doing it again.<br /><br />Susan: Not nearly as much as I do, as you know.<br /><br />Jody: I feel like I'm almost scared to use those words in my new WIP<br /><br />Catherine: I love that idea. I think I'm going to start doing that, maybe it will get me to read more.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-51889870618112639222010-01-14T08:14:03.160-08:002010-01-14T08:14:03.160-08:00Oh my gosh YES. "That" is my worst one,...Oh my gosh YES. "That" is my worst one, along with "look" "turned" and "blushed".<br /><br />I've thought of making a verb notebook to write all the cool verbs I find in whatever book I'm reading at the time.<br /><a href="http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Winged Writer</a>Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-74911082957696474352010-01-14T08:10:06.665-08:002010-01-14T08:10:06.665-08:00Oh yes!! I struggle with overusing certain words a...Oh yes!! I struggle with overusing certain words and I'm making a concious effort in my newest novel to eliminate some of my problem words. But it's hard!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-80262029408925013502010-01-14T08:08:10.499-08:002010-01-14T08:08:10.499-08:00I struggle with echoes too, as you know. It's...I struggle with echoes too, as you know. It's something I'm really watching for in my revisions.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com