by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 24, 2014 | Editing and Re-editing
Now that I’ve edited from my critique group all of their great insights, it’s time to re-read my manuscript. But first, last clichés: Bag of tricks— Use of one’s entire resources. Goes back to the bag of the itinerant magician, which contained all of the items needed...
by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 10, 2014 | Editing and Re-editing
What do you do after you publish one novel? Well of course you work on publishing the next completed novel. Last Clichès: Get my teeth into (something)- Work energetically at something, come to grips with it. The image of sinking one’s teeth into something is probably...
by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 11, 2012 | Editing and Re-editing
Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written on my blog, but I’m finally caught up, sort of, and here I am again. First the last cliches: kept up with the Joneses- means to attempt to live in the style of one’s more affluent neighbors or...
by writerjaw | May 22, 2011 | Editing and Re-editing
Well, I’m editing and re-editing my manuscripts. Last cliches: First and Foremost: Most notable, important. Survived since 15th century when recorded in work by William Caxlar in a lecture. Keep One’s Head above water: Avoid financial ruin or being...
by writerjaw | Apr 17, 2010 | Editing and Re-editing
Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a good week of writing and fun. First things first: last cliche: Worth Its Weight in Gold means extremely valuable; singularly useful. Roman playwright Plautus liked this metaphor, which also appeared in early 14th century. Later, Henry...
