I have been a busy writer, editor, and critiquer recently. I have had the opportunity to be with numerous authors and it is true that word of mouth is the best way to share ideas to help you.
Things I have learned.
Weird Word Navigation. To help alleviate having to scroll down through numerous chapters and hundreds of pages to reach where you left off last (Really important if you are editing with multiple open documents), my critique partner Dawn suggests the use of a weird word. Each time you stop writing for the session, put a weird word that you will remember. When you return next time, simply do a search and find the words and go right there. Much quicker.
Page It. I also put the page of my last work point at the beginning of the document...although I like Dawn's idea better!
Zombie Rules. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.
Example: She was killed (by zombies) = PASSIVE
Zombies killed (by zombies) her. = ACTIVE
Follow me...If the sentence makes sense with "by zombies" in it, it is WRONG! If the sentence doesn't make sense, it is RIGHT!
Remember when around zombies, it is better to be active than passive. Passive = Dinner.
I stole this basic information from a Twitter Post from Rebecca Johnson @johnsonr
Do you have any Klout? Final tip for today. Go check out your Klout Score to determine what kind of social media presence you have based on how much people interact with you on Facebook, Twitter, and others too. klout.com
Feel free to comment and share any suggestions you have.
