tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post8959176121000244232..comments2023-05-08T02:15:19.139-07:00Comments on Shannon Messenger: 10 Things I've Learned From CopyeditsShannon Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-26308250640221862182011-10-25T08:05:25.253-07:002011-10-25T08:05:25.253-07:00I sympathize with your copy edits. Been there. Hav...I sympathize with your copy edits. Been there. Having been an English major doesn't seem to have helped me. lol.<br /><br />Loved #7. It's your style!danika dinsmorehttp://theaccidentalnovelist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-28500191888259790582011-10-24T09:50:24.109-07:002011-10-24T09:50:24.109-07:00You had me laughing SO HARD! Good luck!!You had me laughing SO HARD! Good luck!!Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-50672602868700008552011-10-21T11:56:12.594-07:002011-10-21T11:56:12.594-07:00Good luck! And I just have to say that I love Sara...Good luck! And I just have to say that I love Sara Raasch's comment.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-35018206460370777552011-10-20T20:16:38.251-07:002011-10-20T20:16:38.251-07:00I always spell goodbye like that so I guess I'...I always spell goodbye like that so I guess I've been doing it wrong too then :)<br /><br />Enjoy the week off blogging, Shannon.A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-30523346916865225702011-10-20T16:30:36.117-07:002011-10-20T16:30:36.117-07:00Hmmm... I wonder if sentence fragments will eventu...Hmmm... I wonder if sentence fragments will eventually be written off as my style. Let's hope so!<br /><br />Fascinating stuff - just keep telling yourself that! Good luck - I'll send you some virtual cupcakes for energy!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-91393737513419705812011-10-20T12:11:59.510-07:002011-10-20T12:11:59.510-07:00Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.Patricia T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10673204828383998897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-18035339981567250342011-10-19T06:36:42.989-07:002011-10-19T06:36:42.989-07:00Heh. You said dangling participle. :D Get 'er ...Heh. You said dangling participle. :D Get 'er done, Shannon!MG Buehrlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258047290846258238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-56224780078189683482011-10-18T16:38:29.742-07:002011-10-18T16:38:29.742-07:00Send a couple commas my way, will ya?
Good luck!!...Send a couple commas my way, will ya?<br /><br />Good luck!!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-12293715914385686362011-10-18T15:24:21.727-07:002011-10-18T15:24:21.727-07:00God speed and good luck!God speed and good luck!Shiela Calderón Blankemeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164253791139502033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-43833426258542542672011-10-18T14:39:41.369-07:002011-10-18T14:39:41.369-07:00Good luck, Shannon! Will miss your posts, but mor...Good luck, Shannon! Will miss your posts, but more important work prevails!Jennifer Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219388997277330690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-8508321625093143192011-10-18T14:38:07.910-07:002011-10-18T14:38:07.910-07:00I will have to keep this post so I can look back a...I will have to keep this post so I can look back at it if I ever get to that point (and hopefully I will!)and see that Shannon had comma isssues and hyphen problems and also didn't know what the heck a dangling modifier was either! Lol! I know that if, God willing, I ever get copy edits sent to me it will look like a massacre. ;)Amanda Milnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582468814920761586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-43634581401371781802011-10-18T13:17:10.401-07:002011-10-18T13:17:10.401-07:00Best of luck, Shannon. Dangling modifiers and all....Best of luck, Shannon. Dangling modifiers and all.... :o)Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-16823166991355477492011-10-18T13:02:16.098-07:002011-10-18T13:02:16.098-07:00How exciting and slightly terrifying at the same t...How exciting and slightly terrifying at the same time! I have a feeling if I ever get to that stage when someone ssends me copyedits it will be probably the same.<br /><br />I know I have plenty of weak points when it comes to grammar!<br /><br />But congrats on getting them and facing the next step in your publishing journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-33408940288572336782011-10-18T10:56:31.250-07:002011-10-18T10:56:31.250-07:00I SO feel your pain! I just got back my first draf...I SO feel your pain! I just got back my first draft of line edits. Ouch. :/ Yeah, the hyphenated words things is my problem, too. Never knew! And I'm an English major! And a teacher! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582771248232087353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-23664403166298593372011-10-18T10:50:48.456-07:002011-10-18T10:50:48.456-07:00I'm so glad there's someone else out there...I'm so glad there's someone else out there with my kind of comma deficiency! And hyphen-deficiency too.elizabethfaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054541448639306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-48267237126392889992011-10-18T10:48:14.735-07:002011-10-18T10:48:14.735-07:00I can imagine how tedious it can be! May peace be ...I can imagine how tedious it can be! May peace be with you:)<br /><br />Oh, yeah, and gotta love dangling modifiers.Martha Ramirezhttp://www.martzbookz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-1375089086533429752011-10-18T10:44:49.650-07:002011-10-18T10:44:49.650-07:00I yearn for the day I get copyedits, knowing full ...I yearn for the day I get copyedits, knowing full well that I'll be frustrated with them when it happens.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-82553787345636470642011-10-18T10:33:21.508-07:002011-10-18T10:33:21.508-07:00Happy editing! And I swear I know nothing of comma...Happy editing! And I swear I know nothing of comma's either. They are the bane, of, me,.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-44883326910903446322011-10-18T10:04:45.297-07:002011-10-18T10:04:45.297-07:00Funny post! Love how you're so positive even a...Funny post! Love how you're so positive even about the things you dislike. Go for it! You'll be out the other side of it in no time if you blitz on it. :)Lia Keyeshttp://liakeyes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-75856773869309128252011-10-18T09:46:19.329-07:002011-10-18T09:46:19.329-07:00I like the "style" rule. I'm going t...I like the "style" rule. I'm going to remember that one and use it often.Charlie Pulsipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877018077937978788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-47341189844633892652011-10-18T09:01:30.795-07:002011-10-18T09:01:30.795-07:00I am so glad that blogs and such allow me to watch...I am so glad that blogs and such allow me to watch (always watching...) other writers go through the process before me. Its so unbelievably helpful. Thanks for that!<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-15574231229155874212011-10-18T08:16:57.554-07:002011-10-18T08:16:57.554-07:00Are they easy fixes?
Dangling modifiers = funny t...Are they easy fixes?<br /><br />Dangling modifiers = funny things. Even though I teach how to correct them, I find myself doing them sometimes, even!!!Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-52175286006867134862011-10-18T08:16:03.400-07:002011-10-18T08:16:03.400-07:00Dangling modifier, WTF?
Have fun! ;)Dangling modifier, WTF?<br /><br />Have fun! ;)Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-43979978463334329202011-10-18T08:10:28.333-07:002011-10-18T08:10:28.333-07:00Aha! I'd wondered about good bye, whether it w...Aha! I'd wondered about good bye, whether it was one word, two words, or hyphenated. Thanks! I've actually made a Style Sheet for my novel, for when I get a publisher. So I'm trying to be consistent already. I LIKE spelling goosebumps as one word, even though Word doesn't like it!! ("consistent with the style of the MS")Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574874229036861427.post-79077438867528267192011-10-18T08:08:09.513-07:002011-10-18T08:08:09.513-07:00Oh man, I do NOT look forward to that. I am alread...Oh man, I do NOT look forward to that. I am already finding so many things that I do wrong and I don't want to think of the millions more! Hang in there tho - it'll all be worth it in the end!Abby Fowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567978659174723198noreply@blogger.com