Comments on: The novel is drafted, the revisions have begun

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:27:33 +0000

Hey Kristan, Yep I dropped out for a while there but I’m definitely back now (and I’ve been following your writing still, just as a lurker though!). Good to be back A.

By: Kristan

Kristan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:40:55 +0000

Ah, you're back you're back! I have to admit, it had been so long since you last posted that I took you off my Google Reader. But now you're back! (Both here and on the Reader.) YAY! .-= Kristan´s last blog ..The gods must be crazy =-.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:21:43 +0000

Thanks for the good wishes, Jay.

Had a quick look at AutoCrit – for other readers, it’s a site that analyses your manuscript in terms of stuff like overused words and phrases. It analysed the first 800 words of my novel for free but I didn’t find the results that impressive – it told me I used “it” and “there” too much, but also said that in 800 words, 10 uses of adverbs (-ly) was no problem – I think that’s too many! Having said that if you paid for the full version it might find a lot of problems but I’m going to do it the hard way with my own hard work for now …

By: Jay Tee

Jay Tee — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:19:43 +0000

Good luck!

You might also want to check out the AutoCrit Editing Wizard. It’s great for speeding up (amd improving) the editing process.