tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post3438609235469062135..comments2023-09-09T09:33:43.814-05:00Comments on Meg Miller Writer / Arts and Crafts Enthusiast: Day 6 with Sudipta Bardhan-QuallenMegMillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153642746148170975noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-43789688884318306352015-01-19T09:24:28.640-06:002015-01-19T09:24:28.640-06:00Always good to look for telling rather than showin...Always good to look for telling rather than showing. Thanks for the reminder.Laurie J. Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-40948805702023183632015-01-18T09:42:03.917-06:002015-01-18T09:42:03.917-06:00Ooo, I like this suggestion. This is a weak area ...Ooo, I like this suggestion. This is a weak area for me and one that can definitely use revision!Renata Wursternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-41771103742139188962015-01-18T01:18:39.920-06:002015-01-18T01:18:39.920-06:00Saving this list!Saving this list!Annie Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-63034923655920256802015-01-17T21:48:02.584-06:002015-01-17T21:48:02.584-06:00Had me laughing and intrigued from the first refer...Had me laughing and intrigued from the first reference to ear wax and belly button lint -- great post! A++ for using these and making sense.teresa m.i. schaeferhttp://tschaefer.wix.com/twritesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-52651852962686549722015-01-17T21:05:08.662-06:002015-01-17T21:05:08.662-06:00Great strategy, and thanks for offering a discount...Great strategy, and thanks for offering a discount on your class! Summer school was outstanding, hard-work, and still just plain fun. Thank-you.Joanne Robertshttp://bookish-ambition.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-78571258701182174722015-01-17T20:48:42.059-06:002015-01-17T20:48:42.059-06:00Thank You! Love some practical advice!!!Thank You! Love some practical advice!!!Yvonne Mesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-38658695367893459972015-01-17T20:00:52.449-06:002015-01-17T20:00:52.449-06:00The "show, don't tell" rule is pound...The "show, don't tell" rule is pounded in my head and is so important in writing for children. So often kids are frequently told what to do; the last thing they want is to be told what to think and feel when reading a story. Oops! I used a *to be* verb. Thank you, Sudipta. ~Suzy LeopoldSuzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-8428305372495823602015-01-17T18:04:38.457-06:002015-01-17T18:04:38.457-06:00Yet another fantastic post from Sudipta...and with...Yet another fantastic post from Sudipta...and with a fun metaphor! Thank you so much for the excellent advice!Donna Cangelosinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-35171540062868767272015-01-17T17:36:48.608-06:002015-01-17T17:36:48.608-06:00The good news is: I love picking out belly button ...The good news is: I love picking out belly button lint. (And ear wax too, but don't tell anyone) And it's always fascinating to look at that ball of fuzz and wonder how it got there. Sometimes I do that in revising too- how did I miss this chunk of junk???Lauri Meyersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-86997179305891902132015-01-17T14:19:30.340-06:002015-01-17T14:19:30.340-06:00Fabulous information! Thanks SudiptaFabulous information! Thanks SudiptaJen Swansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-50813459941388884572015-01-17T11:58:44.283-06:002015-01-17T11:58:44.283-06:00Thank you for this helpful, concrete advice! Your ...Thank you for this helpful, concrete advice! Your use of the phrase "belly button lint" was incredibly impressive and frighteningly fitting! :)Lauren Kersteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-63787347550676197762015-01-17T10:52:35.296-06:002015-01-17T10:52:35.296-06:00Bahahaha....love the belly button lint and ear wax...Bahahaha....love the belly button lint and ear wax! Wonderful post and a great reminder to get rid of "to be" verbs. Thanks for sharing your time with us!Kelly Vavalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-32839443480057545552015-01-17T10:27:27.606-06:002015-01-17T10:27:27.606-06:00Lol. Great revision tip.Lol. Great revision tip.Rena Traxel Boudreaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-34621924955252750952015-01-17T09:01:36.110-06:002015-01-17T09:01:36.110-06:00she was passively crossing words out, muttering &q...she was passively crossing words out, muttering "to be or not to be" when she realized she had to be more active. So, clenching pen between fingers, she sliced a red line through every passive verb. <br />Thanks for the great post!Sue Heavenrichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-4880630647744911902015-01-17T07:38:28.128-06:002015-01-17T07:38:28.128-06:00Thanks, Sudipta! And I'm really proud of the f...Thanks, Sudipta! And I'm really proud of the fact you used belly button lint and ear wax repeatedly in the same post...and that it made all kinds of sense :-)pennyklostermannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-75695926957707532052015-01-16T22:11:56.292-06:002015-01-16T22:11:56.292-06:00Great post! Thanks for sharing.Great post! Thanks for sharing.Shirley Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-74679183362601634182015-01-16T21:56:23.422-06:002015-01-16T21:56:23.422-06:00Thank you, thank you for the examples of Show don&...Thank you, thank you for the examples of Show don't tell. Additionally, I'm from the part of the country where the word "Be" is used as a proper noun. Jk, but we use it with great regularity. That's the first part of my revision process, killing off the be's. Can be quite the pollutant. Thoroughly enjoyed this post. Well done.Pamela Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-70037411374028303422015-01-16T21:53:10.364-06:002015-01-16T21:53:10.364-06:00Very sound advice.I will look into the revision cl...Very sound advice.I will look into the revision class too,Sudipta. A very great idea. Thanks for a wonderful post.Maria Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-42506177972681578322015-01-16T20:58:07.072-06:002015-01-16T20:58:07.072-06:00I may never be able to revise again without thinki...I may never be able to revise again without thinking of belly button lint! Seriously, thanks for the reminder about "to be"!Bethany Robertshttp://www.bethanyroberts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-91242015510231224152015-01-16T20:43:16.898-06:002015-01-16T20:43:16.898-06:00Simple advice that makes a big difference. Thanks,...Simple advice that makes a big difference. Thanks, Sudipta!Sandy Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-35036315625078682462015-01-16T20:40:46.067-06:002015-01-16T20:40:46.067-06:00Excising the verb "to be" is excellent a...Excising the verb "to be" is excellent advice! I do it when I'm slipping into lazy while writing, but it should be slayed during revisions. You definitely deserve an award for something, Sudipta...maybe for EWWWW Factor? :DTeresa Robesonhttp://teresarobeson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-31773006769686452552015-01-16T20:39:33.339-06:002015-01-16T20:39:33.339-06:00Thanks for the additional feedback! You are such ...Thanks for the additional feedback! You are such a gem. :)Carrie Charley Brownhttp://www.carriecharleybrown.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-13803535673619656932015-01-16T20:31:04.331-06:002015-01-16T20:31:04.331-06:00And that is why, dear Sudipta, you have 40+ pictur...And that is why, dear Sudipta, you have 40+ picture books out there!!!<br />Thank you so much for your deceptively simple, yet brilliantly effective, process...just get rid of 'to be'...YES, MA'AM! And I love your concrete examples...for me,I learn best BY SHOW...NOT TELL. ;) ) Super post...great help during ReviMo and beyond!Vivian Kirkfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-74341149430620973562015-01-16T19:34:05.291-06:002015-01-16T19:34:05.291-06:00Who says revision isn't fun? I love a healthy ...Who says revision isn't fun? I love a healthy dose of belly button lint removal from time to time!Kirsten Peavy Bocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232670.post-71974919897557782372015-01-16T18:46:51.575-06:002015-01-16T18:46:51.575-06:00I like that this is an easy 'flag' for mis...I like that this is an easy 'flag' for mistakes. While figuring out how to show might take significant brain power, it's nice to find the weak parts of your mss so easily. This process can be so subjective and sometimes I pull my hair out evaluating whether I made my story better, tighter or just different. This helps eliminate some self doubt, some "I don't know if it was better how it was. "Erin Ballnoreply@blogger.com