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Sherzahd
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Found this lil gem a few days ago. I wouldn't rely on it for 100% of my editing, but it's a bit more thorough than spell-check. Hope it helps.
http://editminion.com/
http://editminion.com/
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These are my results, first one was using one of my stories, the second a poem. 
Readability ConsensusBased on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 7
Reading Level: fairly easy to read.
Reader's Age: 11-13 yrs. old (Sixth and Seventh graders)
Readability ConsensusBased on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. old (Eighth and Ninth graders)
Readability ConsensusBased on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 7
Reading Level: fairly easy to read.
Reader's Age: 11-13 yrs. old (Sixth and Seventh graders)
Readability ConsensusBased on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. old (Eighth and Ninth graders)
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Quote by MissAdventure
1. When posting a piece for critique, include the word count in the header of the post so readers can see at a glance how long the piece is. This is a really easy and useful bit of board etiquette.
2. Recommend a max word count for pieces of, say, 2,500 words. It's a lot to expect detailed feedback on a piece longer than that, so it might help keep members expectations realistic. Make it a guideline rather than a rule though; sometimes pieces don't lend themselves to being broken down.
I agree on both points. It might be a good idea to break longer pieces up, that way you would get more detailed feedback on your work. If a piece is too long you run the risk of just getting a general comment on the piece.
I also like the idea that once you've posted something for review you reciprocate by reviewing someone else's work as well. It's the courteous thing to do.
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Quote by Rumple_deWriter
SPELL CHECKER? What a concept. When will it be available. ;)
But seriously, folks. As I've harped before, IMHO there's only one, so-called, deadly, unbreakable rule for successful commercial fiction:
Don't bore the reader.
Excellent pointer there, I think that is the most important rule.
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I do appreciate a good book cover, but it's not what draws me to reading a book. The title is usually what draws me in. I am one of those creatures of habit though, I enter the library and head directly for the authors I know and love, but I do often just browse and I always pick books with an interesting name (bearing in mind that book covers can't really be seen while browsing a crowded bookshelf).
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Quote by Milik_the_Red
This is a wonderful thread. It is somewhat depressing to me though because it puts a nice pinhole in my ego and makes me realize just how technically poor a writer I really am.
Maybe I should have just tried jigsaw puzzles...
I really love jigsaw puzzles, but sadly I am rubbish at them. Maybe I should've tried knitting...
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Quote by AcidRain
6. Twisted apart, the inside, and then the cookie:
You have a highly curious nature. You take pleasure in breaking things apart to find out how they work, though not always able to put them back together, so you destroy all the evidence of your activities. You deny your involvement when things go wrong. You are a compulsive liar and exhibit deviant, if not criminal, behavior.
Noooo comment...
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Quote by Louise
Can I vote for conversations between historical characters but between historical characters of different eras...I'd like to see the misunderstandings and feelings being ruffled which could occur as a result of miscommunication e.g. a conversation between Rasputin and Neil Armstrong. Imagine a man of god vs a man of science, not to mention the moral differences between both characters
Absolutely... that would indeed be interesting. Wish I was allowed more than one vote, it all sounds good to me.
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I'm trying to get my focus back onto my writing for this year. Hopefully by the time the year is through I will have finished my first novella, a drama/romance and have at least two chapters of my new paranormal series wrapped up. That is of course besides trying to complete eight other WiP that I have had going for over a year now.
Happy writing everyone.
Happy writing everyone.
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I've just been notified by one of the editors for Lyrical Press that they will be having their first annual romance story contest. Submissions are open from 16 January to 5 February 2012.
The word count is a bit steep, but I'm sure that most of us can make it in one month. Check the site for more info.
http://lyricalpress.blogspot.com/
The word count is a bit steep, but I'm sure that most of us can make it in one month. Check the site for more info.
http://lyricalpress.blogspot.com/
ice cream....