00:03:36 Kelly Richards: hello from Grand Rapids, Michigan 00:03:50 Janet Morris Grimes: https://kychristianwriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Carter_WeaselWords.pdf 00:04:10 Janet Morris Grimes: https://kychristianwriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Carter_EditingChecklist.pdf 00:04:17 Gayla Crosby: I'm back. I really needed this class. 00:04:24 Kelly Richards: adventures-in-writing@live.com 00:04:32 Melissa Stroh: I am looking forward to this class! 00:04:41 Janet Morris Grimes: #KCWC2020 #writethevision 00:05:21 Gayla Crosby: This conference is great! 00:06:04 Becca the Short Weidel: Oh I actually DO have friends in Alaska hah 00:06:06 Gayla Crosby: Me either. 00:06:19 Regina Walker: I'm grateful for this conference being online. I wouldn't have been able to attend in person. 00:06:24 Gayla Crosby: I mean I don't have shoes on either. 00:06:31 Penny: Hi, What does everyone write? 00:06:39 Renette steele: This is my first ever writers conference. It has been wonderful. I'm feeling a bit over whelmed, but loving it. 00:06:40 Sally Shupe: Me too Regina!! I've gotten to attend a few this way now. I'd never get to go otherwise! 00:06:42 Gayla Crosby: I write inspirational romance. 00:07:01 Gayla Crosby: I wouldn't have been able to attend in person either. 00:07:06 Sally Shupe: @Gayla I write inspirational romance too! 00:07:24 Lee Pollock: It is my hope that you make this available next year. It's over 10 hour drive from Oklahoma and it will be more than that from Montana. 00:07:29 Cole Claybourn: I write Christian non-fiction, usually based on anecdotal experience and backed up by scripture! 00:07:38 Gayla Crosby: Congrats! 00:07:59 Lee Pollock: My printer doesn't work. Thanks Windows 10. 00:08:10 Sally Shupe: @Cole that sounds great! 00:08:10 Kelly Richards: I write children's stories, poetry, inspirational 00:08:10 Kerrith Stapp: I don't see the handout 00:08:11 Penny: I write inspirational romance with some suspense. Devotions, and poetry. And articles for Midwest Almanac. 00:08:14 Regina Walker: I write contemporary Christian fiction and my debut dealt with suicide and grief and wrestling with faith. 00:08:14 Barbara Britton: I write Biblical Fiction and Historical. 00:08:19 Anne Rauth: Glad your daughter is okay and congratulations! 00:08:48 Melissa Stroh: I write historical fiction. 00:09:02 Gina Holder: I write Contemporary Romantic Suspense and Historical Romance. 00:09:12 Gayla Crosby: I'll keep her in my prayers. 00:12:32 Melissa Stroh: Yes, I prefer to whip out that rough draft first. 00:13:33 Janet Morris Grimes: Scrivener 00:15:22 Cheryl Bolden: Thank you. I have bought new computer that has word edge and I dislike it!!! Way to hard to use. 00:15:24 Janet Morris Grimes: Lisa doesn't edit her entire manuscript at one time. She edits one chapter at a time 00:17:51 Gina Holder: I loved A Vast and Gracious Tide! 00:20:01 Jessica White: Same with the same ending sound Becca, Leah, Sophia can get confusing because they sound similar and are all female. 00:22:20 Becca the Short Weidel: Is it possible to turn everyone's video off other than Lisa again? I think that helped with the lagging last session... 00:26:14 Janet Morris Grimes: I will try that. I'm about to turn off everyone's video to see if that helps the audio interference. 00:27:05 Sally Shupe: I tend to leave out the sense of smell. Love this checklist! 00:27:27 Janet Morris Grimes: That seemed to have helped. There are 65 of us right now, so you can turn your video back on at the end if you like 00:28:09 Georgia: Very helpful checklist. 00:28:32 Becca the Short Weidel: thanks Janet 00:29:16 Melissa Stroh: I prefer action beats too. 00:30:06 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Conference 4: REALLY good advice on the dialogue tags there 00:30:21 Janet Morris Grimes: No, we never want to be amateurish. 00:30:33 Jessica White: Tags also become glaring in audiobooks 00:30:57 Becca the Short Weidel: very true 00:34:47 Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Conference 4: Oh, but I SO LOVE the Oxford comma 00:35:19 Cher Stein: will the slides be available? 00:35:33 Sally Shupe: I was thinking that too! I was trying to add commas lol 00:35:50 Melissa Stroh: The Oxford comma is essential in my mind. 00:35:58 Gina Holder: toward, forward, and backward mess me up all the time. I don't know why I always add a s. Aha! That's why! 00:36:22 Susan Pettit: So very glad for the "List" of the rules. 00:36:24 Cole Claybourn: Thank you!! I tell my English students all the time that the word is toward, not towards! 00:37:19 Janet Morris Grimes: Readers love white space. 00:39:39 Janet Morris Grimes: Lisa puts no more than three scenes within one chapter. 00:42:20 Janet Morris Grimes: https://kychristianwriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Carter_WeaselWords.pdf 00:42:28 Janet Morris Grimes: Weasel words handout 00:43:06 Melissa Stroh: knew/know...such a struggle for me. 00:43:27 Carrie Walker: how many times is considered okay, to use the weasel words in a manuscript? 00:45:05 Jessica White: Emotion Thesaurus is a great resource for what physical and physiological responses you'll have based on the emotion. 00:45:21 Melissa Stroh: Definitely! 00:45:56 Janet Morris Grimes: Book she mentioned by Tonya Rieman https://www.amazon.com/Power-Body-Language-Business-Encounter/dp/1416561099/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=tonya+reiman&qid=1592590034&s=books&sr=1-1 00:47:09 Janet Morris Grimes: Let the computer read out loud the chapter to you 00:47:26 Susan Pettit: How do you have your computer read your book to you? 00:47:27 Janet Morris Grimes: it will help you catch mistakes and awkward sentences. 00:48:19 Janet Morris Grimes: We can ask that at the end, Susan. I'll hold on to it. 00:49:08 Timothy Hicks: https://www.howtogeek.com/197880/how-to-make-your-computer-read-documents-to-you/#:~:text=Open%20the%20%E2%80%9CView%E2%80%9D%20menu%2C,read%20it%20aloud%20to%20you. 00:49:17 Melissa Stroh: Reading it backward is a trick that really works! 00:49:58 Sally Shupe: This is very informative and helpful! Thank you so much! 00:50:01 Galaxy S10: thank you very much Lisa! 00:50:03 Carrie Walker: do you have any helpful tips on removing the "to be"? verbs? That can be so tricky sometimes. 00:50:12 Gina Holder: This is great! Thank you so much! 00:50:15 Jenifer: Thank you so much, Lisa. Very informational. 00:50:19 Penny: I love the idea of doing this one chapter at a time. Thank you for this fantastic information! 00:50:22 Kelly Richards: thank you Lisa! 00:50:24 Susan Pettit: Thank you Timothy Hicks! 00:50:40 Becca the Short Weidel: What words of advice do you have for people who struggle with that struggle with an overactive inner-editor? 00:50:55 Jessica White: If your program doesn't you can download Natural Reader 00:50:56 Becca the Short Weidel: and I obviously didn't edit that hah 00:51:18 Gayla Crosby: Thank you so much Lisa! That was fantastic! I'll certainly be putting it to good use. I'll also be sending you an e-mail so you can send me a book plate. 00:51:28 Tammie: In Word its under the Review menu. 00:51:57 April Kidwell: Are you replacing ever -ing word? Or are you looking for specific usages? 00:51:57 LORI: Do you ever put the entire ms through a search at once that checks for overused words or phrases (Prowriting Aid type program?)? 00:52:05 Jenifer: Because my character is British then moves to America. My spelling in the first part is English and in the second part American. Is this okay? 00:53:04 Sally Shupe: 1000 Strong Verbs Valerie Howard. She also had 1000 Character Reactions. 00:53:16 Carrie Walker: is there a general rule of thumb as to how many of the "weasel words" is acceptable in an entire manuscript? 00:55:08 Penny: Have you ever written a manuscript and it is too short? How do you add more without creating fluff? 00:55:08 LORI: Are you a plotter or pantser? 01:00:06 Karen Bradford: mkbrad24@gmail.com Karen Bradford 01:00:19 Heidi: Steve Laube told me that a subplot adds 10,000 words 01:01:20 Melissa Stroh: My struggle is cutting down. So I admire those of you who can keep it short and sweet. 01:02:12 Cher Stein: Are the slide available? 01:02:16 Penny: This was excellent! Very helpful! 01:02:19 Susan Pettit: Thank you Lisa for this most helpful session!! 01:02:26 Kelly Richards: thank you Lisa 01:02:29 Heidi: Thank you, Lisa! This was great 01:02:29 Karen Bradford: Are the slides going to be available" 01:02:35 Debra Allard: Very very helpful! Thank you so much! 01:02:40 Melissa Stroh: Thank you so much, Lisa! 01:02:43 Bettie: Thank you. 01:02:43 Penny: Do you have any tips on writing for Love Inspired? 01:02:44 Cynthia Stroop: Thank you Lisa and Janet! 01:02:46 marybethdahl: Thank you! This was great! Super helpful. 01:02:52 Timothy Hicks: Thank you Lisa. really helpful session. 01:02:58 Valorie: Thank you Lisa and Janet. Great session 01:02:59 LORI: Great teaching as usual! Thank you. I actually love editing...it's like solving a big puzzle. 01:02:59 Michelle Nebel: Thank you, Lisa! 01:03:08 iPhone Lisa Prysock: Thank you so much Lisa and Janet. 01:03:08 Cheryl Bolden: Thanks all I needed and then more 01:03:20 Cynthia Stroop: clap clap clap