tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post4460400109187155301..comments2024-02-21T03:32:15.577-05:00Comments on Jill Kemerer: Strengthening Weak Areas in Your WritingJill Kemererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-12570280716946919882014-10-22T09:47:19.273-04:002014-10-22T09:47:19.273-04:00I keep a cheap notebook next to me for notes! We&#...I keep a cheap notebook next to me for notes! We're so much alike! Is it bad to admit I rarely use my Chicago Manual of Style? I have a hard time finding what I need in it. The organization doesn't make sense. :( Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-90135241901532087702014-10-22T09:03:06.060-04:002014-10-22T09:03:06.060-04:00Love your post today, Jill. :) I have to turn of...Love your post today, Jill. :) I have to turn off my internal editor to do the first draft. This time I kept a little yellow legal pad beside my computer, made notes there of spots I needed to revisit, or notes I'd need for consistency--then forced myself to forge onward. Now I'm going back with my notepad to redo some spots, nothing critical. <br />Weakness: too wordy, too --ly, pet phrases, run-ons.<br />LOVE my synonym finder! Keep my Chicago Manual of Style on hand also.Anne Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164218328146605384noreply@blogger.com