Comments on: Wax On, Wax Off: 5 Areas To Polish Before Submitting A Manuscript

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:26:46 +0000

In reply to Angel Brown. Thank you. Writing is hard, but there are ways to make it easier. We're here to help because we're all in this together. :)

By: Angel Brown

Angel Brown — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:35:24 +0000

Wow, I’m amazed at all the information you have available not only for editors, but for authors that are new and old which keep the learning process going to make for a clean manuscript.

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:38:42 +0000

In reply to Tuttle. Fresh eyes are definitely worth their weight in gold!

By: Tuttle

Tuttle — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:51:33 +0000

While there is no substitution for fresh, critical, eyes on the work, these are great tips.

By: Christine Monson

Christine Monson — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 21:14:09 +0000

Thank you for this article! I’m going to look for my crutch words right now.

By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 07-05-2018 | The Author Chronicles

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:03:47 +0000

[…] You’ve written your manuscript — time for revising and editing before submitting. Janice Hardy clarifies the difference between editing and revising a novel, Jami Gold expounds on breaking down the steps of revision to improve storytelling, and Angela Ackerman stresses 5 areas to polish before submitting a manuscript. […]

By: Peg Brantley

Peg Brantley — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:32:57 +0000

I love that word list! I especially love that “had” isn’t on it. I recently read a book that made me stumble in several sentences because gosh darn it, it needed a “had!”

I havse your Emotional Thesaurus and keep it nearby. All of your others are on my wish list.

Well done.

By: Harmony Kent

Harmony Kent — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:53:30 +0000

This is a great post, Angela! Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Will link back to this on my Friday Week in Review post. All the best 🙂

By: :Donna

:Donna — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:03:59 +0000

OH, how I love useful lists! Thank you, Angela 😀

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:22:31 +0000

In reply to Marcia.

Congrats on rounding the horn on your book and getting a request–that’s wonderful. My fingers are crossed for you. And thanks for the book praise–we are so glad our thesaurus books are helping writers craft better fiction.

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:21:07 +0000

In reply to Mark Scott Piper. That book is a treasure - all writers should have a copy! I learned so much from it (and Description by Monica Wood). I am so glad you found your way to that great book!

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:19:24 +0000

In reply to Vicki Whitlock. I think this is something many folks struggle with and with practice it becomes easier and more intuitive, so just keep going. :) And thank you for the kind words about our quirky thesauruses--glad they help!