Alexis_WordsUnbound

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 16 days ago to random

I’ve neglected social media again—oops!

April was busy, partly because of a big developmental edit.

Today, I start a fun copyedit—a fantasy book for children! So I grab my favorite editing-related mug and eagerly join the young protagonist in a new, magical world.

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity #copyediting

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 2 months ago to random

My dear writers, I think it’s time for another reminder:

The ’80s is an abbreviation of the 1980s.

It’s plural, covering ten years—so, not a possessive.

This means the apostrophe goes at the beginning—the part the "19" was cut from.

80’s 🙅🏻‍♀️

’80s 👍

I know, you see it the wrong way so often on social media, it starts to look right. But it's not. So next time you abbreviate a year—or a decade—try to remember the above tips.

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity

mdmrn, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Starwars

Vote for your favorite thing to come out in 1983.

#Poll #QuestionOfTheDay #StarWars #Music #BoostMe #QoTD #BoostPlease #Boost #Silly #VideoGames #Manga

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 2 months ago to random

My phone saw my attempt to write "sudoku" and autocorrected it to "sodomy."

I will not share the context, because the sentence makes it worse, and my sense of humor is G- or PG-rated (maybe PG-13 when I get dark).

I have never been so afraid of my keyboard in my life.

#autocorrect

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 5 months ago to random

Just reached 48,716 words! This is the first time all month that I've exceeded the target word count.

I'm very pleased. During my Thanksgiving trip, I fell further behind again—5,000 words behind. I was too exhausted to write much, and my motivation was waning.

I needed rest. And I needed to skip to the more exciting parts of this story.

A good deal of rest and two battles later, I'm back on track.

I can't believe NaNo is almost over!

#NaNoWriMo #AmWriting

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 6 months ago to random

Me talking:
Only addresses conversation partner by name when absolutely necessary. Same goes for nicknames. More liberal with endearments for small children.

Me editing:
"Deleting names here and elsewhere for more natural dialogue. You may want to reconsider the remaining use of names throughout the conversation."

Me writing:
"But it's my job, Joe."
"No, Sally, it's not."
"But Joe—"
"Sally, let the fairies sort out their own business."
"Joe..."

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #NaNoWriMo

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 6 months ago to random

To novelists, from an editor:

I respect you. By the time you come to an editor, you’ve created a story and characters that can be worked with. Maybe your own revisions could only take your manuscript so far, and you can’t see or can’t solve some significant weaknesses. Still, you have something!

You and your editor may decide that your novel needs a major overhaul. That doesn’t undermine your accomplishment. It just means what you created is worth the extra work.

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 6 months ago to random

Aaaand it's officially #NaNoWriMo in my time zone! Let's do this!

... without losing sleep or neglecting my dinner dishes.

Participating in NaNo is a form of self-care for me, so it would be counterproductive to stay up late writing my first words.

Good news: My usual sleep time is after 2:00 a.m. anyway. That means if I hurry with my bedtime routine, I can write in bed for an hour or more. ^_^

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 7 months ago to writing

Whenever a writer correctly uses "discreetly" or "discretely," my respect for them goes up.

Either they're very capable or they're very lucky.

I can only tell these words apart because of a memory trick: the t splits up the e's in "discretely," so that's the one that means "separately."

#AmEditing #writing

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 9 months ago to ADHD

I don't know who needs to hear this, but... your sensory sensitivities don't have to be "really, really bad" to be worth addressing.

Noise doesn't have to be literally painful before earplugs or noise-canceling headphones are worth the investment. A fabric doesn't have to be torturously scratchy to go on your do-not-wear list. Lights don't have to give you a headache before you turn them down or don sunglassses.

Sure, you can grin and bear it. But at what cost?

#neurodivergent #ADHD #anxiety

Alexis_WordsUnbound, 11 months ago to random

The other day, I posted a poll about styling the noun "worldbuilding." My thanks to the 25 people who participated. Here are the results:

60% of responders, like me, prefer "worldbuilding."

24% prefer "world-building."

16% prefer "world building."

I suspect "worldbuilding" is most common among the general #WritingCommunity, RPG game masters, and other storytellers. Wikipedia uses this variation, too. (1/2)

#edibuddies #writing