Say that Again

Monday, February 27, 2012
Okay, I'm trying a new editing technique. I'll have to let you know how it goes. To combat my insane urge to repeat some words over and over again, I did a find and replace search, replacing each high-alert word with the same word but in a highlighted format. After I found and replaced one word, I changed the highlight preference color and found & replaced another majorly-used word. I did that six times with the words:

WAS
THAT
LOOK
SIGH
TURN
TOWARD

Once they were all highlighted with different colors, I put the page on two-per-page view and just did a color find. If I found a color highlight too many times on one page (kind of like this page below), I went in and looked for a way to delete or change a few of them.



In other news, there are still A LOT of contests going around, giving away copies of my stories, so listed below are the currently open contests, upcoming contests, and winners from the latest contests. Congrats to all the winners!

Have a good Monday

CURRENT CONTESTS:

"Email-Me" Contest
(Open Now!)
If you don't want to head all over creation to enter the contests below (or maybe you simply want to enter more chances to win something), you can email me directly at linda (at) lindakage (dot) com with CONTEST written in the subject line for a chance to win an ebook copy of either The Right to Remain Mine or The Best Mistake. One winner for each book will be drawn.
Contest open until March 20th.


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"Paperback-Adventures" Contest
(Open Now!)
On Friday, February 18th, Paperback Adventures showcaseed A Man for Mia. There you can put your email into the Facebook Raflecopter to win a regular-print paperback copy of A Man for Mia. One winner will be drawn.
Contest open until March 2nd.


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"For-the-Luv-of-Sanity" Contest
(Open Now!)
On Friday, February 24th, For the Luv of Sanity interviewed me. If you comment there, you can put your email address in to win an ebook copy of The Best Mistake. One winner will be drawn.
Contest open until March 15th.

UPCOMING CONTESTS:

"The-Romance-Review" Contest
(opening March 6, 2012)
On March 6th, enter your email address at (The Romance Reviews) for a chance to win an ebook copy of The Best Mistake. Three winners will be drawn.
Contest open until March 14th.


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"Reading-Between-The-Wines" Contest
(opening March 7, 2012)
On March 7th, head over to the Reading Between the Wines Blog (LINK HERE) and comment on my blog post to win an ebook copy of The Best Mistake. One winner will be drawn.
Contest open until ??.


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"A-Tasty-Read" Contest
(opening March 14, 2012)
On March 14th, I'll be interviewed at "A Tasty Read" Blog (LINK HERE). If you comment, you'll be entered to win an ebook copy of The Best Mistake. One winner will be drawn.
Contest open until ??.

LATEST CONTEST WINNERS:

"The-Romance-Reviews" Contest
(closed)
LINK HERE
Contest open until February 6th.
Winners: Mrs AJ Ward & Teresa B.


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"Goddess-Promotions-Party" Contest
(closed)
LINK HERE
Contest open until February 5th, 9PM EST.
Winner : Marie Rose Dufour!


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"Romancing-the-Book-Blog" Contest
(closed)
LINK HERE
Contest open until February 24th.
Winners: Allie & Patti P.

4 comments:

  1. Let us know how that editing technique works out. I'm very curious.

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  2. what a great practical post. Great blog. I am from New Zealand and blog on books amongst other things. You might be interested in this post about http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/janet-evanovich-stephanie-plum-series.html. Will enjoy following your blog.

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  3. I'm always curious of new editing techniques. Let me know how it works for you. I am a major abuser of the word "was". I write it too many times!

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  4. I have an overused word list, too. I hope I remember this by the time I reach that point in the edit. Thanks.

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