#WritingCommunity,
You are invited to #LineByLineTime, A Mini-Critique Hour hosted by @graestonewriter on Twitter. The group meets on Wednesdays at 9 pm Eastern.
In the movie Gore Vidal’s Lincoln, the president “runs the lines” of The Gettysburg Address with his aides, saying, “I have a short short short speech, which I will try out on the chickens, as the farmer said.”
(Marvelous, powerful movie that has haunted me all these years.)
Each week #LineByLineTime writers share lines, ±280 words, from a WIP or a published work. (Try it out on the chickens, as the farmer said.)
During the hour, there will be a focus question, a chance to share, thirty-five minutes for critique, and a time for “Best in Show.” You will find the participants in #LineByLineTime’s Mini-Critique Hour to be positive and encouraging.
For Wednesday, June 24th, 9 PM Eastern: “Surprise!”A minor character who became prominent.
This example is from my first novel, Members of the Cast, set in 1959. Sharon and Grace were originally the same person. As the scenes progressed, Sharon took my heart, and Grace stuck to basketball. Here’s a favorite scene with Sharon doing one of her bits.
Harlow Kelly is an excellent writer. I convinced her to make a list of words that are unnecessary in good writing. Using this guide will clean up many problems. Warning—this cut 2000 words out of one of my WIPs, and the reader won’t miss them a bit!
Harlow’s Useless Word List
