#WritingCommunity,
You are invited to #LineByLineTime, A Mini-Critique Hour hosted by @graestonewriter on Twitter. The group meets 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, 220 words or less, from a WIP. (Try it out on the chickens, as the farmer said.)
There will be a focus question during the hour, a chance to share, thirty-five minutes for critique, and a time for “Best in Show.” You will find #LineByLineTime’s Mini-Critique Hour participants to be positive and encouraging.
Wednesday, May 8th, 9 pm Eastern Time: “Bit Character Splash:”
Share a bit character having their moment in the limelight.
In my WIP (Working Title Freddy and Whitney, A Dating Dilemma) Whitney is homesick, grieving her father’s death, embarrassed by boys making comments about her bustline, and unsure about Freddy Sanders.
Whitney’s girlfriend, Loretta, whispered, “You have a spot,” after lunch. Whitney is in the girl’s bathroom trying to blot a spot of jelly from her sweater. This is Karen’s only scene—but she proves to be a gentle soul.
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
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