#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.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 9 PM Eastern: “Leadership.” Show a character taking charge.
This example is from my steampunk novel, The Air Loom, set in 1895. In this scene, four of the resistance are escaping on a flying “quadracycle.” They have to pedal to generate energy to activate the Levitrite, and Will is out of shape from weeks spent in the tunnels. José whips the crew into shape.
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
