tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post8761102459541204302..comments2023-07-05T07:24:38.160-07:00Comments on Katie Salidas: Find and Replace or Seek and Destroy?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-18989322464500400222010-01-01T05:11:10.335-08:002010-01-01T05:11:10.335-08:00Cool trick! I didn't know if you wrote the sam...Cool trick! I didn't know if you wrote the same word in the two places it would turn them all red in the ms. Definitely going to try it out.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-32659223711935429772009-12-29T08:30:42.052-08:002009-12-29T08:30:42.052-08:00Got it, Katie! Thanks! I read your post too fast t...Got it, Katie! Thanks! I read your post too fast the first time. This time I printed it out and will post it somewhere. Can't wait to use this!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-31492312091630830402009-12-28T14:09:19.955-08:002009-12-28T14:09:19.955-08:00I've sought and destroyed many words in my cur...I've sought and destroyed many words in my current WIP. Most of them have been was's, but "that" appears way too many times, too. Those pesky passive verbs haunt me even in my sleep. ;)<br /><br />Great post! Useful stuff.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-55824838327755572542009-12-23T11:08:46.372-08:002009-12-23T11:08:46.372-08:00I love find and replace. It's such a USEFUL to...I love find and replace. It's such a USEFUL tool. =] <br />Another great one! Keep at it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-75392756144472064562009-12-23T09:41:00.581-08:002009-12-23T09:41:00.581-08:00I am so guilty of over-using passive voice. Thank...I am so guilty of over-using passive voice. Thanks for the tips and the seek and destroy list!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-45135888285860543242009-12-23T08:17:36.796-08:002009-12-23T08:17:36.796-08:00Very true. I've been guilty of the passive voi...Very true. I've been guilty of the passive voice in the past. Now, I try to keep an eye out for it. Thanks!Jm Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-36285326422806385122009-12-22T08:27:54.483-08:002009-12-22T08:27:54.483-08:00Thanks for the great tip! I'll check out the l...Thanks for the great tip! I'll check out the link. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-15389116185033476952009-12-21T17:43:23.947-08:002009-12-21T17:43:23.947-08:00Cool, thanks for giving that tip with Track Change...Cool, thanks for giving that tip with Track Changes in Word...I had no idea how to use that. LOL I think that will make a world of difference in my editing process. I usually go through and try to find all of that by myself!! Darn it!Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-66389285335742528302009-12-21T14:50:59.362-08:002009-12-21T14:50:59.362-08:00Great tip. Now if I can just remember it once I fi...Great tip. Now if I can just remember it once I finish my first draft. :) <br /><a href="http://www.karenamandahooper.com" rel="nofollow">Karen’s Blog</a>kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-64376506097198184762009-12-21T14:42:28.076-08:002009-12-21T14:42:28.076-08:00Terrific tip. My WIP is in present tense, so I don...Terrific tip. My WIP is in present tense, so I don't tend to use perfect tenses much (where those slow-down "to be" verbs show up most). Your crit partner's list looks handy for applying this technique, however. Thanks for sharing!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-82669188404730175052009-12-21T10:55:22.020-08:002009-12-21T10:55:22.020-08:00Oh cool! I know ctl f but not H. That sounds aweso...Oh cool! I know ctl f but not H. That sounds awesome! Thanks.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-81394140250189406742009-12-21T10:54:54.275-08:002009-12-21T10:54:54.275-08:00Seek and Destroy is just the name for the process....Seek and Destroy is just the name for the process. You are seeking out and destroying the words that must be cut.Katie Salidashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159923761047042193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919894200039153342.post-45294944404781461382009-12-21T10:53:24.288-08:002009-12-21T10:53:24.288-08:00That's so great, Katie! Thanks! Btw, how do yo...That's so great, Katie! Thanks! Btw, how do you use the "seek and destroy"? I still don't know how to do that... <br /><br />Merry Christmas!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.com