Early on in the rewrite the only problems seem to be trivial at best, mostly grammatical. A “ facing the wrong direction, “Rainald walked back to his own quarters with wearing a broad grin….” The with or wearing needs to be removed, and own isn’t necessary though no harm is being done by its presence. It may be my ninth grade social studies teacher’s influence, but the use of the word thing in the sentence: “This whole thing would be a veritable thunderclap from a blue sky…” bugs me. There seems to be other uses of the word, changing it would be suggested.
“In that case, would you care to present yourself and anyone you might wish present at my chambers within the hour? I shall take it upon myself to ensure your bride-to-be will be in attendance….”
The second present doesn’t seem like it belongs there.
Lord Dow as already there
I’m assuming the as was meant to be a was.
They had extensive knowledge of Patters
Patterns instead of patters. I enjoy the doubt Rainald experiences when questioning the Ichari’s wisdom. It seems to be a foreshadow of a future conflict, though whether or not my guess will prove fruitful, only time will tell. In general all of my qualms were met in this rewrite, I enjoyed it greatly.
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Zach on Chapter 3 Rewrite
Early on in the rewrite the only problems seem to be trivial at best, mostly grammatical. A “ facing the wrong direction, “Rainald walked back to his own quarters with wearing a broad grin….” The with or wearing needs to be removed, and own isn’t necessary though no harm is being done by its presence. It may be my ninth grade social studies teacher’s influence, but the use of the word thing in the sentence: “This whole thing would be a veritable thunderclap from a blue sky…” bugs me. There seems to be other uses of the word, changing it would be suggested.
“In that case, would you care to present yourself and anyone you might wish present at my chambers within the hour? I shall take it upon myself to ensure your bride-to-be will be in attendance….”
The second present doesn’t seem like it belongs there.
Lord Dow as already there
I’m assuming the as was meant to be a was.
They had extensive knowledge of Patters
Patterns instead of patters. I enjoy the doubt Rainald experiences when questioning the Ichari’s wisdom. It seems to be a foreshadow of a future conflict, though whether or not my guess will prove fruitful, only time will tell. In general all of my qualms were met in this rewrite, I enjoyed it greatly.
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Posted on February 22, 2011 at 11:58 pm in Comment and discussion, Editing process, New Chapter | RSS feed | Reply | Trackback URL
One Comment to “Zach on Chapter 3 Rewrite”
February 24, 2011 at 5:08 am
I’m enjoying the way you point out mistakes in the grammar and syntax. While reworking the… erm… metaphysical(?) aspects of the novel is important as well, you’re doing a nice job of looking out for those things. I know for sure I’ve started to forget about that.
(And, “hi.” :D)