December 23rd, 2009
Found a link to a fascinating word tool on Terry Odell’s blog – Wordle. Check out the word cloud I created using the first several chapters from my book ALL THE WAY HOME:
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The larger the word in the cloud, the more frequent the occurrence. As an author, you could use this as a way to help edit your writing for those pesky word-crutches that all writers lean on (mine tend to be “that” and “just”) Or you could just play with the layout and the colors to kill time and amuse yourself as I did.
Caution: it’s addictive!
ETA: I was thrilled to discover that ALL THE WAY HOME is now available for the Amazon Kindle and so is HERE TO STAY.
I DID use Wordle to help me spot word usage and found a couple of ‘new’ crutch words. Ugh. But it’s a fun way to deal with it!
Happy Holidays.
by Terry Odell December 24th, 2009 at 8:20 amIt’s sure a more amusing way to spot those repetitious words, isn’t it?
by Jenyfer Matthews December 24th, 2009 at 8:40 amCheers to “All The Way Home!” Congrats!
by Mama Pea December 24th, 2009 at 10:56 am