tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post7456243725353635221..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: Drive-Thru Book Review: The Fitzgerald Admiration Societympclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-38796511850441076462010-07-07T10:28:12.510-07:002010-07-07T10:28:12.510-07:00I did try the clothesline trick, though virtually....I did try the clothesline trick, though virtually. I've got a wide monitor at work, and reduced the document size to wee-tiny, and had it put as many pages as possible on screen -- that emphasizes where my chapters breaks are falling vs. where they should probably fall, and highlights chatty parts and overly-condensed parts.<br /><br />Interestingly, I've used this trick for years in coding: reducing the font size to something very small just to see the topography of the whole.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-62294751345293581522010-07-03T22:16:24.923-07:002010-07-03T22:16:24.923-07:00HA! Yes, I'll agree that a quick reread of Gat...HA! Yes, I'll agree that a quick reread of Gatsby before diving into The Artful Edit is a good idea. I'll also agree that the book is mainly useful to first-time self-editors. <br /><br />That said, I love the draft-on-a-clothesline idea.Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.com