I found a new “toy” yesterday. It’s a site called Wordle. It takes your text, and graphically shows you your most used words. I’ve been playing with it this afternoon. I got rid of many more of my “Darlings,” my frequently used words. Here’s a look at Chapter One of my WIP.
Yay me! I also figured out how to make a screenshot! I think I’m the last blogger on the planet who didn’t know how to do this, but I shared the link anyways! 🙂 Today is a good day!
JULI HOFFMAN 
Yay, thanks for that. I had forgotten all about Wordle.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to carve some justs and likes out of my WIP. 😛
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LOL Carve away!!!!
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ok I tried it on my blurb. so? do the colours mean different things? I must be missing something How do you know which words are used too frequently?
think I took my stupid pills today instead of my blood pressure meds…
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The colors are just there to look pretty. 😉 The bigger font on the word, the more you used it.
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Is there a limit of how many words you can paste in the Wordle site?
I didn’t really know how to take screen shots either. I’ve just never really needed it. LOL
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Nope! NO limit that I know of. I did one with 90,000-ish words. No problems except for the overuse of certain words. More stuff to fix in my manuscript later. 🙂
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I sent you an e mail the other day….. and as to the comment – yeah they been visiting but that’s it now The first one featued jorick and this one Katelina. I’m getting addicted to challenges now….. oh woe is me 😀
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ha ha! i once did something like that (maybe the same thing? i dunno!) but it used your name and a google search to find “your keywords” or something like that… I dunnno, but never seen it used for this application, a good idea that i may be stealing! As soon as I get the book covers caught up I am going to hit the editing 😀 So high five for cross application!
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PLEASE!!!! It’s not stealing if I gave it to you! LOL Of course, It’s not mine to give either. he! he! 😉
I don’t understand myself, sometimes. I HATE learning new technology, but I love finding new tools to help me, like my buddy, Microsoft Sam, etc. 🙂
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Okay, i had to do it….
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/4973492/Chapter_one_of_my_fourth_book
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YAY!!!
Great first chapter Wordle! He! He! Katelina and Jorick should be happy that they seem to have gotten equal billing!!! 😉 Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m randomly commenting here that I gave you an award – http://joleenenaylor.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/kreative-award/
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Thank You!
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