tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post89629460112749323..comments2023-10-21T05:22:29.815-04:00Comments on Ray Veen: word-slinger: WIP Wednesday -- "Rules were made to be broken"Ray Veenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-15263872590765991392010-01-12T08:00:41.655-05:002010-01-12T08:00:41.655-05:00Sentences that start with and drive me NUTS!
Wor...Sentences that start with and drive me NUTS!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work from home India </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-3300207540138309252009-12-01T11:15:02.590-05:002009-12-01T11:15:02.590-05:00You wrote and then revised like an absolute wild m...You wrote and then revised like an absolute wild man. You, sir, inspire me. Rock on!<br /><br />-MercedesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-232315548740322252009-11-26T13:05:28.934-05:002009-11-26T13:05:28.934-05:00I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT "NEVER USE A PREPOSITION ...I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT "NEVER USE A PREPOSITION TO END A SENTENCE WITH." UHHH.....HUBBYMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-17971807791419528002009-11-21T17:01:06.384-05:002009-11-21T17:01:06.384-05:00I know us writers are drilled to believe that adve...I know us writers are drilled to believe that adverbs are bad and must be cut. But sometimes they're fun! Really fun! (See?)Sam Downinghttp://www.samdowning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-23485547708440429092009-11-18T07:01:06.462-05:002009-11-18T07:01:06.462-05:00I get it. I totally get it. Sometimes you just nee...I get it. I totally get it. Sometimes you just need to give your manuscript the middle finger and walk out of the room.Sarah J Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361749409608608472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-82097207290796188402009-11-16T21:26:48.368-05:002009-11-16T21:26:48.368-05:00Fragments. I use em & love em!
Go rule breake...Fragments. I use em & love em!<br /><br />Go rule breakers!Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-35926119735502616162009-11-13T01:36:57.290-05:002009-11-13T01:36:57.290-05:00When it comes to writerly rules, I break most of t...When it comes to writerly rules, I break most of them at some point or another. For instance, I love adverbs (but not licentiously). <br /><br />My only goal when writing for others is to keep it interesting. And being correct (all the time) is boring as hell.Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-90487913331840324212009-11-12T08:17:22.451-05:002009-11-12T08:17:22.451-05:00You know, that adverb thing is a pet peeve of mine...You know, that adverb thing is a pet peeve of mine. Haha! Adverbs are part of speech, too! Whine, complain, use in moderation and hope nobody really notices... :D (Yeah right!)<br /><br />Yeah, I think it's great to do these things in moderation. Sometimes the story is just asking for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616276555920544920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-23726292941287571202009-11-11T23:33:46.747-05:002009-11-11T23:33:46.747-05:00I hear you on the passive verb phrase thing. "...I hear you on the passive verb phrase thing. "This Rising Darkness" (That WIP title is really starting to grow on me) is the first piece of writing I've done, at least seriously, since taking two years of Biblical Greek, and I find myself structuring the sentences they way it would be structured in Greek, which makes for some really interesting sentences, but they are grammatically correct... for the most part, and since I'm using them for sentences that I want to catch the readers attention, it does the job that much more.<br /><br />Anyway, glad to hear that the revision ball is finished an uphill battle and is rolling down the other side again. Keep it up.<br /><br />Jonathon/KaelkJonathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434016462153366063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-89992777907696231772009-11-11T22:32:15.853-05:002009-11-11T22:32:15.853-05:00I agree with the show/tell thing. Sometimes you ha...I agree with the show/tell thing. Sometimes you have to TELL. It cracks me up when I'm reading a book and just know that the author forced a tell into a show.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-27625669888901198252009-11-11T22:06:01.065-05:002009-11-11T22:06:01.065-05:00And I'd like to thank Sharon for adressing me,...And I'd like to thank Sharon for adressing me, personally on Ray's blog. :) (See I'm flexible.)<br /><br />Ray,<br /><br />I think being English and a teacher makes me write with reasonably good grammar. I have to go back and read out loud to see how a "real" person would speak. I stink at spelling, which explains my grammer....Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-68295364496146982962009-11-11T21:58:09.496-05:002009-11-11T21:58:09.496-05:00Bryan -- Go. Hustle. And finish.
Sister Mayhew ...Bryan -- Go. Hustle. And finish.<br /><br />Sister Mayhew -- Your characters do speak in complete sentences with sound grammar?<br /><br />Deb -- Tweet me, I guess. I've not been tweeted before that I know of.<br /><br />Keri -- That's actually a rule I really like. Although I never really thought of it as applying to active verbs and telling instead of showing. These have always seemed sacred and un-compromisable.<br /><br />Mary -- Yes. That's exactly how I've been trying to pull it off. The problem is, I think I may be doing it a little too often. That's something I'll have to take a closer look at in subsequent revisions.<br /><br />Carrie -- We should try to get my Biff to fight your Biff. Or better yet, maybe they could do one of the 'dance-off' break-dancing things the 80's street gangs used to do instead of fighting. Because it's really a great way to settle differences.<br /><br />Kelly -- Biff no share tuna. He sorry.<br /><br />Tracey -- Hey buddy, I see you updated today. I'll try to check it out when I get home from work.<br /><br />Paul -- Happy endings? Too cliche'. Throw them out, too.Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-77065276115473532262009-11-11T19:25:51.244-05:002009-11-11T19:25:51.244-05:00How cool would it be to be Cormac McCarthy?
Quota...How cool would it be to be Cormac McCarthy?<br /><br />Quotation marks? Who needs 'em?Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-83277482123652634432009-11-11T13:53:52.081-05:002009-11-11T13:53:52.081-05:00Hey, I'm back. It was great to read one of you...Hey, I'm back. It was great to read one of your posts. It's been a while!<br /><br />I'm with Bryan on starting sentences with and. And, like Kelly, I like incomplete sentences.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729536226775394377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-58790364520383646822009-11-11T13:17:54.309-05:002009-11-11T13:17:54.309-05:00Incomplete sentences, too. Like the sentence befor...Incomplete sentences, too. Like the sentence before this one. And that, too.<br />Mmmm, Biff has me craving a tuna sandwich now...Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-16124183388652856222009-11-11T12:13:16.874-05:002009-11-11T12:13:16.874-05:00I like to give my characters goofy names like Biff...I like to give my characters goofy names like Biff and Buffy. ;)Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-24121551795183884592009-11-11T09:23:43.636-05:002009-11-11T09:23:43.636-05:00Incomplete sentences. Regularly. I use them most o...Incomplete sentences. Regularly. I use them most often when I'm working from inside the MC's head. However, if I feel that the drama dictates it, I'll use them while setting the scene too.<br /><br />One time I asked Christopher Moore about info dumping and his take on it was that just bringing the reader up to speed naturally by simply telling them was preferable to info dumping. The trick is to do it seamlessly so that the reader doesn't know just exactly when you went from the narration to the unfolding of the story itself.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-29567319493614492092009-11-11T08:51:02.466-05:002009-11-11T08:51:02.466-05:00Absolutely - break away.. I think the saying is, i...Absolutely - break away.. I think the saying is, if you know the writing rules and you break them for craft purposes - it's okay. :)Keri Mikulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674081854220914215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-21149348349520867522009-11-11T08:16:34.152-05:002009-11-11T08:16:34.152-05:00Breaking rules is one of my most favorite things t...Breaking rules is one of my most favorite things to do! And (that was for you, Sharon!) I love me all kinds of "whatever works for the story" thingies. I love this post so much, I'm going to tweet it on Twitter. Hope you don't mind. ;-)Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-44543381035129249782009-11-11T01:29:04.387-05:002009-11-11T01:29:04.387-05:00Sentences that start with and drive me NUTS! I do...Sentences that start with and drive me NUTS! I do like using bad grammer in dialogue...examples: gonna, goin', 'cause etc......(I love...)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507032778164380887.post-1216046796248811512009-11-11T00:32:05.456-05:002009-11-11T00:32:05.456-05:00I think what rules you decide to break really dete...I think what rules you decide to break really determines your voice. Or maybe your voice determines what rules you break...hmm....<br /><br />Whatever.<br /><br />I like to start sentences with <i>And</i>. I like me some information dump too. I even like a bit of 'purple' prose now and then - if only to spice things up.<br /><br />Wait...what am I doing here? If you got 100 pages done, I need to hustle and finish too....Bryan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02065696515808415952noreply@blogger.com