Thanks. These areas where you show examples of problem writting are very helpful. I can understand better what these problems are and how to fix them when I can see both the correct and incorrect way to deal with them.
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| Author: | DeadScrypt [ Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:42 pm ] |
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| Author: | DeadScrypt [ Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:14 pm ] |
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One more thing on the topic ... transposition. If you must -- and I mean MUST -- use an adverb, do not transpose. We softly touch, not touch softly. And adverb modifies a verb, that means it MUST come before it, not after. I see this all the time, and I'm calling a moratorium on transposition -- take heed. We are prose writers, not poets. If you are a poet, then forget everything I just said -- you have a whole other order of rules to consider, and that is ground I dare not trod. -Markus |
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| Author: | Matt Cowan [ Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:43 pm ] |
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Thanks. These areas where you show examples of problem writting are very helpful. I can understand better what these problems are and how to fix them when I can see both the correct and incorrect way to deal with them.
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| Author: | DeadScrypt [ Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:17 pm ] |
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My pleasure. I'm hoping to start some dialogues on the nature of style, so I hope people will post if they agree or disagree, and even what some of their own hang ups are. Maybe we can explore how to tackle those issues. |
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| Author: | Maladar [ Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:24 pm ] |
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| Author: | Sean A M Lewis [ Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:36 pm ] |
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While it might be "acceptable," it is a weak choice of words. Instead of showing, it's essentially a list of atrocities visited upon a sacrifice. Mind you, that's a topic unto itself. Read that paragraph out loud. The sentences with the highlighted words sound awkward. There is definitely some fat to be trimmed. btw, I am certain that I have read this before. |
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| Author: | DeadScrypt [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:26 am ] |
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| Author: | Sean A M Lewis [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:22 pm ] |
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| Author: | Sean A M Lewis [ Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:26 pm ] |
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| Author: | DeadScrypt [ Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:07 pm ] |
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Sean, I sent you mail with the answer to your question. -Markus |
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| Author: | Raven Bower [ Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:17 pm ] |
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