tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post6074490693899299251..comments2023-10-16T04:45:51.436-05:00Comments on This writer's life: The Importance of Being, or Passive VoiceNancy J. Parrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-47766990132498478212010-09-15T15:37:56.996-05:002010-09-15T15:37:56.996-05:00Hi Judy,
Thanks for stopping by. I am so glad the...Hi Judy,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I am so glad the blog was a bit helpful. I'm certain your work is very clean to begin with so don't over worry it. Cheers~Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-39689449721460438862010-09-14T23:21:43.325-05:002010-09-14T23:21:43.325-05:00Tis is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I&...Tis is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'm getting cross-eyed from doing a line-edit & worrying about how many times I've used this word or that adjective, when really I should be worrying about whether I've told a good story or not!<br /><a href="http://judycroome.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Judy</a>Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-85501935191101763552010-09-14T23:21:16.701-05:002010-09-14T23:21:16.701-05:00Hi Clarissa, thanks for stopping by and tweeting!
...Hi Clarissa, thanks for stopping by and tweeting!<br />Hi Darling Novelist, thanks for stopping by- you are so right! Business and academic writing is a completely different kettle of fish. Fiction writers must remember that.<br />Hi Jane, thanks, I hope they read it and all the great comments and understand a little bit more about writing fiction.<br />Hi Pamala, (((hugs)) so glad my posts help you feel that way. You are a fabulous story teller. Keep writing.<br /><br />Cheers~Nancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-49107367851264157982010-09-14T20:29:40.906-05:002010-09-14T20:29:40.906-05:00I find it both lovely AND amazing that every time ...I find it both lovely AND amazing that every time I wander over here, you've got something fabulous posted. Something that always HELPS and makes me feel better, just when I've worked myself into a frenzy that needs calm words to counter it.<br /><br />Thank you for that excellent post. It's like the tea and scones that I needed just now.<br /><br />*hugs*Pamala Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823051545160002135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-83665781873636233402010-09-14T17:21:53.634-05:002010-09-14T17:21:53.634-05:00This makes me feel so much better! There is a memb...This makes me feel so much better! There is a member of one of the writing groups I belong to who thinks a good writer should never use was. I’ll have to forward this link to him.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-49016254736088307072010-09-14T16:13:36.856-05:002010-09-14T16:13:36.856-05:00All the fuss about passive voice really has to do ...All the fuss about passive voice really has to do with academic and business writing. That kind of writing is stronger if it's active, but it's also more tempting to use passive voice so nobody gets blamed for anything. <br /><br />For fiction, though, every form of voice and every form of word or language use is a tool. A great writer doesn't just use the most common tools. He or she masters all of the tools and uses them all to good effect.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797742184466184860.post-4608321995378683162010-09-14T16:06:13.003-05:002010-09-14T16:06:13.003-05:00Thank you! I hate when every time a person sees th...Thank you! I hate when every time a person sees the word was in my manuscript they say "passive voice." Not true!<br /><br />I was so worried about passive voice when writing, I lost my voice. *cough, cough*<br /><br />I'm tweeting!<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.com