tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post4823949321509498871..comments2024-03-29T03:14:19.231-05:00Comments on Fire Star Press: I Just CannotLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-4716858284874878682017-03-04T11:16:05.476-06:002017-03-04T11:16:05.476-06:00I feel ya, Isabella. I have gotten stuck on a part...I feel ya, Isabella. I have gotten stuck on a particular word in an MS and just can't let it go. I also tend to start off sentences with the same pronoun over and over which is terrible. I had an editor in my early writing career send back my MS with all my similar pronouns highlighted. It was a yellow blaze let me tell ya.<br />I am fortunate to use dialogue the same way I talk, so no Data stuff going on there. I think the author I like the best, Josh Whedon, who wrote "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", and the "Firefly" series including the movie "Serenity", writes sensational dialogue with funny quips and phrases that make his stories snap with vigor and humor.<br />Good luck with your dialogue going forward, Isabella. I wish you every success. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-35468444654827948842017-03-03T16:26:43.190-06:002017-03-03T16:26:43.190-06:00My writing Achilles' Heel is 'and then'...My writing Achilles' Heel is 'and then'. Once I finish the rough draft, I run a Find for this phrase so I can rewrite the sentences. Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-91845541998452746582017-03-03T11:39:47.069-06:002017-03-03T11:39:47.069-06:00I'm the opposite. I use contractions just fine...I'm the opposite. I use contractions just fine in conversation, but when it comes to text, those apostrophes fly out the window. It helps that I read the manuscript out loud as part of my revision process. (And I love Data and Spock who also did not use contractions)Mollie Hunt, Cat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668639338555022476noreply@blogger.com