tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post7620885235466212538..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: The Nine Rules of Effective Writing - How Many Do You Break?AimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-29172679002800062502012-09-25T21:23:43.398-07:002012-09-25T21:23:43.398-07:00Ha ha! I start sentences with conjunctions WAY too...Ha ha! I start sentences with conjunctions WAY too often, and have to cut them like crazy in edits.Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-4041202889315793242012-09-24T02:47:00.991-07:002012-09-24T02:47:00.991-07:00Hehehe. Love it! :-)Hehehe. Love it! :-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-76681948179768376442012-09-22T14:05:05.722-07:002012-09-22T14:05:05.722-07:00My favorite of Safire's rules has always been:...My favorite of Safire's rules has always been:<br /><br />Eschew Obfuscation!<br /><br />(I've got a button that says that.)The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-87785224683542198892012-09-22T13:15:39.010-07:002012-09-22T13:15:39.010-07:00Very nicely done!!Very nicely done!!Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-60569684115500846202012-09-22T08:19:18.475-07:002012-09-22T08:19:18.475-07:00Those who think that they will get their desire po...Those who think that they will get their desire position with out following cover letter I think it's almost impossible and it's not new in this modern era that a resume with cover letter is essential to apply and get the right position. Julie@ business plan cover letterhttp://www.businessplancoverletter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-10995455030227751152012-09-21T20:20:10.376-07:002012-09-21T20:20:10.376-07:00#4 is a perpetual pitfall for me ;-) what can I sa...#4 is a perpetual pitfall for me ;-) what can I say - I'm enamored of yummy polysyllabic words. My solution is to create a character within my stories who loves them as much as I do - then the blame falls squarely on his or her shoulders. Right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128802549435853330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-33138409994469174902012-09-21T16:06:57.704-07:002012-09-21T16:06:57.704-07:00By the way, I was planning to show this post to my...By the way, I was planning to show this post to my English teacher, but there was a substitute today.chihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-53205426686479190532012-09-21T16:06:14.523-07:002012-09-21T16:06:14.523-07:00But I break #2 all the time! :pBut I break #2 all the time! :pchihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-87551662932026987272012-09-21T13:05:34.607-07:002012-09-21T13:05:34.607-07:00Yes! I was just saying to EJ that I break number 2...Yes! I was just saying to EJ that I break number 2 all the time - on purpose. It's how some of my characters talk. But the trick is in making it useful to the reader, rather than just running on the paragraph. <br /><br />#YayForEditingAimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-47398548041700140492012-09-21T13:04:14.060-07:002012-09-21T13:04:14.060-07:00Me too! That was the one that made me *Gulp*. But ...Me too! That was the one that made me *Gulp*. But I use it intentionally a lot...AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-5731838777584476832012-09-21T13:03:37.019-07:002012-09-21T13:03:37.019-07:00YES! Revisions. Awesome. Editing is my happy place...YES! Revisions. Awesome. Editing is my happy place :)AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-41083077889703850832012-09-21T13:03:11.160-07:002012-09-21T13:03:11.160-07:00I think we're all too close to our own stuff t...I think we're all too close to our own stuff to really see it's flaws easily. But that's the fun of critiquing for each other! :)AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-58599855225285406922012-09-21T12:56:56.148-07:002012-09-21T12:56:56.148-07:00I think the question that separates good writing f...I think the question that separates good writing from bad is "When do you break these and why?" :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-28308930146594200342012-09-21T10:32:48.867-07:002012-09-21T10:32:48.867-07:00*chuckle*
I break number 2 all the time.
Jai*chuckle*<br /><br />I break number 2 all the time.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-70257854093437470042012-09-21T06:18:01.577-07:002012-09-21T06:18:01.577-07:00Hilarious, and true, and I break them all. It'...Hilarious, and true, and I break them all. It's the fixing I spend my time on. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-42114257121766843042012-09-21T05:53:52.785-07:002012-09-21T05:53:52.785-07:00Ahk! I'll admit it, I'm a massive failure ...Ahk! I'll admit it, I'm a massive failure when it comes to the conjunction. They're just so shiny. And pretty. And fun. Pretty sure I do one, two, and three on an EXTREMELY regular basis. It's so dumb because I can pick them up immediately in other people's writing but not my own. What's with that?Heather M Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991599364208766781noreply@blogger.com