tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post8851079074907510940..comments2023-03-25T07:08:41.408-07:00Comments on It's like making sausage...: Writing Tips for the Practical-Minded #5: Verbs Rock!Mary Anna Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953683724363875469noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-82121093852498215762010-07-05T17:05:47.074-07:002010-07-05T17:05:47.074-07:00And jowly nouns!!!!And jowly nouns!!!!Mary Anna Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953683724363875469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-62449053834018373962010-07-05T16:41:02.297-07:002010-07-05T16:41:02.297-07:00Count me in. Jiggly verbs!Count me in. Jiggly verbs!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161991477620459637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-42251446041142666762010-06-29T15:50:43.278-07:002010-06-29T15:50:43.278-07:00I'm with ya! But I also love those 800 best fr...I'm with ya! But I also love those 800 best friends! I guess the saying is true; quality over quantity! Bye best friends!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759791009924151377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-38755717232946057682010-06-29T11:52:32.706-07:002010-06-29T11:52:32.706-07:00My mission is now clear: No more word salad!
M...My mission is now clear: No more word salad! <br /><br />My writing will be meaty and spicy, like sausage!<br /><br />Who's with me???Mary Anna Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953683724363875469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-69055048885530203592010-06-29T09:55:05.386-07:002010-06-29T09:55:05.386-07:00Hi, Mary Anna. SO GLAD you have confidence in the ...Hi, Mary Anna. SO GLAD you have confidence in the development of my new genre: Work without Verbs. We have too many words. Most need to go. Might has well be those pesky verbs. They're so arrogant, always telling us what to do, like they are in charge of action. Gimme a break. <br /><br />Seriously, I LOVE that you're promoting the abolition of writing I call "Word Salad." When I edit a book, I am satisfied only when the work is handsome and spare ... and each word is doing its job without help from 800 of its best friends.<br /><br />Stay on the mission, girl! THANKS!!!One More Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167450181761338117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-417989894746026142010-06-29T09:07:49.596-07:002010-06-29T09:07:49.596-07:00You've hit the nail on the head, Mary, because...You've hit the nail on the head, Mary, because visualization is so important as a tool to make a fictional world feel real to a reader. Next, a writer has to move on to making that world sound real and taste real and smell real...Mary Anna Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953683724363875469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150156982088635842.post-19991078674813404462010-06-29T08:52:24.819-07:002010-06-29T08:52:24.819-07:00The visualization makes these excellent points eas...The visualization makes these excellent points easier to remember.<br />The 'jiggling jowls' will remain with me for a long time.<br /><br />Mary<br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Giggles and Guns</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.com