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Kromaethius · 2nd August 2007, 08:42 PM

Very interesting topic and discussion here. I enjoyed this, and I also agree about the passive voice -- It is grammatically correct, especially in dialogue, and in the creative writing sense.

I used to watch out for passive sentences, passive voice, and found out through in the "test lab" of victimized readers that they did not enjoy the "corrected" version -- Besides who really speaks that way? I am referring to dialogue.

I have had a problem with present and past tense all my life -- Whoops getting off subject.

Corporate writing and the like have rules in writing such as this topic goes, and by no means, do I limit just the corperate environment...

Also I like the part about printing your draft and allowing the "ink" or data to dry and go back an re-read your work -- You will certainly find 90% or more of your mistakes and yes as you continue your craft, you cannot help to get better and more experienced at it -- If you don't something is amiss!

Of course we try to edit as best we can, also it is wonderful to have a fresh set of eyes look over your work after you are done. They will find more, especially the tough or "unclear" passages that may be crystal to you as you wrote it.

All this is good stuff what I have read here on this board so far. Keep up the good fight everyone!

2nd August 2007, 08:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
Kromaethius Author of the Chronicles Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 7	Re: How do you redraft? Very interesting topic and discussion here. I enjoyed this, and I also agree about the passive voice -- It is grammatically correct, especially in dialogue, and in the creative writing sense. I used to watch out for passive sentences, passive voice, and found out through in the "test lab" of victimized readers that they did not enjoy the "corrected" version -- Besides who really speaks that way? I am referring to dialogue. I have had a problem with present and past tense all my life -- Whoops getting off subject. Corporate writing and the like have rules in writing such as this topic goes, and by no means, do I limit just the corperate environment... Also I like the part about printing your draft and allowing the "ink" or data to dry and go back an re-read your work -- You will certainly find 90% or more of your mistakes and yes as you continue your craft, you cannot help to get better and more experienced at it -- If you don't something is amiss! Of course we try to edit as best we can, also it is wonderful to have a fresh set of eyes look over your work after you are done. They will find more, especially the tough or "unclear" passages that may be crystal to you as you wrote it. All this is good stuff what I have read here on this board so far. Keep up the good fight everyone!