tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post868406336672377836..comments2023-12-07T08:42:44.505+00:00Comments on Wendy's Writing Now: Repetition, Repetition, RepetitionWendy's Writinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-1543436612403090552014-03-01T19:37:13.473+00:002014-03-01T19:37:13.473+00:00Are all your 'SUDDENLY's in capitals too, ...Are all your 'SUDDENLY's in capitals too, Helen?Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-15879177735532739692014-03-01T12:17:17.379+00:002014-03-01T12:17:17.379+00:00I use lots of 'justs' and 'reallys'...I use lots of 'justs' and 'reallys' and SUDDENLYs!! But it does help get rid of them, as Tracy has suggested, by searching for 'ly' words! Helen Yendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493990755233872479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-616518524681629892014-02-28T13:50:07.998+00:002014-02-28T13:50:07.998+00:00I think you should stop doing that, Joanna!I think you should stop doing that, Joanna!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-29328588492666366082014-02-28T08:38:47.871+00:002014-02-28T08:38:47.871+00:00I'm guilty of using 'that' as well, We...I'm guilty of using 'that' as well, Wendy. <br /><br />My characters also keep saying 'I think...' at the beginning of sentences instead of just saying what they think! xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-79649912273529750652014-02-27T23:05:05.601+00:002014-02-27T23:05:05.601+00:00Am now going to check my work for very!Am now going to check my work for very!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-45956936436536959172014-02-27T17:18:27.706+00:002014-02-27T17:18:27.706+00:00I loved the word very but didn't know it. Read...I loved the word very but didn't know it. Read something where Mark Twain said take out very and put in the word dam. Looked to me like it worked very well. My novel (the one I am afraid to publish) used very 181 times, I took out over 100. My 297 that's were also fixed. Nice postNeil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-68636758288696179182014-02-27T13:31:22.463+00:002014-02-27T13:31:22.463+00:00Ah yes, Tracy - the dreaded adverb!Ah yes, Tracy - the dreaded adverb!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-5720068422925398382014-02-27T09:20:50.589+00:002014-02-27T09:20:50.589+00:00Great post, Wendy. I'm just like Julia above a...Great post, Wendy. I'm just like Julia above and addicted to 'just'! As well as 'really'. My first drafts are incredibly (oh dear) crowded with adverbs so I go through and weed out the words end in 'ly'.TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-44861010032330056002014-02-27T09:07:05.452+00:002014-02-27T09:07:05.452+00:00I never realised how many 'that's I used u...I never realised how many 'that's I used until I read a post about it a couple of years ago, Rosemary.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-81752080560415286842014-02-27T09:04:56.780+00:002014-02-27T09:04:56.780+00:00Not sure I use 'just' in my writing, Julia...Not sure I use 'just' in my writing, Julia - maybe I should!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-61680888726988568822014-02-27T08:57:54.460+00:002014-02-27T08:57:54.460+00:00Believe me, I have a whole list of them, Wendy, so...Believe me, I have a whole list of them, Wendy, some of which were kindly given to me by my editor! But I now don't use 'that' or 'just' very often, in stories at least.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-389686962121893732014-02-27T08:28:19.486+00:002014-02-27T08:28:19.486+00:00Great post. I've also noticed that when I'...Great post. I've also noticed that when I'm teaching I tend to say 'just' rather a lot. 'Just breathe, Just lift one arm. Just ease into the posture.'Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-54825599842868278152014-02-26T22:26:25.441+00:002014-02-26T22:26:25.441+00:00Look forward to reading what you find, Sam.Look forward to reading what you find, Sam.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-41125382602244202462014-02-26T22:25:46.731+00:002014-02-26T22:25:46.731+00:00I must check my work for 'at' as well - ju...I must check my work for 'at' as well - just in case, Jan.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-2348087680512451672014-02-26T22:24:33.579+00:002014-02-26T22:24:33.579+00:00You do like using the word 'rather' don...You do like using the word 'rather' don't you, Lindsay!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-84934651117281039232014-02-26T19:50:43.149+00:002014-02-26T19:50:43.149+00:00I'm off to do a search right now! I'll get...I'm off to do a search right now! I'll get back to you :)Sam Carringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500748887793544207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-90909881949581783472014-02-26T19:08:21.674+00:002014-02-26T19:08:21.674+00:00Mine are 'as' and 'that'! I think ...Mine are 'as' and 'that'! I think the 'Find' button in Edit is great, too, Wendy. :-)Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-57081681540818394212014-02-26T18:28:07.471+00:002014-02-26T18:28:07.471+00:00In one novel I used rather too many 'rathers&#...In one novel I used rather too many 'rathers' as it was in the voice of a character who was rather partial to 'rather'. She was made to change her tune.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-15273929473723452812014-02-26T18:04:37.554+00:002014-02-26T18:04:37.554+00:00"Ooh yes. I think that's one of mine too,..."Ooh yes. I think that's one of mine too, Emma," she smiled.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-33605863626530445532014-02-26T18:03:44.192+00:002014-02-26T18:03:44.192+00:00Yes, sneaky little things aren't they, Patsy.Yes, sneaky little things aren't they, Patsy.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-81811190382702171072014-02-26T16:05:48.281+00:002014-02-26T16:05:48.281+00:00They all sound familiar, Wendy! I think mine is p...They all sound familiar, Wendy! I think mine is probably 'he/she smiled', especially when trying to write uplifting stories for PF :)Emma Canninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312142423056508464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-36452949036945419462014-02-26T15:54:11.167+00:002014-02-26T15:54:11.167+00:00'Some' is a word I overuse.
The ones we ...'Some' is a word I overuse. <br /><br />The ones we know about aren't the problem though, are they? It's the ones which creep in without us realising.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com