tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1796335070766859306..comments2024-03-18T01:49:03.153-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Making a Point or ThreeDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91172613350357436372014-04-17T07:05:42.428-06:002014-04-17T07:05:42.428-06:00I just ran a Find and was surprised to find, oh, n...I just ran a Find and was surprised to find, oh, no, ellipses. Some worked. Some didn't. Thanks for the heads up. Lazy writing on my part.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26237722909110319062014-04-17T03:00:29.004-06:002014-04-17T03:00:29.004-06:00Hi Style Maven. I like your style, but when it com...Hi Style Maven. I like your style, but when it comes to ellipsis...stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66417692068950026332014-04-15T15:47:59.021-06:002014-04-15T15:47:59.021-06:00Lovely to have you back, oh mighty Style Maven. I ...Lovely to have you back, oh mighty Style Maven. I hope your lunar viewing was successful.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91742108857950839972014-04-15T11:23:18.453-06:002014-04-15T11:23:18.453-06:00Amen. To an editor, too much ellipsis use merely m...Amen. To an editor, too much ellipsis use merely means the writer didn't know what to say. Period.<br />Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81560733464960640022014-04-15T10:40:03.739-06:002014-04-15T10:40:03.739-06:00LOL. In a recent rewrite of a book, I noticed that...LOL. In a recent rewrite of a book, I noticed that I had a lot of my characters trailing off their dialogue paths. Removed a lot of ellipses.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10805097316586274312014-04-15T10:38:19.890-06:002014-04-15T10:38:19.890-06:00So nice to see you back, Style Maven, and good luc...So nice to see you back, Style Maven, and good luck with that treadmill. Me, I'd rather just keep my kitchen uncluttered so there is room for all the food.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55562310809812809112014-04-15T09:49:59.271-06:002014-04-15T09:49:59.271-06:00Sorry, my comment posted twice. Not sure why that ...Sorry, my comment posted twice. Not sure why that happens. :-(Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86469342374580752582014-04-15T09:05:29.201-06:002014-04-15T09:05:29.201-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74357416958384907402014-04-15T09:04:48.134-06:002014-04-15T09:04:48.134-06:00Ditto to Diana's comment. As an ellipsis user ...Ditto to Diana's comment. As an ellipsis user (albeit sparingly), I appreciate the impact imparted to an occasional comment or a thought—as well as the more traditional indication of omitted word(s).Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25919376738240105162014-04-15T08:08:12.262-06:002014-04-15T08:08:12.262-06:00Please...do...not...use...multiple...ellipses...in...Please...do...not...use...multiple...ellipses...in...a...paragraph...or on a page.<br /><br />One thing we work on in our critique group is abolishing ellipsis abuse. Using them sparingly gives them more impact.<br />Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com