tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post6944628000794082107..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Developing Your Writing Style, Part TwoDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47291151912420519812009-02-16T09:17:00.000-07:002009-02-16T09:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments, :-)I'm actually teaching ...Thanks for the comments, :-)<BR/><BR/>I'm actually teaching style to my mass comm. students right now - style and audience. I'm having them write letters, one to a parent and one to a best friend, in which they relay the same secret to both letter recipients.<BR/><BR/>It's awesome to see how their voice and their style changes from one letter to the next.<BR/><BR/>It's also a great exercise for writers to practice to hear and see the many styles and voices they can have.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84303744899212640912009-02-10T16:53:00.000-07:002009-02-10T16:53:00.000-07:00Great suggestions. Sometimes the first word that c...Great suggestions. Sometimes the first word that comes to mind is the last word you should use in a manuscript.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15252001226467188932009-02-10T15:19:00.000-07:002009-02-10T15:19:00.000-07:00Nice article, Shon. I'm a big fan of Toni Morrison...Nice article, Shon. I'm a big fan of Toni Morrison, too, and believe that a writer can benefit from reading a great variety of styles.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-58090535023572865622009-02-10T11:17:00.000-07:002009-02-10T11:17:00.000-07:00excellent suggestions. good job.Jo Ann Hernandezht...excellent suggestions. good job.<BR/>Jo Ann Hernandez<BR/>http://bronzeword.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18913627517062393002009-02-10T09:05:00.000-07:002009-02-10T09:05:00.000-07:00Excellent advice and demonstration in this blog. ...Excellent advice and demonstration in this blog. I also agree whole-heartedly with the last two paragraphs.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.panhistoria.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">Wyatt at Pan Historia</A>Pan Historiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784598437235690294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18643411414581835212009-02-10T09:00:00.000-07:002009-02-10T09:00:00.000-07:00Good post. I also noticed how well you explained t...Good post. I also noticed how well you explained the passive/active voice. And that last paragraph about practising the craft. I like Toni Morrison too, her style.Emmanuel Sigaukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171063918198721862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14710644798390969152009-02-10T06:41:00.000-07:002009-02-10T06:41:00.000-07:00Another well written and easy to understand articl...Another well written and easy to understand article. One of the simplest and best explanations of "passive" and "active" voicing I've read. Nice job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com