tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post8183057003987531587..comments2023-10-14T15:41:19.887-03:00Comments on Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Writing Tip: Passive VoiceA. F. Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813561042723593419noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-84179697684744614442011-04-30T22:50:56.569-03:002011-04-30T22:50:56.569-03:00Thanks for the tip.Thanks for the tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-24424963274949040262011-04-26T09:44:49.705-03:002011-04-26T09:44:49.705-03:00I know how you feel, Joylene, I have to stop mysel...I know how you feel, Joylene, I have to stop myself constantly to not put in the "was" or the "had".A. F. Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813561042723593419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-36859179093930873532011-04-26T09:41:12.878-03:002011-04-26T09:41:12.878-03:00No, you can't edit every "was" type ...No, you can't edit every "was" type word out, and the occsasional sprinkling isn't going to hurt the story. It's when entire scenes or pages are written in passive voice that it's a problem.A. F. Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813561042723593419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-87420435927118273652011-04-25T22:17:28.600-03:002011-04-25T22:17:28.600-03:00Excellent examples, Anita. Passive voice is someth...Excellent examples, Anita. Passive voice is something I struggle with. I think it's something to do with the storyteller in me. I have the "Once upon a time" syndrome.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-15864189871406550322011-04-25T19:20:15.387-03:002011-04-25T19:20:15.387-03:00Yup, but like all things in writing there are time...Yup, but like all things in writing there are times when you don't have much choice about using it.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com