tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post804424135525091008..comments2023-10-23T23:35:22.776+02:00Comments on Cross Words: Double StandardTed Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-8088145450497996792013-10-16T12:55:17.919+02:002013-10-16T12:55:17.919+02:00Of course, I see it all the time time. It's qu...Of course, I see it all the time time. It's quite prevalent, and disappointing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-25086071729094649482013-09-26T16:19:53.461+02:002013-09-26T16:19:53.461+02:00I struggle not to point that kind of thing out. An...I struggle not to point that kind of thing out. An agent I very much want to work out once said "Don't do this." and then suggested one of her clients as an example, except that same client "did this" in the very first chapter of her hugely successful first novel. Consistency, people. Consistency.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-17373925548819577772013-09-24T01:32:04.486+02:002013-09-24T01:32:04.486+02:00I guess they are right in saying it really is all ...I guess they are right in saying it really is all about the story. Despite the author's foibles...if you can't put it down...then it doesn't matter.<br /><b><a href="http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Edge of Your Seat Romance</a></b>Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-52468336073168923852013-09-24T01:04:45.290+02:002013-09-24T01:04:45.290+02:00I didn't like The Road for the same reason, Te...I didn't like The Road for the same reason, Ted. Extremism doesn't appeal to me in fiction. I don't want to admire the 'form'.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-86671616962598859772013-09-23T23:13:18.744+02:002013-09-23T23:13:18.744+02:00His lack of punctuation bothers me too, but his de...His lack of punctuation bothers me too, but his descriptions and characters usually end up hitting an emotional mark in the reader by the end that just makes him stand out as one of the greats. And, yeah, you or I would get rejected in a minute for those kinds of grammatical experiments. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-77846410518588235082013-09-23T20:38:35.506+02:002013-09-23T20:38:35.506+02:00LOL. You are so correct. I'm reading a suspens...LOL. You are so correct. I'm reading a suspense novel by a multi published author and I couldn't help but notice how many 'was' 'be' and other passive verbs are in every paragraph. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-77284796761528072612013-09-23T17:49:09.905+02:002013-09-23T17:49:09.905+02:00My father read No Country For Old Men and said it ...My father read No Country For Old Men and said it was really difficult to read without the punctuation.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com