tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post4511185573094201479..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Stating the Obvious: Guest Elizabeth Spann CraigHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-69647749202948630772011-01-07T02:35:47.836+00:002011-01-07T02:35:47.836+00:00I am going to STUBBORNLY love adverbs. Forever.I am going to STUBBORNLY love adverbs. Forever.Kashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825319426944810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-35163602355907209942011-01-06T11:05:50.609+00:002011-01-06T11:05:50.609+00:00Hart--I make sure to overwrite my first drafts wit...Hart--I make sure to overwrite my first drafts with seconds/thirds/tenths so I never have to read them again!<br /><br />Mason--Thanks so much for coming by!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-28676305875497859032011-01-06T04:03:46.074+00:002011-01-06T04:03:46.074+00:00This is a great post and a wonderful reminder of h...This is a great post and a wonderful reminder of how we all tend to state the obvious from time to time without realizing it.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-78944089545511539822011-01-06T01:35:09.921+00:002011-01-06T01:35:09.921+00:00I love this post, Elizabeth! And my first drafts h...I love this post, Elizabeth! And my first drafts have a TON of this... I am editing my 3rd thing in a row and just cringe at the first draft...<br /><br />*giggles at adverb fest*Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-81088020959152200612011-01-06T01:12:57.141+00:002011-01-06T01:12:57.141+00:00Shaharizan--I think there are definitely some real...Shaharizan--I think there are definitely some really savvy readers out there who demand a lot. They're the ones that we have to really watch out for!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-13611729108244049932011-01-06T00:56:39.812+00:002011-01-06T00:56:39.812+00:00I definitely have a habit of saying to someone &qu...I definitely have a habit of saying to someone "Nooooo. Really?" I would hate for someone to read my work and give it right back to me. <br /><br />I think I'll read over what I've written and double check that I haven't been stating the obvious. Great post!Shaharizan Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917164925694287209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-64517657734880303132011-01-05T23:20:43.718+00:002011-01-05T23:20:43.718+00:00Shakirah--Thanks so much for the RTs! I really app...Shakirah--Thanks so much for the RTs! I really appreciate them and having you follow me. :) <br /><br />Medeia--I'm definitely on the Twitter! :) The nice thing about this problem is that it's easy to fix in revisions.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-59465215046712229942011-01-05T22:18:39.456+00:002011-01-05T22:18:39.456+00:00I see Elizabeth on Twitter all the time. :)
I st...I see Elizabeth on Twitter all the time. :)<br /><br />I stated the obvious in my early writing. I'm glad I got rid of that habit, but it lingers. It sneaks up and I catch it during revisions and edits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-70260911617710473692011-01-05T19:58:48.469+00:002011-01-05T19:58:48.469+00:00Hi, Elizabeth! For some reason this is only the fi...Hi, Elizabeth! For some reason this is only the first time I've actually gotten to say hello, although I see and RT you on Twitter all the time. So [embarrassingly enthusiastic wave from me]!<br /><br />Very useful demonstration here for writers of all stripes. <br /><br />Thanks for keeping it coming, <br /><br />ShakirahTaqiyyah Shakirah Dawudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166578957451172162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-66935928819190523202011-01-05T19:21:23.017+00:002011-01-05T19:21:23.017+00:00Rayna--Oh, I hear you! I think I'm coming up o...Rayna--Oh, I hear you! I think I'm coming up on one of those reading streaks right now. I just read a book that really challenged me and now I think I just want my fiction spoon-fed to me!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-65151179836605655212011-01-05T16:53:23.361+00:002011-01-05T16:53:23.361+00:00Tami is right. This one is a classic- remember it ...Tami is right. This one is a classic- remember it from more than a year back.<br />But to be honest, sometimes I do like the obvious to be stated- I am not always in a mood to be over smart.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-86207227027416147992011-01-05T14:50:54.697+00:002011-01-05T14:50:54.697+00:00What a nice intro, Hart! Thanks so much for the we...What a nice intro, Hart! Thanks so much for the welcome here. <br /><br />M.J.--I'll admit to being a fan of a good adverb, although the publishing gatekeepers seem to be a lot less tolerant of them than I am! I just sprinkle them in...judiciously. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-37411394134442813112011-01-05T14:33:58.210+00:002011-01-05T14:33:58.210+00:00A magnificently observed and delightfully charming...A magnificently observed and delightfully charmingly nicely done post, he says, knowingly and obsequiously.<br /><br />(Adverbs really are the devil. I do my utmost to avoid them, cautiously and carefully).M.J. Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972190103986599079noreply@blogger.com