tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post421832055386645573..comments2023-04-17T09:12:31.098-07:00Comments on Black Cat Blog: WRITING RULES I BREAK, BEND, OR OBEYblack cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127989090380559376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post-69344716251949752812015-01-27T18:08:43.549-08:002015-01-27T18:08:43.549-08:00I have a feeling I'll learn a great deal more ...I have a feeling I'll learn a great deal more writing lessons from you, my friend, than you will from me. :)black cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127989090380559376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post-24803661829534069952015-01-27T11:38:02.320-08:002015-01-27T11:38:02.320-08:00I don't understand the hate on prologues eithe...I don't understand the hate on prologues either. On dialogue tags - yes, 'said' constantly is boring. A tag like 'yelled' or 'whispered' is good for a change of pace, but try to avoid a tag that 'explains' the dialogue. Those are the weak ones :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881924976753796860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post-8573415075794231032015-01-25T19:33:23.076-08:002015-01-25T19:33:23.076-08:00Good points! I agree with you. Sometimes I wonder ...Good points! I agree with you. Sometimes I wonder if at least some of these "writing rules" are just trends. For example, anytime I go back to reading American Lit 101 or British Lit 101 classics, I'm reminded that longer paragraphs, sentences, and descriptions of the indoor/outdoor environments used to be the norm. Now you'd get blasted for them.black cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127989090380559376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post-47037118883464762262015-01-25T19:32:58.444-08:002015-01-25T19:32:58.444-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.black cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127989090380559376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511254604514845320.post-42843695463710640082015-01-25T15:34:44.292-08:002015-01-25T15:34:44.292-08:00I totally agree with the write every day rule. (Br...I totally agree with the write every day rule. (Breaking it, I mean.) I have four kids. There are days when I get zero writing done.<br />Another rule that bugs me is the no saying "I blushed" rule. They're all, "how do you know you're blushing if you can't see your face?" But you can say, "my cheeks warm" apparently. If you can feel it happening, that's how you know! How do you know you're smiling? Or furrowing your brows? You feel it. Lol. Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.com