tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post8670189996899607071..comments2023-07-14T10:22:45.840-05:00Comments on Victorine Writes: Adverbs: Are They That Terrible?Victorinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052077366367623323noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-48110359603992711202019-03-25T14:23:30.967-05:002019-03-25T14:23:30.967-05:00Excellent article - thank you Victorine!
Excellent article - thank you Victorine!<br />Mary-Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062162587205992456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-890478414609585022013-09-30T15:19:23.423-05:002013-09-30T15:19:23.423-05:00I'd like to point out a little something about...I'd like to point out a little something about using "suddenly." A little devil's advocate, I guess.<br /><br />Most fiction is written in past tense, which means you are writing something that happened in the past. It's already happened, so you can reason from that that the narrator does know what will happen. So using suddenly is okay. There may be many other reasons why suddenly shouldn't be used, but I don't think the narrator not knowing quite cuts it in past tense.<br /><br />Again, just food for thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335174308646893781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-24366877165897096582011-12-29T19:40:23.014-06:002011-12-29T19:40:23.014-06:00Thank you, Sarah! So glad I could help.Thank you, Sarah! So glad I could help.Victorinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052077366367623323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-88255677984447791142011-12-29T16:46:57.028-06:002011-12-29T16:46:57.028-06:00This is great! I've been told to cut my adverb...This is great! I've been told to cut my adverbs before, but wasn't given a reason why except that "adverbs are evil." This information will help me improve my writing. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915956685967510892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-48945300487288113582010-05-30T17:21:59.676-05:002010-05-30T17:21:59.676-05:00Thanks Ellen! (I love my adverbs too. *cries wit...Thanks Ellen! (I love my adverbs too. *cries with you*)Victorinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052077366367623323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308004004485880798.post-55855297305333078692010-05-30T16:48:21.262-05:002010-05-30T16:48:21.262-05:00But I love my adverbs *cries*.
Seriously, very go...But I love my adverbs *cries*.<br /><br />Seriously, very good explanation of why they can be a problem. Thanks!Ellen Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631100471564370572noreply@blogger.com