tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post8257578480795120104..comments2024-02-23T05:16:12.783-05:00Comments on VOICES FROM THE HEART: Characterization & Shifts in FocusMona Riskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-60275559638844346252011-01-06T14:04:24.833-05:002011-01-06T14:04:24.833-05:00Amy,
Great way to demonstrate passive voice. Very...Amy,<br />Great way to demonstrate passive voice. Very interesting read.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930730661273079224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-27146189337677526332011-01-06T12:29:00.361-05:002011-01-06T12:29:00.361-05:00Thanks for all the great comments! We all struggle...Thanks for all the great comments! We all struggle with passive and not just in writing either LOL! I was just reading a book on how to spot liars and it mentioned this same technique of using passive to shift focus or keep the attention away from the person lying. hahaha.<br />I think most of us are aware of it, subconsciously, but sometimes it's interesting to actually focus on what other folks are saying and how they're saying it!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122506895024303225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-48548212726771988332011-01-04T13:32:41.258-05:002011-01-04T13:32:41.258-05:00Amy, I devoured this post. I'm happy to see an...Amy, I devoured this post. I'm happy to see an author take on the subject of passive voice and provide examples for their proper usage in a story. Like the old adage with a twist: A place for everything vs. everything in its place.<br /><br />Thanks!Sheila Tenoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549721256331896612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-68616991012493880942011-01-04T11:23:43.088-05:002011-01-04T11:23:43.088-05:00Passive voice can be a struggle or not. You gave s...Passive voice can be a struggle or not. You gave some good examples and it gives one a great way to look at this, often, annoying grammar flub.Lee Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129905865561311106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-45557892725061578452011-01-04T05:05:16.553-05:002011-01-04T05:05:16.553-05:00Great examples. You're right. There is a place...Great examples. You're right. There is a place for passive voice. The trick is learning to distinguish between when your story needs it and when switching to active voice is better.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Patrizia<br />w/a Gabriella Hewitt<br />Dark Waters, Samhain PublishingGabriella Hewitthttp://www.GabriellaHewitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-80160951583172207372011-01-03T19:35:53.678-05:002011-01-03T19:35:53.678-05:00Good point, Amy. I never thought about it that way...Good point, Amy. I never thought about it that way. Thanks for the heads up.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-82202137679111153522011-01-03T15:35:07.984-05:002011-01-03T15:35:07.984-05:00Amy, loved the examples. As kids we always said, T...Amy, loved the examples. As kids we always said, The ghost did it. Because we were good kids, couldn't be us. LOLJill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754506629717417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-64061430113146333862011-01-03T15:28:19.728-05:002011-01-03T15:28:19.728-05:00That is so good. I never thought that passive voic...That is so good. I never thought that passive voice could be so funny. Thanks Amy for the great examples.<br /><a rel="nofollow">www.monarisk.blogspot.com</a>Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-79433430465494779262011-01-03T13:58:54.347-05:002011-01-03T13:58:54.347-05:00Followed the link here from facebook. Great blog p...Followed the link here from facebook. Great blog post on passive vs active! It's a topic that drives newbie writers crazy, and me crazy trying to teach the difference to them, lolol.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.com