[stylist] The passive voice

[Julie J.]

Nope, no editor yet.  You want to take a stab at it? *smile*

I  will not be submitting the finished book to publishers.  I am going 
to self publish it.

Julie


On 4/12/2012 1:50 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:
> Julie,
>
> Do you have an editor? Either a professional one or a friend who has
> good editing skills? I know you are still in the drafting and revision
> process, but if your intention is to submit to publishers, and you do
> not feel you have the editing skills, I suggest you consider finding an
> editor. You can pay for services like this, but you can also find others
> willing to assist. It may be helpful and beneficial. Lori gave you some
> great examples, and beyond actually pointing out where passive voice is
> within your manuscript, I'm not sure how to better explain it. The
> longer you write, it's something you usually begin to pick up on
> yourself. Active voice just makes a manuscript crisper, clearer and more
> in the moment for readers. Passive voice can also be clunky in terms of
> sentence structure. Good luck and kudos on writing a full-length
> manuscript.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:17:39 -0500
> From: "Julie J."<julielj at neb.rr.com>
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List<stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] the passive voice
> Message-ID:<4F86E403.3010104 at neb.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Thanks!  That did help a lot.  I also read the article concerning ending
>
> sentences with prepositions.  I was so relieved to know there are
> instances where this is okay.  I was going quite mad trying to reword
> things to avoid the preposition at the end.
>
> I've bookmarked the site.  I'm sure it will help me out with many more
> grammar and style issues.
>
> Thanks!
> Julie
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Writers Division web site:
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.net<http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>
> stylist mailing list
> stylist at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for stylist:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/julielj%40neb.rr.com
>