Has anyone else noticed this?

Sabreur · Jan 31, 2011

J_Jammer said: ↑

It's like nitpicking grammar in a forum and being a grammar Nazi. It's great that you are all gung-ho about correct grammar and want to teach the lower ones how to be better, but there's a time and a place for that. Forums are more easy going or should be. It's not like you correct your friends when they are talking to you in conversation....and if you do that...you won't have many friends left that want to talk to you.

I agree. I read about using "said" is better than saying shouted, screamed, yelled, blubbered, yawned, laughed....stuff like that. I knew that before I read it in an editing book. I always felt said was just fine. Then I read Waiter Rant and I love that book because I use to be a waiter, but he writes that way with yawned this or snipped that or whatever...attribution he attaches. It's more telling than it is showing. If he dropped doing things like that it would have been a better read. I still liked the book. I realized he did that from the onset and chose to ignore it.

I'm reading the Princess Bride right now and he does the same thing, but it's more of a comedic thing than it is an ignorant writer thing.

It's like friendships. You are friends with people despite their "problems" or imperfections. I like books despite their errors. It's more about the story and how it's told than stylistic annoyances.
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Well said, mang.

hiddennovelist · Jan 31, 2011

J_Jammer said: ↑

It's like friendships. You are friends with people despite their "problems" or imperfections. I like books despite their errors. It's more about the story and how it's told than stylistic annoyances.
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Exactly.

mlsmason-smith · Jan 31, 2011

While I would never dare to "judge" a published book...oh, thats a big fat lie! While I have enjoyed books that are quite excellent, that take me places I'll never go, that inspire me, ignite my imagination, make me have to get up and turn a light on...there are times that I wonder "ok, who is this guy related to..." and editing..don't even get me going. I love, love, love to read a great, excellent, good, book but there are times I really have to say, with all the glorious writing out there, how in the hell did this one make it to the press??!!

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