tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post1594723307997816895..comments2021-10-23T17:07:05.011+01:00Comments on Moptops Pitstop: The Banned List #6Moptophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-48247953381092677522011-01-17T22:42:48.124+00:002011-01-17T22:42:48.124+00:00@ Martin - Elmore would have deleted the WHOLE of ...@ Martin - Elmore would have deleted the WHOLE of Chapter One of The Return of the Native. Who cares about the weather, Thomas?!<br /><br />@ BB - Moptop did not notice how beautifully punctuated Bébé's comment was, nor did she espy the clever use of brackets, the precisely oblique angle of the italics nor the emoticon which brought the whole feast of articulate delight to a close.<br /><br />@ Deborah - Merci, Madame. It is the time of year when one notices this very inclination in 100+ pieces of work.Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-38466258163543229202011-01-14T21:20:38.467+00:002011-01-14T21:20:38.467+00:00Very funny - and clever, Moptop. Dropping half th...Very funny - and clever, Moptop. Dropping half the adverbs/adjectives is an embarrassingly frequent bit of advice I get from a writing coach. It's hard to believe you do it until you read yourself from someone else's point of view.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-77643276592893006762011-01-12T09:30:16.505+00:002011-01-12T09:30:16.505+00:00This - with it's (I imagine) beautifully const...This - with it's (I imagine) beautifully constructed examples and (almost certainly) clever underlining point about best practice in creative writing, would have been <i>exactly</i> the sort of post I'd enjoy, had I read a word of it! 8-Dbroken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-67146530472824540682011-01-12T09:29:10.313+00:002011-01-12T09:29:10.313+00:00Do not pass GO. Do not collect £200. GO directly t...Do not pass GO. Do not collect £200. GO directly to <a href="http://square-sunshine.blogspot.com/2010/03/which-way-to-zone.html" rel="nofollow">Elmore Leonard</a>Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com