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Questions to ponder part 11
mare:
Vegas would be nice. I know I probably can't afford it, but it seems like a more likely possibility than a cruise ever would be. As long as it wasn't anytime soon like within the nest two or more years.
You can all come and have a convention in my apartment! LOL I would definitely be able to show up to that one!
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on July 29, 2014, 06:06:53 AM ---I know! I never thought I would forge these bonds. So, when you see these people in real life do they call you Julie or use your real name? I've always wondered about that. LOL
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It's really funny cause the first time we met in person I think I called her Julie by accident once or twice. After that it's been a non-issue LOL. Calling her Julie in person just feels weird. I have her by her real name in my phone and everything. But it'd feel SO weird calling her anything but Julie on yahoo or online in general. So, go figure.
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on July 29, 2014, 06:21:36 AM ---Vegas would be nice. I know I probably can't afford it, but it seems like a more likely possibility than a cruise ever would be. As long as it wasn't anytime soon like within the nest two or more years.
You can all come and have a convention in my apartment! LOL I would definitely be able to show up to that one!
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Does it help most flights here are cheap cause Vegas wants tourists? It'd end up a lot cheaper than a cruise.
mare:
--- Quote from: Rose on July 29, 2014, 06:26:41 AM ---Does it help most flights here are cheap cause Vegas wants tourists? It'd end up a lot cheaper than a cruise.
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a tiny but but also hotel/food etc... It's more of a not totally out of the question thing at least. It's only semi out of the question. LOL
Sakabelle:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 28, 2014, 11:42:28 PM ---I've read this book too, and it's good, and I love Stephen King, but I don't think adverbs are so bad. Obviously, strong verbs are great, but I don't think adverbs are terrible unless you structure every sentence exactly the same way, always subject verb adverb. J.K. Rowling has been criticized for overusing adverbs, as well as overusing dialogue tags like "said," which Mare mentioned earlier, and I think she's a brilliant writer.
I think the main thing is to vary your sentence structure so it's not repetitive. Use dialogue tags when you need them, but not after every line of dialogue, and change them up, so it's not always just "said." But I think "said" is okay sometimes. It's simple, and simple can be good. It sounds silly when you go out of your way to find alternate words, when "said" would suffice.
(And when I say "your," I don't mean YOU specifically, Steph, but anyone reading this. Just general advice!)
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That is great advice, Julie! I definitely try my best to steer away from the adverbs especially in dialogue tags. Actually every time I use "said" I try to change it. One of my high school English teachers had a poster on her wall that was titled "Said is Dead" (LOL) and it listed out a whole bunch of other verbs to use in its place. I think back to that poster often, haha.
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