tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post5726311168146169770..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: Please don't tell me how to write Brenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-68100459209132539672013-08-10T08:10:04.754-04:002013-08-10T08:10:04.754-04:00Thanks for chiming in, JoAnn, and thank you for th...Thanks for chiming in, JoAnn, and thank you for the encouragement.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-67796966318616481002013-08-10T07:47:27.140-04:002013-08-10T07:47:27.140-04:00Brenda, I actually applauded and said, "Yes!&...Brenda, I actually applauded and said, "Yes!" (notice the exclamation mark) a few times while reading this post. Honestly (adverb!), I could have written it myself. This explains a number of the emotions I've experienced in the last few years. Like you, I sold my first novel without knowing all the writing "rules," and I learned enough the first few months of being in a national writing organization to understand I needed to correct some POV issues. I protested the adverb embargo and disagree that "said" and the occasional "asked" are all that's needed for dialogue tags (and yes, I spell it dialogue, not dialog, because the latter just seems weird). Like you, I don't consider myself the best writer in the world. Far from it. I'm not writing for other writers. But we're writing with a view of Jesus in mind, and I know we're touching lives with the love and hope to be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and that's what it's all about. I know you share my view, so I hope you'll keep plugging away, and I will, too. I think we're doing a lot right, even if it doesn't follow someone else's "rules." Blessings, Brenda, and let's keep writing for His glory!JoAnn Durginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712026123374929939noreply@blogger.com