tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post1502680008766205361..comments2024-03-15T15:26:03.987-05:00Comments on Melissa Maygrove: Grammar Police Monday - Are You Sending Your Readers Back & Forth In Time?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-45915181806916829252012-08-13T22:19:46.853-05:002012-08-13T22:19:46.853-05:00Thanks. I'm saving that for another post. It&#...Thanks. I'm saving that for another post. It's kinda complicated. :\Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-54540092908744282652012-08-13T22:10:14.330-05:002012-08-13T22:10:14.330-05:00Great post! I always have trouble figuring out wh...Great post! I always have trouble figuring out whether or not to use had before my verbs in flashbacks!Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-10907507137789968882012-08-13T21:57:14.941-05:002012-08-13T21:57:14.941-05:00Good luck! :)
I'm trying my hand at first per...Good luck! :)<br /><br />I'm trying my hand at first person and started the new WIP out in past tense, but I was having trouble. I revised it into present tense and it's going better. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-32698101728070291362012-08-13T21:54:54.794-05:002012-08-13T21:54:54.794-05:00Yes - A good critter is worth their weight in gold...Yes - A good critter is worth their weight in gold. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-81054835606170833492012-08-13T21:34:24.291-05:002012-08-13T21:34:24.291-05:00I swear I'm generally good with this, but appa...I swear I'm generally good with this, but apparently when I write 1st-person I flop out entirely. I guess I default 1st-person in present tense, but the book I just drafted I wanted in past-tense. Alpha readers have told me I'm changing tenses in mid-sentence all over the place. THAT is going to be fun to fix...Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-35986447893014344182012-08-13T21:09:16.081-05:002012-08-13T21:09:16.081-05:00This is why I'm thankful for my Grammar Diva c...This is why I'm thankful for my Grammar Diva critique buddy... I don't do it often, but it happens and she catches it.Jennifer Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450934437551004537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-59657225326174770802012-08-13T20:29:47.619-05:002012-08-13T20:29:47.619-05:00I always struggle with tense, but multiple revisio...I always struggle with tense, but multiple revisions usually help weed out time travel issues! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-52297501411041038152012-08-13T15:29:54.179-05:002012-08-13T15:29:54.179-05:00Can you keep a secret? Since I scheduled this post...Can you keep a secret? Since I scheduled this post, I started a new WIP...in first person present tense. LOL Can I do it? We'll see... ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-67216620284819899392012-08-13T15:28:06.082-05:002012-08-13T15:28:06.082-05:00I love technical posts like this! I've recentl...I love technical posts like this! I've recently started writing everything in present tense... and I love it so much more. It was a surprisingly easy change! Tense hasn't ever been hard for me, but I have had to double check a few times--like when it's in present, but the MC's talking in the past, only to transition back to present. If that makes sense, LOL. :) Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-5026714765581733862012-08-13T14:08:55.021-05:002012-08-13T14:08:55.021-05:00LOL - Glad you found it helpful.
Thanks for visit...LOL - Glad you found it helpful. <br />Thanks for visiting. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-74106436614605604812012-08-13T14:08:17.235-05:002012-08-13T14:08:17.235-05:00We are all guilty of this one at times. I get caug...We are all guilty of this one at times. I get caught, too. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-58716133860075923292012-08-13T13:38:13.171-05:002012-08-13T13:38:13.171-05:00OMGosh, I am soooo saving this one :)
If there ar...OMGosh, I am soooo saving this one :)<br /><br />If there are (is?) (was?? :) one mistake I repeat a lot, it's keeping things in the same tense.<br /><br />Know what I meant?<br /><br />*Thanks* for sharing :)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-66390650433417012202012-08-13T13:27:36.205-05:002012-08-13T13:27:36.205-05:00I'm guilty of time travel when not paying atte...I'm guilty of time travel when not paying attention too. Got to add this to my forever growing list of things I need to watch out for... (: Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-72831095529434882742012-08-13T12:04:33.618-05:002012-08-13T12:04:33.618-05:00You definitely keep your writers on their toes. *w...You definitely keep your writers on their toes. *walks off muttering something about a wolf* (kidding :P) <br /><br />Seriously - that's why critters and editors are so important. They catch these errors before our stories are out there for all the world to see. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-41572764010006485192012-08-13T12:00:37.376-05:002012-08-13T12:00:37.376-05:00I have to watch mine, too.
Come back next week fo...I have to watch mine, too. <br />Come back next week for part II. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-309526995632904542012-08-13T11:48:39.591-05:002012-08-13T11:48:39.591-05:00Yes! I see this all the time when I'm doing cr...Yes! I see this all the time when I'm doing critiques. Thanks for the examples! :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-77286080593825347602012-08-13T09:11:59.734-05:002012-08-13T09:11:59.734-05:00I need to bookmark this because I'm sure I'...I need to bookmark this because I'm sure I'm all over the map!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-60055153954016903942012-08-13T07:36:54.123-05:002012-08-13T07:36:54.123-05:00Thanks, Tia. :)Thanks, Tia. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-30932300814125232612012-08-13T07:35:54.265-05:002012-08-13T07:35:54.265-05:00xD LOL
Luv ya, Pegg. ;)xD LOL <br />Luv ya, Pegg. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-75698454765495388172012-08-13T06:44:15.592-05:002012-08-13T06:44:15.592-05:00Great post. I always enjoy your Grammar Mondays! E...Great post. I always enjoy your Grammar Mondays! Excellent examples here, and I do think it's easiest to mess up with first person. Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-83444652625845699552012-08-13T05:55:11.670-05:002012-08-13T05:55:11.670-05:00I slump over my keyboard and hoped to get the less...I slump over my keyboard and hoped to get the lesson correct.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.com