tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post4948352957875524361..comments2024-03-15T15:26:03.987-05:00Comments on Melissa Maygrove: When Mistakes Aren't MistakesMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-78934621264061733262021-05-03T00:37:01.392-05:002021-05-03T00:37:01.392-05:00Visit hereVisit <a href="https://robotsdoneright.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>hellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414478072134934907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-68063118268336651752012-05-30T21:45:08.706-05:002012-05-30T21:45:08.706-05:00Oh. I forgot about that one -- starting sentences ...Oh. I forgot about that one -- starting sentences with conjunctions. I do that, too. Thanks for visiting. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-69642244125624046902012-05-30T20:37:07.588-05:002012-05-30T20:37:07.588-05:00I'm guilty of the comma+then thing, too. But i...I'm guilty of the comma+then thing, too. But it's YA and first person, so it kind of has to be like speech. Which is also why I use incomplete sentences and start lots of sentences with "and" and "but". Not technically correct, but it sounds better to me.JEFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-73817012783946099412012-05-30T17:03:10.370-05:002012-05-30T17:03:10.370-05:00Oh, my! I'm not sure I could read something li...Oh, my! I'm not sure I could read something like that. I get aggravated after I find only a few errors in a book. That would totally blow all my fuses. LOL :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-20789538871769776772012-05-30T17:01:11.703-05:002012-05-30T17:01:11.703-05:00Those are the best! :DThose are the best! :DMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-74898189238693959182012-05-30T16:23:55.544-05:002012-05-30T16:23:55.544-05:00Some of my favorite writers are those who purposel...Some of my favorite writers are those who purposely make mistakes to make a point or extend a metaphor. For example, in a Jose Saramago book he uses no punctuation for dialogue - not even quotation marks! It was so confusing, but that was the point. He was creating a chaotic world for the setting and atmosphere, so the lack of punctuation added to that sense.cbwentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-73568252849599027622012-05-30T16:05:12.502-05:002012-05-30T16:05:12.502-05:00You know I love short sentence fragments. :DYou <i>know</i> I love short sentence fragments. :DCarrie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-41891536282702249092012-05-30T14:15:48.096-05:002012-05-30T14:15:48.096-05:00Agree - definitely! It goes for accents, too. Alte...Agree - definitely! It goes for accents, too. Altering the words enough to give the reader a flavor works, but too much (or none at all, just telling us it was 'brogue,' etc.) doesn't work.<br><br>Thanks for visiting! :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-39118027175267405172012-05-30T14:12:25.793-05:002012-05-30T14:12:25.793-05:00I'm blushing because that's a mistake I ma...I'm blushing because that's a mistake I make. I know my mom has caught it a few times on a proofread. I'll have to pay more attention in the future. Thanks for visiting! :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589035973172290745.post-42678597909817956282012-05-30T09:41:54.473-05:002012-05-30T09:41:54.473-05:00I agree that grammatical mistakes are most easily ...I agree that grammatical mistakes are most easily overlooked in dialogue for the sake of character voice. However, too many mistakes or inconsistencies in that voice or usage can be jarring, at least to me.Cynthia Chapman Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.com