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By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:39:43 +0000

Great article. It’s the details that help to convince a reader that what you’re writing about is really happening, that convinces them you know what you’re talking about.

Wow, this is an old article.

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By: Rhys

Rhys — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:43:13 +0000

Exactly, Christopher! :)

By: Christopher Rose

Christopher Rose — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:17:31 +0000

er, “But it will twist your brain will you try to read it.”

Evidently!

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Nerdshit » Blog Archive » Improve Your Writing — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:05:42 +0000

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PigPog — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:58:45 +0000

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How pictures can sell your post (and your product): Blog Tips at ProBlogger — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:17:29 +0000

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By: Rhys

Rhys — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:53:22 +0000

Hi everyone! Thanks again for all the wonderful comments, and I’m thrilled that it was helpful!

Marco: no, I really don’t play video games, but since Ingrid’s always yammering on about them they’ve been on my mind lately. ;)

Nancy: I know EXACTLY what you mean! It’s much easier to get it right when a keyboard isn’t involved. (In fact, I just made a typo when replying to you. :)

Thank you, Eiso! I’m honored.

Yaro–great question! I always tell my students the easiest way to remember is that ‘affect’ is a verb and ‘effect’ is a noun. Such as…Alcohol will affect the intended effect of this medicine.

Dave: good one! ‘Gooderer’ it shall be. :)

Gayla…Hillbilly blogging is great. you should start a blog on it!

Matt: sorry for the confusion! I co-write some of them, which is why other people’s bios/pictures are there.

Blaine: no smell? How tragic!

Excellent point about jargon, Roy. It’s extremely annoying.

John: Thank you for the book recommendation. It sounds great!

Thanks Marti! :)

Glen: excellent point! I actually have thought about starting an English/writing blog with subjects like this post. If b5 will let me have another blog…:)

Thanks so much everyone…and please ignore any typos in the post. :) Happy blogging!

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b5 media’s 12 Days of Christmas: Blog Tips at ProBlogger — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:34:37 +0000

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By: One Stop Under

One Stop Under — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:01:10 +0000

Spelling and grammar errors are speedbumps and potholes on the communication highway. Your readers will have to slow down, and they won’t enjoy the ride. Even if your message is outstanding, people will become fatigued and either visit less often or look for an alternate route altogether.

By: Marti

Marti — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:25:45 +0000

Wonderful post, Rhys!

Spelling and grammar errors ARE important to a lot of folks – look at the success of the book, “Eats, Shoots, and Leaves” – LOL

Thank you for YOUR magnificent writing!

By: Glen Farmer

Glen Farmer — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:12:38 +0000

Excellent article. I particularly liked the part on using all the senses.
I checked out the other blogs you write, or contribute to, but there doesn’t seem to be one that has articles like this.
If there is one could you let me know.
I need all the help I can get..

By: John Evans (Syntagma)

John Evans (Syntagma) — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:44:59 +0000

Yes, good stuff, Rhys. No doubt some in the blogosphere could do with a word shaver, if such a thing exists. But there are also those who might add a little wordage to their illiterate offerings.

I liked Stephen King’s book on writing too. Very unexpected. Have you read “On Writing” by Arthur Quiller-Couch? He’s got a similar example to yours : for the sentence “He was conveyed to his place of residence in an inebriated condition”, he puts “He was carried home drunk”. Much better. :-)

By: colbert

colbert — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:28:34 +0000

Rhys

Thanks for the great read. Its always good to make sure typos are not posted up as that would leave a very sticky mark on your reputation. A good old dictionary comes in handy for me.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:24:04 +0000

Can someone give me a quick lesson in affect/effect? I’m am struggling with this one so I generally opt for ‘effect’ hoping it’s the correct one.

I’ve googled around to read some teaching materials but I just can’t get my head around the whole one “has happened” and one is “going to happen” explanation.

By: Benny

Benny — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 06:29:29 +0000

Awesome post. As a new blogger, I’m trying to make my posts concise. Writing has never been my best subject so I’m hoping there is room for me to improve.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:34:28 +0000

Haven’t read the story Rhys, but will shortly. The thing I found interesting in looking at this post is that the blogs attributed to Rhys don’t appear to be written by her at all. Well, actually, the white trash one seems to be down, but the University one is written by some professor guy, and the other is written by three people whose names also don’t seem to be Rhys. Maybe the links are pointing to the wrong places?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:57:05 +0000

Simply great !

Those of us not fortunate enough to write English, I use Kentuckian instead, are astounded at the depth of your knowledge and ability to write that much in one sittin’ !

By: Eiso Kant

Eiso Kant — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:09:31 +0000

Usually i come to problogger.net and see if there is a title that excites me, if so i start reading the excerpt and then usually move on but this time i was caught up by your writing and read your article, i’m glad i did. A large compliment from me!

I will definitly share the link to this article with the TeenageWriters.com members.

Best regards,

Eiso

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:47:44 +0000

Your rite, Rhys. Bad grammer and poor spelling is a definate turn-off ;)

Seriously, though, this was a great post. I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)