tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post7294209244944961876..comments2023-12-24T11:10:13.093+00:00Comments on Dan's Adventures in Fiction: A is for... AdverbsDan Purduehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-16813798009973238492016-06-19T22:39:09.776+01:002016-06-19T22:39:09.776+01:00Many thanks for the comments, everyone. It's g...Many thanks for the comments, everyone. It's great to see some love for poor old adverbs!Dan Purduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-17618115471163670742016-06-13T14:05:44.024+01:002016-06-13T14:05:44.024+01:00Great post, Dan - and oh, so true. When I was a fl...Great post, Dan - and oh, so true. When I was a fledgling writer I tried to take on board so many 'rules' from the 'experts'. It took a while to gain confidence and now I try to write to the best of my ability - but in my own unique voice - and rules be damned!<br /><br />Susan at<br /><a href="http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie" rel="nofollow">Travel, Fiction and Photos</a><br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-65271515103431540542016-06-04T15:58:05.142+01:002016-06-04T15:58:05.142+01:00I agree, too. Yes, overusing adverbs is unnecessar...I agree, too. Yes, overusing adverbs is unnecessary but some genres use them effectively. Of course I mean to great effect. Thank you for sticking up for maligned adverbs.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942294427695379658.post-32661110694686523992016-06-03T17:56:34.871+01:002016-06-03T17:56:34.871+01:00Couldn't agree more with this. Much like the &...Couldn't agree more with this. Much like the 'absolute' to never use the word was. Never. Never ever. It's passive, it's weak, it's lazy.<br /><br />"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair..."<br /><br />That's rubbish, eh?<br /><br />You have, of course, pointed out the key thing - it's overuse and misuse that are problems.Karen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855965073232507189noreply@blogger.com