tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post790207622525962778..comments2023-07-04T10:43:29.349-05:00Comments on The Lextopia: Starting a Writer's Life?The_Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-36035234763050304722007-03-22T06:52:00.000-05:002007-03-22T06:52:00.000-05:00You so artsy. =bYou so artsy. =bThe_Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-14862131895430538212007-03-22T02:28:00.000-05:002007-03-22T02:28:00.000-05:00"Also, regarding the semi-colon comments, you can ..."Also, regarding the semi-colon comments, you can probably just ignore those."<BR/><BR/>I did. :-p<BR/><BR/>There's an interesting short story by Garcia Marquez that's six pages long and only one sentence. I love it.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575673813724483738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-79180169753092978772007-03-19T21:14:00.000-05:002007-03-19T21:14:00.000-05:00Ha! You're mostly right. I have nothing against lo...Ha! You're mostly right. I have nothing against long sentences, just when there's a lot of long senstences with lots of information. Variation, good, but long sentences intentionally meant to create a certain effect, very good.<BR/><BR/>Also, regarding the semi-colon comments, you can probably just ignore those. You used most of them grammatically correct to cancel out the run-on sentence. Didn'tThe_Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-57251467173216738082007-03-18T22:59:00.000-05:002007-03-18T22:59:00.000-05:00Lol. I read your comments on my story last night a...Lol. I read your comments on my story last night and you just don't like long sentences, do you? None of them, by the way, were actually run-ons from a grammatical point of view--but I do tend to write long sentences as a point of style. <BR/><BR/>Workshopping this week was fun and useful--I feel like I've been more involved in the "life of a writer" myself.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575673813724483738noreply@blogger.com