tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post6666189572731012296..comments2023-11-02T15:31:22.535+00:00Comments on Michelle Styles:: How to destroy your voiceMichelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-2388871999618189202008-02-12T15:46:00.000+00:002008-02-12T15:46:00.000+00:00The sad thing is that many published and establish...The sad thing is that many published and established romance writers use exactly those type of cliched phrases. So many times I read such phrases as: fear crashed through her, anger sparked in his chest, alarm raced through her, sadness welled up, a smile curved her lips, his lips twitched, he ran/raked/shoved his hand through his hair... <BR/><BR/>Not to mention those numerous speech attributions ending with an adverb (tagged on to almost every line of dialogue in the case of some of the long-established M&B authors) she said wearily.<BR/><BR/>A blog on telling v showing would be great. Especially advice on how to dispense with verbs of perception such as she felt... heard... she thought..she realised he seemed...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062484406610582898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-77932371088572656682008-02-12T08:51:00.000+00:002008-02-12T08:51:00.000+00:00I think I will start hiding all my more embarrassi...I think I will start hiding all my more embarrassing book buys when you come to visit! ;-)<BR/><BR/>BiddyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749337741234916835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-55672284979636872352008-02-12T08:23:00.000+00:002008-02-12T08:23:00.000+00:00Yes please. And thank you for the post - it is rea...Yes please. And thank you for the post - it is reassuring to hear that publishers ARE looking for unique voices within the brief for the line.<BR/>:-)Ray-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537630640489680062noreply@blogger.com