tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747953262203002812.post7661317633990080711..comments2023-04-02T02:39:29.690-07:00Comments on The Cocoa Series. Begins in 1917 Trinidad, with The Wedding Drums. : PAINS OF EDITING - Fixing the StoryMarilyn Rodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195015482003617317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747953262203002812.post-61369550516445933392012-05-22T07:12:30.877-07:002012-05-22T07:12:30.877-07:00Hi Viv,
Thanks for stopping by! I so agree with y...Hi Viv,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! I so agree with you on the use of big words. As I don't know that many, I tend not to write them in. But as a reader, I too find them excruciatingly annoying. <br /><br />I also take your point on the use of brand names. They do tend to date contemporary work. However, with historical writing, it might just do the job of placing the writing in a particular era. Good point though. <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts. <br /><br />Good to hear from you!<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Rodwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195015482003617317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747953262203002812.post-34349949282579283612012-05-22T03:53:25.455-07:002012-05-22T03:53:25.455-07:00Hmm. good question. Possibly people who seem to be...Hmm. good question. Possibly people who seem to be showing off using complicated words without really seeming to know their correct use or appropriate places.<br />Oh and brands. That really annoys me. Using a clothing brand to convey something, which will be obsolete or forgotten in ten years. The current fashion for say, Converse trainers will date a book completely. It's a lazy way (in my opinion) of description. It only tells me the author is focussed on brands and labels. <br />VivAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com