tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451536551009143796.post7634059879399544862..comments2023-11-18T03:17:06.741-05:00Comments on Writers by the Shore: I No Longer Fear Passive VoiceWriters by the Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279837596684510697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451536551009143796.post-57066026458736146482012-08-30T22:51:41.468-04:002012-08-30T22:51:41.468-04:00(Got trigger happy with the mouse button, sorry.) ...(Got trigger happy with the mouse button, sorry.) <br /><br />I've used MS Word and played with some of these features with mixed levels of satisfaction. Some of what it flags is right on the money and some is annoying.<br /><br />I've heard good things about Scrivener (and a couple other tools.) I still use a custom-written writing workbench that interfaces with MS Word for spell & grammar check, word count, thesaurus, etc., but I like the idea of working with the book in smaller chunks. <br /><br />And regarding passive voice...that just comes so unbelievably natural to me. It's a hard habit to shake.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451536551009143796.post-37141545663465230762012-08-30T22:47:17.929-04:002012-08-30T22:47:17.929-04:00Thanks for this! I've decided to give Scriven...Thanks for this! I've decided to give Scrivener a closer look.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451536551009143796.post-70019522827899255402012-08-30T16:56:54.911-04:002012-08-30T16:56:54.911-04:00Who knew it was so easy to find passive voice?! On...Who knew it was so easy to find passive voice?! On my Macbook, I usually write my first draft in Scrivener and then compile/convert it to Word. I think MS Word is used widely by Mac people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451536551009143796.post-69593710262846245532012-08-30T08:30:39.305-04:002012-08-30T08:30:39.305-04:00I don't think passive voice is inherently evil...I don't think passive voice is inherently evil, either. I use the trick you mentioned above to find all instances of passive voice, but sometimes it is necessary to leave certain sentences as written. I don't want to hack all the passive voice out of a story, but I agree that most instances can be written better in an active voice. This is an easy way to find all the passivity. Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.com