tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post581499555890809848..comments2024-03-28T10:48:37.772-04:00Comments on Katherine Grey's Thought for the Day: Reading and WritingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-60989613733135609002014-06-17T08:07:27.493-04:002014-06-17T08:07:27.493-04:00My first real critique partner taught me the same ...My first real critique partner taught me the same thing about the overuse of character names. Sometimes if the book is really engrossing, I can get past it, but most of the time I end up putting the book aside or if it's an ebook, sticking it a folder on my Kindle.<br /><br />Your comment reminded me of another thing that bothers me - overuse of character names in dialogue. It drives me crazy when the speaking character constantly uses the name of the person they're speaking to. How many people do that in actual, real life conversation? Next to no one.<br /><br />I used to struggle to finish books too, now I do the same thing you do. I have a ton of books on my kindle and a 2 subject notebook filled with paperback and hardcover books I want to get out of the library to read. Like you, I have way too many books I want to get read to try and struggle to finish one that I can't enjoy. Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-85033101928036028072014-06-17T08:02:25.049-04:002014-06-17T08:02:25.049-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-85909390734560370992014-06-17T07:35:35.742-04:002014-06-17T07:35:35.742-04:00As a writer, I find I have a hard time turning off...As a writer, I find I have a hard time turning off my internal editor.<br />The big one for me is: 'was' is telling. As I writer and a reader, I recognize the word 'was' is needed, but when I see it repeatedly (like 100 times in 24 pages...I didn't count, I was reading this in wordpro so I used the wordcount function)... then I'm like NOPE, not for me. <br />The other turn off...my first editor told me that the characters name should be there about once per page, so if a characters name is repeatedly used, then that's another signal the book isn't for me.<br />I have definitely found that since I've become a writer, I don't have time for bad writing, and while I used to struggle to get through a book, now I just stop and say "uh-uh, no more". It's not like there aren't 100 more on my kindle or shelf to choose from. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825713201043200175noreply@blogger.com