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(11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Basic)

Wow! What an exciting place to be. Well done. Onward and upward.
judy

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(9 replies, posted in irene hamilton)

Irene,
It looks as though the messages here are very old. Was it Kylie who wondered about mixing humor with memoir? Anyhow, I just finished teaching/facilitating a memoir writing class for cancer survivors. Life still has to be lived, even with a cancer diagnosis and as often as humor can be a part of life, the better the chance of a good day.

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Norm d'Plume wrote:

I've received feedback that -ing verbs should be avoided whenever possible. Here's an example:

Alexander raced from behind the desk to come to Joseph’s aid, but Cain elbowed Joseph’s father in the face, driving him to the ground, dazed and bleeding.

In the above, the word 'driving' can be replaced with 'which drove.' One word replaced by two.

Is this a common rule of thumb to follow?

"ing" verbs are passive and don't carry as much of a punch as an active verb. How about: Alexander raced from behind the desk to help Joseph. "Cain elbowed Josephs' father and drove him to the ground, dazed and bleeding."

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