tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post9211014734838160302..comments2023-11-03T07:20:20.249-04:00Comments on Waibel's World: Pet PeevesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-20632950279478686562012-02-29T17:23:03.122-05:002012-02-29T17:23:03.122-05:00GREAT points. It's so easy to research online,...GREAT points. It's so easy to research online, too. No excuse! :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-39715508644012385462012-02-29T17:16:34.640-05:002012-02-29T17:16:34.640-05:00hmm . . . so let me get this straight, If I am wri...hmm . . . so let me get this straight, If I am writing a YA contemporary wth absolutely no paranormal elements, and I place my mc in say Topeka, Kansas in the present day . . . then they can't fly or defy all reasonable laws of gravity. You mean they actually have to dress, act, partake in all the usual,regular present-day stuff. Well . . . ahh crap, Mary, off to the drawing board I go. LOL<br /><br />Pet peeves . . . where shall I begin. Here's one. His eyes furrowed in anger as her twitched in curiosity. Seriously, there are so many better ways to describe emotion rather then eye movements.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736441732672508192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-75779140978359372312012-02-29T12:35:10.197-05:002012-02-29T12:35:10.197-05:00I agree with all of those. In a similar vein, I&#...I agree with all of those. In a similar vein, I'm annoyed by authors and creators who just choose to stereotype a character instead of making him/her genuine. I'm a part of the "geek" subculture, and I can't stand when a character is just described as a "Star Wars geek" when clearly the author didn't research geek culture. Just my opinion.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-46642096911550542002012-02-29T00:08:20.993-05:002012-02-29T00:08:20.993-05:00Oh, so true. I'm really big on research too. I...Oh, so true. I'm really big on research too. In fact I could probably write much faster if I researched less. I may miss something but sometimes the research is the best part. I love reading books where its obvious the writer did their homework. It makes the story so much better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798243128846248604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-50600748737833659672012-02-27T08:12:27.501-05:002012-02-27T08:12:27.501-05:00I'm no writer, but my pet peeve when reading i...I'm no writer, but my pet peeve when reading is improper use of a word. The biggest offenders are affect and effect. I guess it is really the editor that needs to catch this, but it affects me so much. The effect is that I can't concentrate on the rest of the work.<br /><br />But I agree that fact checking is so easy that there is no excuse for not doing it. To me, it comes across that the writer doesn't really care about his or her work. If the writer doesn't care, why should I even read it.Fritzhttp://fritzmonroe.com/fritz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-49552242834363320652012-02-27T07:48:46.724-05:002012-02-27T07:48:46.724-05:00Number two drives me nuts.
I'm big on resear...Number two drives me nuts. <br /><br />I'm big on research, so I agree with you here. If you're going to write something, make sure you've got your facts straight. If you don't, you might loss credibility with your readers. Once you've lost that, you're screwed.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com