tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post4392589943972457588..comments2023-11-09T00:49:08.166-08:00Comments on Swagger: I is for "ing" wordsThe Swagger Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005267631603104021noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-90415590237263774452013-04-12T19:43:56.874-07:002013-04-12T19:43:56.874-07:00Ah, you remember some high school English! Only so...Ah, you remember some high school English! Only some of them. Verbs ending in "ing" that are used as nouns are called gerunds. But not all of those others.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-91060753352762246182013-04-11T12:15:08.092-07:002013-04-11T12:15:08.092-07:00Am I right that these are called gerunds? Or is th...Am I right that these are called gerunds? Or is that something else? Will have to check my writing to see how I score with them....MadelineAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950064713645507386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-89768059727628123372013-04-10T23:09:33.207-07:002013-04-10T23:09:33.207-07:00Ouch... great post. Once, I edited a sheriff inves...Ouch... great post. Once, I edited a sheriff investigator's true crime novel, and because (I guess) they have to be so objective until the evidence points conclusively to the right suspect, he WROTE entirely in passive voice (the door knob was dusted for prints). I wanted to pull out all my hair.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder. haha! ;)<br /><br />Dana at <a href="http://www.danamartinwriting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Waiter, drink please!</a><br />Dana Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572600397353343386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-47209582662216473642013-04-10T19:36:36.373-07:002013-04-10T19:36:36.373-07:00Great post and great tips. Showing rather than te...Great post and great tips. Showing rather than telling is something I always have to focus on in my writing. Lucky for the art of revising. <br /><br />Have fun with a-z.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300464291611313103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-76369726946485214082013-04-10T15:48:51.712-07:002013-04-10T15:48:51.712-07:00Every once in a while I'll go on an "ing&...Every once in a while I'll go on an "ing"-word spree and there will be sentence after sentence of them. Great tips!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-19471091073415557772013-04-10T14:33:05.596-07:002013-04-10T14:33:05.596-07:00I think realizing the problem is the first step. ...I think realizing the problem is the first step. But, really during a first draft, I'm not worried about it, it's during the edit I see a crop of ings all over the place. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder. Visiting from the A to Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-37343985706245296702013-04-10T14:28:00.135-07:002013-04-10T14:28:00.135-07:00This is another one I've been thinking about r...This is another one I've been thinking about recently. Yeah, I suppose it's telling what someone is doing, rather than showing it. Great tip!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-58671733839122886362013-04-10T09:54:00.674-07:002013-04-10T09:54:00.674-07:00My problem as my J post will show is just slipping...My problem as my J post will show is just slipping in just at odd times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-60707595347101326102013-04-10T06:19:47.037-07:002013-04-10T06:19:47.037-07:00These pop up in my writing as well. A lot of times...These pop up in my writing as well. A lot of times I don't even realize it until I go through a edit. I never thought of using the find feature for locating ing words, great tip! Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-60692895918675233512013-04-10T06:15:48.972-07:002013-04-10T06:15:48.972-07:00Hi- popping in from the A-Z. Loving the Swagger. N...Hi- popping in from the A-Z. Loving the Swagger. New follower.jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607988938023368182.post-77276116667726993142013-04-10T02:23:33.868-07:002013-04-10T02:23:33.868-07:00Yes, it's great to get rid of these words when...Yes, it's great to get rid of these words when you can. Though I write in third person limited and find that sometimes they're needed. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com