tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post9166234226441061981..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Rules for Writing: Word PlacementChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2246440054574594012013-09-26T20:15:45.121-04:002013-09-26T20:15:45.121-04:00It really would be interesting to know how many au...It really would be interesting to know how many authors follow this rule. If any, like you said. I've been reading a lot lately from many different authors and I see the most important words located everywhere in sentences, not just at the end. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90627145828527712652013-09-26T19:26:44.345-04:002013-09-26T19:26:44.345-04:00I totally disagree on this one! That is one of th...I totally disagree on this one! That is one of the silliest things I have ever heard of. And it would be interesting to know how many authors, if any, actually follow it. <br /><br />I strongly believe you can build a strong sentence regardless whether or not the most important word is at the end! Bizarre indeed! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2448648568112777522013-09-26T12:00:07.177-04:002013-09-26T12:00:07.177-04:00Neither had I. Thanks for visiting, Deborah! :)Neither had I. Thanks for visiting, Deborah! :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-72172685003632245892013-09-26T00:45:55.094-04:002013-09-26T00:45:55.094-04:00I've never heard that rule either! Weird.I've never heard that rule either! Weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-58614541454698812462013-09-25T19:56:25.830-04:002013-09-25T19:56:25.830-04:00I agree with you on both counts, Irene. :)I agree with you on both counts, Irene. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-6723526704548541072013-09-25T15:51:53.509-04:002013-09-25T15:51:53.509-04:00I'm no writing expert, but I honestly don'...I'm no writing expert, but I honestly don't know how I am going to apply this rule hehe Beverly's comment makes sense, though.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328342211129410370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-81389409877870418122013-09-24T16:13:35.068-04:002013-09-24T16:13:35.068-04:00Thank you for your comment, Beverly! And for expla...Thank you for your comment, Beverly! And for explaining how this rule makes sense. I don't write humor, but I see what you mean.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42316069154865821812013-09-24T16:02:42.202-04:002013-09-24T16:02:42.202-04:00If you're writing humor, the funniest word or ...If you're writing humor, the funniest word or phrase DEFINITELY needs to be at the end, and not just of the sentence, but of the paragraph.<br /><br />Consider: For my birthday, the girls at the office gave me a fancy cake and tucked into the G-string of a very handsome, almost naked man, a gift card to Victoria's Secret. <br /><br />vs.<br /><br />For my birthday, the girls at the office gave me a fancy cake and a gift card to Victoria's Secret. Tucked into the G-string of a very handsome, almost naked man.<br /><br />Which is funnier/has more punch? I wouldn't twist myself up into knots trying to rewrite ALL your sentences, but if readers feel like they are getting lost, you want your main point (not necessarily the main word) at the end of your sentences/paragraphs, where it carries more weight and focuses attention.Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-51110185220322908032013-09-24T15:21:44.613-04:002013-09-24T15:21:44.613-04:00I read this rule a long time ago on a post by a wr...I read this rule a long time ago on a post by a writer. They listed 100+ rules that all writers should follow to make their books great, and while I found a lot of them to be odd this one was by far the strangest!<br /><br />I KNOW I break this rule! LOL!!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90249181813804259102013-09-24T15:06:15.854-04:002013-09-24T15:06:15.854-04:00That is really weird. I'd never heard of that ...That is really weird. I'd never heard of that rule. I'm sure I break it all the time!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-38826959584058175042013-09-24T11:39:47.419-04:002013-09-24T11:39:47.419-04:00Exactly! Yay! I'm glad I'm not the only on...Exactly! Yay! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this is a crazy rule. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-60303325352350440482013-09-24T11:27:33.776-04:002013-09-24T11:27:33.776-04:00What a crazy rule! Totally disagree on that one, t...What a crazy rule! Totally disagree on that one, too. The sentence should just say what it needs to say in the order it needs to say it. :)Kiersihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033659930186902045noreply@blogger.com