Comments on: Persuasive Writing 7 – Editing Your Writing http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/ A melting pot of punchy, persuasive copywriting Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Article Marketing vs. Guest Blogging, Editing Your Writing and More | Top SEO Writing Services http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-59214 Article Marketing vs. Guest Blogging, Editing Your Writing and More | Top SEO Writing Services Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:59:37 +0000 http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-59214 [...] Persuasive Writing 7 - Editing Your Writing - Tips #1 and #6 are by far the most important ones. Trust me, I know. [...] [...] Persuasive Writing 7 – Editing Your Writing – Tips #1 and #6 are by far the most important ones. Trust me, I know. [...]

]]> By: Matt Ambrose http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58456 Matt Ambrose Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:41:58 +0000 http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58456 Hi Sarah, I lifted that part of the explanation from the Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html I probably should have added the bit where it says the use of forms of be 'does not necessarily mean that the sentence is in passive voice'. Writing in the active voice probably deserves a blog post on its own to explain it properly. Thanks for querying it and I'm glad you liked the post, Matt. Hi Sarah,

I lifted that part of the explanation from the Online Writing Lab:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html

I probably should have added the bit where it says the use of forms of be ‘does not necessarily mean that the sentence is in passive voice’.

Writing in the active voice probably deserves a blog post on its own to explain it properly.

Thanks for querying it and I’m glad you liked the post,

Matt.

]]> By: Sarah http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58403 Sarah Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:50:01 +0000 http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58403 Quote: "The warning signs of passive sentences are forms of be, such as am, is, was, were, are, or been, and frequently when ‘by’ is used to link to the subject after the verb." 'Am', 'is' and 'are' are present tenses of 'to be', and as such I wouldn't class them as being 'passive'. Nice article though. :) Quote:

“The warning signs of passive sentences are forms of be, such as am, is, was, were, are, or been, and frequently when ‘by’ is used to link to the subject after the verb.”

‘Am’, ‘is’ and ‘are’ are present tenses of ‘to be’, and as such I wouldn’t class them as being ‘passive’.

Nice article though. :)

]]> By: On the Money http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58077 On the Money Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:34:15 +0000 http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58077 Totally right. However, the more one writes, the better even the first drafts get ... e.g., in my early days I used to repeat phrases or words that were obviously stuck in my head later on in paragraphs in any particular article and it was constant proofing & editing that ironed this habit out to the point I am now automatically aware as I write. However, the more one writes, the better even the first drafts get ... (lol). Thanks for this post. 8-) Totally right. However, the more one writes, the better even the first drafts get … e.g., in my early days I used to repeat phrases or words that were obviously stuck in my head later on in paragraphs in any particular article and it was constant proofing & editing that ironed this habit out to the point I am now automatically aware as I write. However, the more one writes, the better even the first drafts get … (lol).

Thanks for this post.

8-)

]]> By: smallbusinessbrief.com http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58000 smallbusinessbrief.com Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:44:13 +0000 http://copywriterscrucible.com/persuasive-writing-7-editing-your-writing/#comment-58000 <strong>Persuasive Writing 7 - Editing Your Writing | The Copywriter's Crucible...</strong> First drafts can sometimes appear as a clumsy, repetitive and turgid mass of unrefined words. But the beauty of a word processor is that you can go over your writing as many times as you like sculpting and moulding it until you’re left with a concis... Persuasive Writing 7 – Editing Your Writing | The Copywriter’s Crucible…

First drafts can sometimes appear as a clumsy, repetitive and turgid mass of unrefined words.

But the beauty of a word processor is that you can go over your writing as many times as you like sculpting and moulding it until you’re left with a concis…

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