tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post6229341489503199130..comments2023-06-29T01:25:30.369-07:00Comments on GEMMA BURGESS: On... my little black book of LondonGemma Burgesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256428715992867628noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post-91851158100419048962010-11-21T08:18:57.726-08:002010-11-21T08:18:57.726-08:00Oooh, this will be very useful for the next time i...Oooh, this will be very useful for the next time i'm in London . . . which wlll be next month. Wheee!!!Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425977546505490830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post-9409399995574818612010-11-20T07:29:32.568-08:002010-11-20T07:29:32.568-08:00Well! I haven't actually ever read any other w...Well! I haven't actually ever read any other writing books. I am only reading ON WRITING by Stephen King because everyone always talks about it on Twitter, and I'd heard about the adverb thing being in other writing guides from other author blogs (that's why I said 'apparently'... heh), and some of my pals are screenwriters and told me that everyone says it's weak to put adverbs in scripts. <br /><br />Anyway I'd highly recommend ON WRITING: it is absolutely delightful, practical and thoughtful advice. <br /><br />My first boss made me memorise George Orwell's 6 Rules For Writing: <br /><br />1 Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. <br />2 Never use a long word where a short one will do. <br />3 If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. <br />4 Never use the passive where you can use the active. <br />5 Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. <br />6 Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous. <br /><br />You can read more about them here: http://tinyurl.com/yqbak3<br /><br />My own writing guide would be short and simple: Read, Write, Edit, repeat... <br /><br />xGemma Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256428715992867628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post-3095630044750631632010-11-20T07:26:16.522-08:002010-11-20T07:26:16.522-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gemma Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256428715992867628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post-14129701793205742832010-11-20T03:41:53.751-08:002010-11-20T03:41:53.751-08:00I was just thinking about the Stephen King book - ...I was just thinking about the Stephen King book - any other writerly books you'd recommend? Or is this a whole other blog post..?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277586443034596346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954164009673150556.post-16873358594279551602010-11-20T03:07:25.404-08:002010-11-20T03:07:25.404-08:00So nice - as a confirmed NE Londoner, good to have...So nice - as a confirmed NE Londoner, good to have a peek into quality West London places..<br /><br />I also find it very cute that you refer to your husband by his surname.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277586443034596346noreply@blogger.com