Writing Style Outcasts – Andrew M. Friday

Writing Style Outcasts: Passive Voice

You may have heard using the passive voice is “incorrect.” In fiction writing, however, the passive voice can be used. It is not so much

Geez, “telling” gets treated like like the weird kid at school, but it’s an important tool in the writing and editing process. Stop harassing it!

“An exclamation point is like laughing at your own jokes.” F. Scott Fitzgerald As the author of classics such as The Great Gatsby and This

Not the cool kids at school. This is a series on the aspects of writing style that are bullied. But they serve a purpose. Yesterday,

High school cliques appear in most young adult fiction. And in real life. Yes, they are tropes found in 13 Reasons Why, The Hate You