tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post2596487047255473518..comments2023-10-30T05:15:17.509-07:00Comments on The Blue Fairy's Bookshelf: Top Ten Tuesday - Pet PeevesLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-52236778091911092782011-03-23T10:44:36.041-07:002011-03-23T10:44:36.041-07:00The perspective switching drives me nuts too. I...The perspective switching drives me nuts too. I've read one or two books where it kind of worked, but mostly it doesn't.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-71210926119674070982011-03-22T11:47:24.558-07:002011-03-22T11:47:24.558-07:00Ronnica: Names are definitely a difficult balance,...Ronnica: Names are definitely a difficult balance, even (especially?) common names!<br /><br />Braak: I'm not opposed to using dialect thoughtfully. The urban fantasy I reviewed last week (<a href="http://bluefairysbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/03/neon-court.html" rel="nofollow">The Neon Court</a>) had these crazy characters who spoke in 1337/txt speak, and it actually worked. It bothers me when it's being half-assed, like when a writer uses terms just to sound medieval-ish without a care for correct grammar. I can't remember where I've seen this, but I know I have.<br /><br />Booknympho: Thanks!<br /><br />Red: Even when it's not extremely confusing, I think it's ugly stylistically. It throws off the sense of a scene to be jumping around in perspective. <br /><br />Peppermint: Brave woman, dealing with young writers! About ebooks: the book market is a-changing, and I think many of the big publishers are at best not taking advantage of ebooks, and at worst shooting themselves in the foot. It seems crazy to me.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-55065270675063770082011-03-22T09:32:25.575-07:002011-03-22T09:32:25.575-07:00I teach composition so I have to deal with perspec...I teach composition so I have to deal with perspective switching and typos all day long every day...I cannot do it in my leisure time :p<br /><br />The Ebook stuff drives me crazy too...imagine what all those companies could produce if they put their heads together??Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-50418172829245834352011-03-22T08:41:24.120-07:002011-03-22T08:41:24.120-07:00I totally agree with your #1. Sometimes authors ca...I totally agree with your #1. Sometimes authors can do this and pull it off, but most of the time it's just confusing and I end up re-reading the same thing multiple times.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-27054534457471461492011-03-22T08:07:20.198-07:002011-03-22T08:07:20.198-07:00I couldn't have said it better myself with the...I couldn't have said it better myself with the naming, this is on my list and it can be so annoying! Love your other post on the topic! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-71046675889061762162011-03-22T07:39:05.228-07:002011-03-22T07:39:05.228-07:00Stacia Kane, in her Downside Books, uses a neat ma...Stacia Kane, in her Downside Books, uses a neat mash-up of thee/thou anachronistic language. The lower classes in the book have this weird kind of brogue, that sounds like they were all transplanted from 19th century Wales or something, while the fancy church guys use "thee" in generally informal situations.<br /><br />It's neat, and a neat bit of flair for an urban fantasy novel.braakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398019441440530133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-10550548168303018292011-03-22T06:15:56.885-07:002011-03-22T06:15:56.885-07:00My problem with names is when the author just uses...My problem with names is when the author just uses common English names...I get them all confused!Ronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242687458315186709noreply@blogger.com