Comments on: On Commas http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/ The continued life of an aspiring writer. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:15:56 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Sebastian http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Sebastian Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:38:54 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-14 Oh! You've actually moved! Welcome to the land of Wordpress and self-hosted blogs! I've also started to strip out most of my commas. And I'm hyphenating things more often -- stretching the English language! It's a lot of fun... But really, just 6? I know you keep your sentence structure short and clipped but that sounds pretty drastic :P Oh! You’ve actually moved! Welcome to the land of Wordpress and self-hosted blogs!

I’ve also started to strip out most of my commas. And I’m hyphenating things more often — stretching the English language! It’s a lot of fun…

But really, just 6? I know you keep your sentence structure short and clipped but that sounds pretty drastic :P

]]> By: Eric Shonkwiler http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Eric Shonkwiler Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:41:29 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-13 You make it so hard, sometimes. You make it so hard, sometimes.

]]> By: Lindsay http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Lindsay Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:43:27 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-12 If anything I hope that knowing me will someday bring a better love for commas. Such a fantastic punctuation mark. Maybe a tattoo shall follow? :) If anything I hope that knowing me will someday bring a better love for commas. Such a fantastic punctuation mark. Maybe a tattoo shall follow? :)

]]> By: Eric Shonkwiler http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Eric Shonkwiler Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:12:39 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-10 Kristan: Probably there were more commas in Long Way Home than there are in this new one. My voice is becoming stronger. More dry. I think. Thank you--I'm digging the place, too. Clowncar: My voice online is conversational. It's exactly what would come out of my mouth if confronted with a topic and asked by a friend to give my opinion on it. Pauses, even a few ums, sos, etc. My writing voice is the voice I would use if confronted by God. Nico: Thanks! I'll read up. Brad: Glad to see you over here. Hopefully I'll get some good discussions going that you can participate in. I'm about to purchase Butcher's Crossing thanks in part to your post on Williams. Kristan: Probably there were more commas in Long Way Home than there are in this new one. My voice is becoming stronger. More dry. I think. Thank you–I’m digging the place, too.

Clowncar: My voice online is conversational. It’s exactly what would come out of my mouth if confronted with a topic and asked by a friend to give my opinion on it. Pauses, even a few ums, sos, etc. My writing voice is the voice I would use if confronted by God.

Nico: Thanks! I’ll read up.

Brad: Glad to see you over here. Hopefully I’ll get some good discussions going that you can participate in. I’m about to purchase Butcher’s Crossing thanks in part to your post on Williams.

]]> By: Brad Green http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Brad Green Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:04:13 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-9 I made it over! Nice digs here. I look forward to reading. I made it over! Nice digs here. I look forward to reading.

]]> By: nicopolitan http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-8 nicopolitan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:39:56 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-8 Nice move! Art and artist is a rapidly changing relationship, and something that I definitely like to read about so thanks for the links. Also reminds me of the Mark Amerika article I so often cite (here, for reference: http://www.altx.com/manifestos/avant.pop.manifesto.html). Nice move!

Art and artist is a rapidly changing relationship, and something that I definitely like to read about so thanks for the links.

Also reminds me of the Mark Amerika article I so often cite (here, for reference: http://www.altx.com/manifestos/avant.pop.manifesto.html).

]]> By: clowncar http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-7 clowncar Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:58 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-7 6 commas in the first 4K of ther novel, but 10 commas in 170-ish words of the post? Why the disconnect? I strew commas about the page like dandelions on a summer lawn. Bad habit, that. 6 commas in the first 4K of ther novel, but 10 commas in 170-ish words of the post? Why the disconnect?

I strew commas about the page like dandelions on a summer lawn. Bad habit, that.

]]> By: Kristan http://ericshonkwiler.com/2009/08/on-commas/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Kristan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:20:04 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=25#comment-6 "Comma wasteland," hehe. I don't remember thinking there were too many commas in The Long Way Home, but I think it's always good to be aware of your tics as a writer and try not to let them overwhelm you. The difference between style and laziness, you know? PS: I can't get over how classy/awesome your new site is! The theme/design rocks. “Comma wasteland,” hehe. I don’t remember thinking there were too many commas in The Long Way Home, but I think it’s always good to be aware of your tics as a writer and try not to let them overwhelm you. The difference between style and laziness, you know?

PS: I can’t get over how classy/awesome your new site is! The theme/design rocks.

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