tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post6075072308636454727..comments2023-11-22T13:50:02.214-05:00Comments on Fiction Forge Indy: Verbs: A New SagaHeather McGrailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977311711658865833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-26978606010666524342017-09-10T11:39:10.866-04:002017-09-10T11:39:10.866-04:00"...passive voice removes much of the action ..."...passive voice removes much of the action in sentences, making the sentences less powerful and more diluted. As writers, we invoke as much action and power as we can--diluting as infrequently as possible." This!Right here. Perfectly defined. I agree that passive voice is not all bad, however in creative writing workshops, we are trained to search & find & ELIMINATE! ELIMINATE! ELIMINATE! I only find passive voice infuriating when it is used in places where ACTION is called for...where, I think, the writer glossed over an otherwise brilliant condition of potent action that h/she took so much energy to set up. In other (passive) words, it would be frustrating if such an opportunity was lost... HA!Randy Wiremanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705280558479129739noreply@blogger.com