Kurt Hohmann on Nostr: #WritersCoffeeClub 8 Do you write in the active voice, passive voice or a mixture? ...
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Do you write in the active voice, passive voice or a mixture? Does it matter?
Definitely a mixture.
A lot of conversation IRL uses passive voice, so I write it into my dialogue in an effort to make it sound natural. I'll also choose passive if I want a surprise at the end of a sentence, e.g. "Mr. Boddy was murdered in the Observatory by..." And absolutely if the object is the star of the sentence, e.g. "A flowing crystal hamster had been propped atop the dresser."
Do you write in the active voice, passive voice or a mixture? Does it matter?
Definitely a mixture.
A lot of conversation IRL uses passive voice, so I write it into my dialogue in an effort to make it sound natural. I'll also choose passive if I want a surprise at the end of a sentence, e.g. "Mr. Boddy was murdered in the Observatory by..." And absolutely if the object is the star of the sentence, e.g. "A flowing crystal hamster had been propped atop the dresser."