Skalie Blog

[skalie]

OK chaps after much much delay finally got off my arse and done one. Mostly got article you may have read already and i'm still learning what to do. Gonna be fiddling with it this week so would appreciate some feed back from loyal blonde friends.

www.skalie.org

Ta

[ItsMrAlex2u]

Could be an entertaining one, i will be a reader ! (unless you prove me wrong!!!)

[RED-DOG]

Looking forward to this John. I will be a regular reader.

Here are a few writing tips to be going on with.


1. Avoid alliteration. Always.

2. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

3. Employ the vernacular.

4. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

5. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.

6. Remember to never split an infinitive.

7. Contractions aren't necessary.

8. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

9. One should never generalize.

10. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."

11. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

12. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.

13. Be more or less specific.

14. Understatement is always best.

15. One-word sentences? Eliminate.

16. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

17. The passive voice is to be avoided.

18. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

19. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

20. Who needs rhetorical questions?

21. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

22. Don't never use a double negation.

23. capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with point

24. Do not put statements in the negative form.

25. Verbs have to agree with their subjects.

26. Proofread carefully to see if you words out.

27. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.

28. A writer must not shift your point of view.

29. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)

30. Don't overuse exclamation marks!!

31. Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to the irantecedents.

32. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.

33. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.

34. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.

35. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.

36. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.

37. Always pick on the correct idiom.

38. The adverb always follows the verb.

39. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; They're old hat; seek viable alternatives.

[RED-DOG]

Remember the importance of good punctuation.




Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.
You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be yours?

Gloria




Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior.
You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,

Gloria 

[SuffolkPunch]

OK chaps after much much delay finally got off my arse and done one. Mostly got article you may have read already and i'm still learning what to do. Gonna be fiddling with it this week so would appreciate some feed back from loyal blonde friends.

www.skalie.org

Ta

About bloody time! Good luck with it - and that Vegas house looks nice!

[jambo22]

Looking forward to this John. I will be a regular reader.

Here are a few writing tips to be going on with.


1. Avoid alliteration. Always.

2. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

3. Employ the vernacular.

4. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

5. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.

6. Remember to never split an infinitive.

7. Contractions aren't necessary.

8. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

9. One should never generalize.

10. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."

11. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

12. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.

13. Be more or less specific.

14. Understatement is always best.

15. One-word sentences? Eliminate.

16. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

17. The passive voice is to be avoided.

18. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

19. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

20. Who needs rhetorical questions?

21. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

22. Don't never use a double negation.

23. capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with point

24. Do not put statements in the negative form.

25. Verbs have to agree with their subjects.

26. Proofread carefully to see if you words out.

27. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.

28. A writer must not shift your point of view.

29. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)

30. Don't overuse exclamation marks!!

31. Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to the irantecedents.

32. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.

33. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.

34. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.

35. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.

36. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.

37. Always pick on the correct idiom.

38. The adverb always follows the verb.

39. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; They're old hat; seek viable alternatives.

Far to much time on your hands Red Dog

[The-Crow]

A good blonde blogger must carry with him at all times a digital camera and at least 2 hand puppets

[celtic]

CROW!!!!!

Where have you been ffs?

[The-Crow]

I flew south for the Winter , and decided to stay.

Tangiers is great, warm all day an the beaches are empty at this time of year.

Made a nest in a palm tree near the beach and made a few pals already.

Will write again soon

Crow

[totalise]

Will write again soon

 

[skalie]

Ok added some extra stuff and i'm slowly getting my head round things.
Some extra posts now, lets me know. Some ideas here would be appreciated

www.skalie.org

[ItsMrAlex2u]

Ok added some extra stuff and i'm slowly getting my head round things.
Some extra posts now, lets me know. Some ideas here would be appreciated

www.skalie.org

Norkage

[vinni]

top read scall ,ill be catching up later keep it up.

[simonow]

OK chaps after much much delay finally got off my arse and done one. Mostly got article you may have read already and i'm still learning what to do. Gonna be fiddling with it this week so would appreciate some feed back from loyal blonde friends.

www.skalie.org

Ta

Great Blog Skalie, Love the layout, Congrats Buddy


Chubbs

[byronkincaid]

do HMO regs apply to your blackpool house? how are you finding them? I read somewhere that councils use them like a big stick to bash landlords on the head with.