Okay, today’s coffee is Starbuck’sĀ French Roast with vanilla creamer. It’s my drug of choice these days, since I was stupid enough to answer the phone and agree to go back to work temporarily part-time at my old company. With all the holiday happenings, adjusting to work, and the mother board on my computer blowing out (sounds like something from Star Wars, yeah?) has put me way behind on posting on my blog and revising my novel. This morning I woke up feeling less stress, since I was able to finish some long promised critiques. Tonight, I hope to get a lot of reading done on blog sites, which I’m excited about. I think I finally have a schedule down.
With that said, my son asked me the other day what syntax was, he actually joked that it sounded like Anthrax, which was close, in my opinion. When I first started writing, syntax was a hard thing to understand. It’s simply the order of things in your sentences and phrases. Normal syntax is a basic pattern of subject, verb and object order.
Irregular syntax is like speaking like Yoda, such as “A cup of coffee she did drink.” It mixes the normal order of a sentence. As writers we can use irregular syntax sprinkled throughout our novels in a more poetic effect. Such as this, “In a feeling of uncertainty, we looked longingly face to face, my eyes on him as his on me, within our tight embrace.” It’s probably a poor example, but there you have it, an irregular syntax.
So, if game you are, post a comment in irregular syntax form for fun. I leave you with an irregular syntax quote from a very famous little person, which I feel is perfect for describing our paths to getting published.
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.
— Yoda
One more thing, I will be having another blogfest contest coming up with prizes so check back soon.
22 Comments
gideon 86 · January 10, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Hi, Brenda,
I am so glad to see you are back online. Terrible thing about your motherboard exploding major bummer.
I would love to play your game. but I am just too tired to think. I wrote over16000 words this week and I am still keeping my schedule. Less than 7500 more to go… YAH!
Did you get the box I sent yet? Everyone I sent stuff to have received theirs. let me know if you don’t get it in the next few days… I’ll have to check and see what happened.
Talk to you soon,
Michael
Deb Salisbury · January 10, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Your post I greatly enjoyed. On work and your mother board, hugs I give you.
Kerri C at CK Farm · January 11, 2011 at 7:53 am
Yoda is just so wise! Gotta love the little green guy.
Brenda Drake · January 11, 2011 at 8:00 am
Thanks, Michael, I did get the package – and I’m happy to have my new super computer, it’s so fast!!
That is great, Deb, and thanks for the hugs!
Kerri, awwww, you rhymed. heehee!
Stephen Tremp · January 11, 2011 at 8:40 am
This is exactly why I pay for an editor … usually my syntax alright turns out, but it doesn’t hurt to have that secnd set of eyes look over the MS.
Christopher S. Ledbetter · January 11, 2011 at 8:42 am
Awesome you are. An award you did receive. Check thee here to enter the shaft of light you so deserveth. http://caenus.blogspot.com/2011/01/stylish-blogger-award.html
Teenage Bride · January 11, 2011 at 8:58 am
Syntax… reminds me of AP lit back in high school haha
Brenda Drake · January 11, 2011 at 8:59 am
Right? Stephen, editors in need they be.
Awww, Christopher, bunches of thanks! The light I do seek.
Brenda Drake · January 11, 2011 at 9:00 am
I know, Bride, I hadn’t thought of it until my son asked about it. I’m like … what?
N. R. Williams · January 11, 2011 at 10:08 am
That was an incredibly fun quote from Yoda. I am consumed.
Nancy
N. R. Williams, fantasy author
Jodi Henry · January 11, 2011 at 10:53 am
This is a fun post and game, but I’m with Michael. I’ve written the longest blog in history today and now have to notify all the recipients of awards and there’s like 20.
Tag! You’re one of them.
Glad to see you back and can’t wait until you next contest.
J
http://jodilhenry.blogspot.com/2011/01/handful-of-awards.html
Heather · January 11, 2011 at 11:02 am
Looking forward to the blogfest contest I am. Sorry also for you having to return to work I am. Okay that’s harder than it sounds! LOL!
LS Murphy · January 11, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Holds contests she must!
Welcome back to the blogosphere. š
Mimi · January 11, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Too tired am I for syntax writing tonight.
But looking forward I am to contest too!
Joanna St. James · January 11, 2011 at 11:27 pm
good you have to be
a job you have been called back to
when losing their jobs, others have been
Joanna St. James · January 11, 2011 at 11:28 pm
u made me do it
Brenda Drake · January 12, 2011 at 7:42 am
I love quoting Yoda, Nancy, so that one is one of my favs.
Thanks for the award, Jodi!
Heather, it is difficult, isn’t it? I had time to think about it before posting, so everyone else is doing it on the fly and doing pretty good.
Thanks, LS, it feels great to be back. Can you imagine how frustrating it was to not have access to a computer for like two weeks (holidays and computer issues combined)? Excruciating – just saying.
Mimi, I’m looking forward to the contest too. I’m working on something a bit bigger than last time, I hope.
Joanna, LOL – you did it well under force. Thanks, I was surprised to be asked back. I close houses so I was really surprised. I should be done by summer *crosses fingers*. They have a way of sucking me in and keeping me long after I wanted to stay, but I love the girls I work with so it’s nice spending time with them. š
Elizabeth · January 12, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Brenda, thanks for following my blog, MEMORIES OF GLORY. I’m following yours now too. We have lots in common, coffee especially!
Calisa Lewis · January 14, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Love your profile Brenda. I think we are twins! Good luck with the subbed and keep going. I’m now a follower.
Elizabeth · January 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Or maybe I should have said, ‘lots in common we have” !
Brenda Drake · January 16, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Elizabeth, I love that lots in common, we have. Thanks for stopping by.
Calisa, I was wondering what happened to my twin – I’m following you back and thanks for the comment!
Morgan Lee · January 16, 2011 at 9:46 pm
hahah Love it, I do. Check your twitter mentions for my contribution. xo
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