Reading Response #15

Chapter 6 of Steering the Craft is a goldmine of utility. To begin, passive voice is something I have to constantly look for in my writing. Whenever I write an essay, I always unwittingly incorporate copious amounts of it. The many years of grade school have nearly ruined how I think when I write. Also, tense of the verb is something I have struggled with in the past, though I feel I am gaining ground on its proper use. The biggest point I continue to struggle with is properly utilizing my shifts between past and present. I really enjoy the idea of my characters having flashbacks, but can't ever seem to get them to flow well. I will post some of the exercises suggested in the chapter tonight to practice changing tense.