tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post3772758744384708732..comments2023-12-08T13:21:54.131-08:00Comments on Dangerous With a Pen: Lindsey Learns... About Readability StatisticsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418440256681984621noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-71503265292406244702011-03-17T08:18:29.125-07:002011-03-17T08:18:29.125-07:00Interesting! I didn't know about this. Thanks!...Interesting! I didn't know about this. Thanks!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-56797540631319089842011-03-16T10:22:32.929-07:002011-03-16T10:22:32.929-07:00Huh, never tried it. I shall now investigate the W...Huh, never tried it. I shall now investigate the Word.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-2898475182338763882011-03-15T19:03:26.777-07:002011-03-15T19:03:26.777-07:00Mine came out as 3.3 - my characters use a lot of ...Mine came out as 3.3 - my characters use a lot of 1 word sentences and the voice lends itself to short and snappy too, so I guessed I'm not surprised. Insulted maybe, but not surprised :) (kidding)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-8370040849762267792011-03-15T17:28:03.693-07:002011-03-15T17:28:03.693-07:00Craziness, huh? Word has so many wacky little fea...Craziness, huh? Word has so many wacky little features that no one knows about. Word is like its own treasure hunt. I want to be the Indiana Jones of Word. I want to be Michael Douglas in Romancing the Word.<br /><br />As far as 0% passive sentences... I am kind of picky about that in my own writing, but also the text I sampled was less than a page long, so I can't say that will be true for all of it, lol. :)<br /><br />Hmm... wonder what other little Word charms are hiding out there... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418440256681984621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-35897605394963678002011-03-15T10:45:42.935-07:002011-03-15T10:45:42.935-07:00Cool - I didn't know about that either. So, I...Cool - I didn't know about that either. So, I tried it out...ummm.. not sure I want to share the grade-level writing for the sample I checked... *shakes head* Thanks for the info, though!Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-9614827139235243532011-03-15T08:58:53.887-07:002011-03-15T08:58:53.887-07:00How fun!How fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-20668318786488687672011-03-15T08:46:19.202-07:002011-03-15T08:46:19.202-07:00hey that's pretty cool!! I write in Scrivener ...hey that's pretty cool!! I write in Scrivener though, so I wonder if they have something like that. <br /><br />0% passive sentences??? that's a miracle! i'm afraid to know how many i have... haha.Kristin Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169967050454852124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-10313183880440691932011-03-15T07:31:20.315-07:002011-03-15T07:31:20.315-07:00Oh interesting! I never paid much attention to any...Oh interesting! I never paid much attention to anything but the word count on that thing!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-91191505703261243682011-03-15T07:26:34.812-07:002011-03-15T07:26:34.812-07:00Very interesting. I'm going to try it on my no...Very interesting. I'm going to try it on my novel.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-42923162547790500892011-03-15T05:38:56.583-07:002011-03-15T05:38:56.583-07:00Thank you for these fabulous tips!! These will act...Thank you for these fabulous tips!! These will actually make me open up my much neglected wip of late!! LOL! Thank you!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-72699421651704818382011-03-15T05:21:53.204-07:002011-03-15T05:21:53.204-07:00@ anne- ha! mine only came up as 3.6- so you'...@ anne- ha! mine only came up as 3.6- so you've got me beat! :)<br /><br />very nifty trick danger.vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-35820224719708575812011-03-15T04:52:39.597-07:002011-03-15T04:52:39.597-07:00I knew there were websites that could do that for ...I knew there were websites that could do that for you but didn't realize Word could. Pretty cool. Thanks for the info!April Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000526454256802504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940470221686681297.post-36651839270335856912011-03-15T03:43:54.510-07:002011-03-15T03:43:54.510-07:00Lol, mine usually comes up with a reading level of...Lol, mine usually comes up with a reading level of 5.4. So I'm only as smart as a 5th grader!Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com