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Q&A Is the following allowed under the ungrammatical exceptions in fiction?

I wrote the following: Under the shelter of the inn, a barbecue was taking place, red coal glowing in the dark and tiny sparks fluttering around from time to time. or should I change it t...

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question creative-writing
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:56:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8170
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T02:56:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
I wrote the following:

> Under the shelter of the inn, a barbecue was taking place, **red coal glowing in the dark and tiny sparks fluttering around from time to time.**

or should I change it to:

> Under the shelter of the inn, a barbecue was taking place. **The red coal glowed in the dark and tiny sparks fluttered around from time to time.**

I know I can do this:

> She was walking by the shore, her hair fluttering in the wind.

But I'm not very sure about the first example.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-06-15T10:57:15Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 3