The concept that there should be a percentage of active vs. passive sentences, or that one or another should be avoided ... is moronic on its face to me.
Writing is writing. It's whatever is appropriate, in the author's opinion, to the moment. What you need to write well is an ear, not some ditzy formula.
And yes, apparently GD, Alex and I were all posting at the same time. Wow, a hot grammar topic!!
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