tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post3963152382308949517..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: How (Not) to Write Like a MasterGabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-11416600044764092882013-01-27T07:41:22.658-08:002013-01-27T07:41:22.658-08:00Thanks for the blog,,
It is a great thing for wr...Thanks for the blog,, <br /><br />It is a great thing for writers, writing schools, writing students that i have got the specific details for my writing and i have find the results. thanks.<br /><br />You all can also find the campaign also for the details - <br /> https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorkshopsItalyFranceMexico/Winning Methodshttp://psychiatrist-at-large.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-60898217245161112422013-01-22T05:38:33.228-08:002013-01-22T05:38:33.228-08:00Hmm. That's interesting, because I actually do...Hmm. That's interesting, because I actually don't mind vague descriptions. I find that being too specific can become boring and unnecessary very quickly--readers will develop and image in their mind without your specific detailing. It's also tricky because you don't necessarily want to describe all of the characters physical features right at once at the beginning--you then run the risk of your description sounding like a list, rather than a gradual building of the image. <br /><br /><br />Something to think about. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-23865440774093062712013-01-17T09:29:33.994-08:002013-01-17T09:29:33.994-08:00I have a fear and loathing of vague descriptions. ...I have a fear and loathing of vague descriptions. I need readers to know that the POV character is in the east end of the room, facing the west wall, where there is a window, etc. It always bothers me when I read something, I visualize a setting, and THEN the author details a direction a character moves in that contradicts my mental image. Worse is when an author waits too long to describe a character's features. If 25 pages after a character's introduction he/she has been proclaimed to have green eyes when I've already pictured brown, I throw the book down and rage for ten minutes.<br /><br /><br />But details that are too long... Bore!Robin Rednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-84086992112342595052013-01-14T05:28:25.629-08:002013-01-14T05:28:25.629-08:00Ahhhh, I understand. Well, in that case, I definit...Ahhhh, I understand. Well, in that case, I <i>definitely</i> see why it'd be difficult to finish reading. Come to think of it, I probably wouldn't even try. But that's just me. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-49352329099203488112013-01-14T05:18:52.935-08:002013-01-14T05:18:52.935-08:00Ha ha, I meant I was reading one already published...Ha ha, I meant I was reading one already published! Not mine...a famous author's fantasy quad but an arduous read! I keep picking up his book to finish reading, but just can't bring myself to spend the time with it!Lisa Shambrookhttp://www.facebook.com/lisa.shambrook.5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-27070598685602469642013-01-12T07:10:26.857-08:002013-01-12T07:10:26.857-08:00Ah, yes. I can understand how long descriptions a...Ah, yes. I can understand how long descriptions and itemizations would make it difficult to complete. It's certainly a lot of extra words that will likely be cut during revision...Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-60734985194911938412013-01-12T05:19:08.909-08:002013-01-12T05:19:08.909-08:00There's definitely a right and wrong way to go...There's definitely a right and wrong way to go about it, and when it's wrong, it looks horrendously wrong.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-70905751823927722962013-01-11T12:24:58.163-08:002013-01-11T12:24:58.163-08:00I also enjoy new words, and long words, but only w...I also enjoy new words, and long words, but only when the writer actually understands them! I've read wonderful words before but used in the wrong places, that puts me off a book quickly! :/Lisa Shambrookhttp://www.facebook.com/lisa.shambrook.5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-39511340436382957212013-01-11T12:23:09.232-08:002013-01-11T12:23:09.232-08:00Ha ha, I have a quadrilogy I haven't finished ...Ha ha, I have a quadrilogy I haven't finished yet because of 2.long, arduous description and 3. itemisation of protagonist's every move... I seem to recall a three page (if not more) scene of an ant's every move around the protagonist... I keep saying I'll finish it, but I just haven't time!Lisa Shambrookhttp://www.facebook.com/lisa.shambrook.5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-29308615483581495642013-01-11T10:56:11.663-08:002013-01-11T10:56:11.663-08:00I actually agree with you. I don't mind utiliz...I actually agree with you. I don't mind utilizing a diverse vocabulary when appropriate (the voice of the novel definitely plays a huge role in this point), but when it's overdone, the writing can very quickly go from beautiful to pompous. Like most things, when done well it works, but it needs to be done well, which also relates to the loose ends point. Like you said, when done well it can be fantastic. When there are way too many loose ends or it's handled in a sloppy manner, well...Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-87913457570112826122013-01-11T10:49:40.376-08:002013-01-11T10:49:40.376-08:00The only one I quarrel with a bit is the "voc...The only one I quarrel with a bit is the "vocabulary" point. We have such a beautiful, diverse, descriptive language, and yet as writer's we're frequently admonished not to use most of it. But I may be unusual in that regard -- I read a book recently where the author sent me to the dictionary about once a page, and I actually really loved it. <br /><br />I also don't mind loose ends if they're done well and with the intent of raising questions. If they're left hanging because the author doesn't want to deal with them, then yeah, that's crap.Daniel Swensenhttp://www.surlymuse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-68887245379631735342013-01-11T05:41:38.890-08:002013-01-11T05:41:38.890-08:00Yay you! ^_^Yay you! ^_^Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-38978261290113727812013-01-11T05:27:32.407-08:002013-01-11T05:27:32.407-08:00I am happy. This time I didn't find any point ...I am happy. This time I didn't find any point I'm actually doing. Go me!Al Diaznoreply@blogger.com