(quote) “Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” ― Stephen King
Tag: Description
Wield Description Like a Sword
Description is a double-edged sword. You can slay your reader or liberate him. It all depends on how you wield your sword. Too much description can kill reader imagination. Good books capture the readers imagination. Too much description, and you chain the reader to your vision. Yes, description grounds the reader. Yes, description sets mood. […]
Different Ways to Start a Scene: Part 2
Most people have a favorite way to start a scene and a chapter. One way usually comes more naturally. But variety is important for the reader and for the writer. Why is it important for you? Because different types of openings have different effects. They resume the story at different points in the stimulus – […]
Different Ways to Start a Scene: Part 1
Most people have a favorite way to start a scene and a chapter. One way usually comes more naturally. But variety is important for the reader and for the writer. Why is it important for you? Because different types of openings have different effects. They resume the story at different points in the stimulus – […]
Braiding a Dialogue Scene
There is more to dialogue than talking heads. Dialogue scenes have four threads that may or may not be enclosed in quotation marks. Talk is what makes a dialogue scene, of course. Characters communicating and clashing through words. That is the first thread. The second thread is description. Description is difficult to handle through talking […]
Revision Step 1: Delete! (crossword puzzle)
Here’s a crossword puzzle for the material covered in the blog series, “Revision Step 1: Delete!” I’ll post the answers this evening. Hope you like it! Delete crossword OR http://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/Data/2013.04/1909/19092529.785.html
Revision Step 1: Delete for Summary and Description!
Delete key on PC keyboard (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This blog post looks at what to delete from events in order to improve clarity, voice, logic, and flow. By deleting content in your first step of revision, you won’t waste time polishing material you will only remove later on. And if deleting content leaves holes, you […]
