tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post9101114273064087911..comments2024-03-20T08:27:29.290+11:00Comments on .W.I.P. It: 6 Signs of Description MisuseLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-59555054221576881282012-05-01T12:07:35.765+10:002012-05-01T12:07:35.765+10:00Great tips! I'm linking up to it on my novel e...Great tips! I'm linking up to it on my novel editing post!<br /><br />I also really love your photography. I just recently moved to Sydney - there is so much beauty here!<br /><br />New follower =)Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-27971946704675650282012-03-03T17:59:38.338+11:002012-03-03T17:59:38.338+11:00Thanks so much, KellyThanks so much, KellyLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-16131719660718776222012-03-03T07:51:42.256+11:002012-03-03T07:51:42.256+11:00This was such a helpful article I recommended it o...This was such a helpful article I recommended it on my blog for beginning writers. http://the-beginning-writer.blogspot.com/2012/03/fridays-link-roundup.htmlKelly Leiterhttp://the-beginning-writer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-5257006814643321152012-01-25T17:18:31.364+11:002012-01-25T17:18:31.364+11:00Heather, I'm honoured.Heather, I'm honoured.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-89026249449845656672012-01-25T12:36:46.485+11:002012-01-25T12:36:46.485+11:00What a great post. I love description--writing it ...What a great post. I love description--writing it and reading it when it is well done. But there are pitfalls. I can succumb to cliches and stereotypes. They seem so original in the first draft. ; )Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-72046015095126502572012-01-24T04:17:24.169+11:002012-01-24T04:17:24.169+11:00Fabulous post. I share great links with the creati...Fabulous post. I share great links with the creative writing class I teach. I will be adding your link to this week's "read on" resource list.Heather O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853422535855029569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-37971056307631502982012-01-23T09:34:53.277+11:002012-01-23T09:34:53.277+11:00Stacy, great point about not putting everything up...Stacy, great point about not putting everything up front at once simply because it's something you don't like to read in other books. <br /><br />Carol, Interesting you say you don't like brand names. A lot of writing advice says it's important to be specific about descriptions. However, I do agree with you--brand names can be too specific. They can also be locationaly limited so someone in a different part of the world may never have heard of a specific brand name.<br /><br />Mark, if you mean twisting the cliche into something different and surprising the reader, then yes.<br /><br />Nick, Thank you so much for the Versatile Blogger award!<br /><br />Michelle, Same here. Sometimes the tell is necessary, but mostly it's not.<br /><br />Suze, your friend gave good advice :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-69309575994859403392012-01-23T09:10:14.317+11:002012-01-23T09:10:14.317+11:00wow, I have a lot of catching up to do after the w...wow, I have a lot of catching up to do after the weekend! Thanks so much for all your comments. I'll be popping around to everyone's blog shortly :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-71855559218997378072012-01-23T08:37:06.772+11:002012-01-23T08:37:06.772+11:00I had a painter friend who once suggested the exer...I had a painter friend who once suggested the exercise of describing a scene with all five senses and then hacking back all but the best two.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-12167733887627667242012-01-22T22:06:30.478+11:002012-01-22T22:06:30.478+11:00Great tips! I love the phrase 'pepper it throu...Great tips! I love the phrase 'pepper it through the prose' <br />I am guilty of the TELL - in my first... second... and often still third draft... <br />ahem. <br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-49824574239965842232012-01-22T14:37:54.111+11:002012-01-22T14:37:54.111+11:00I'm in the midst of editing and definitely nee...I'm in the midst of editing and definitely needed this list. Bookmarking to keep it as a reminder. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146136846875431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-81938335302347301472012-01-22T14:14:22.311+11:002012-01-22T14:14:22.311+11:00Thanks for the great post. This will help me when ...Thanks for the great post. This will help me when I am editing my story.R. J. Ropsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906115269276664336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-27235161337271289442012-01-22T13:29:24.093+11:002012-01-22T13:29:24.093+11:00Thanks for the name drop :-)Thanks for the name drop :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-64504735600857706842012-01-22T12:57:36.771+11:002012-01-22T12:57:36.771+11:00The BBQ's a great idea!!
Hmm, I think I do Th...The BBQ's a great idea!!<br /><br />Hmm, I think I do The Tell, if I don't watch it. In drafts it's okay, but I hope I catch them all in edits!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-78213061657274097022012-01-21T20:04:48.240+11:002012-01-21T20:04:48.240+11:00Great points on description misuse... so easy to s...Great points on description misuse... so easy to slip back into them sometimes:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-84504288403468089962012-01-21T14:37:40.574+11:002012-01-21T14:37:40.574+11:00Great list! :)Great list! :)BragonDornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327193036434280792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-61401413655682353542012-01-21T11:26:38.944+11:002012-01-21T11:26:38.944+11:00Great post Lynda. I think I've committed all o...Great post Lynda. I think I've committed all of these *sins* at one time of the other :)<br /><br />Love the Australia Day BBQ idea. Will pop back for sure, meet some more of my fellow Australians :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />RachRachael Harriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764930101064527321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-17755526994896516522012-01-21T06:31:36.773+11:002012-01-21T06:31:36.773+11:00My first drafts tend to be filled with cliches, bu...My first drafts tend to be filled with cliches, but like you I don't edit them while I am working on the first draft. I am probably guilty of all of these at some point. The one I dislike the most when reading is the irrelevant description .Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-77009758634088411442012-01-21T02:26:06.905+11:002012-01-21T02:26:06.905+11:00My biggest SIN is cliches and telling. Sometimes, ...My biggest SIN is cliches and telling. Sometimes, I tend to describe things that are better left unsaid, at other times I skip over descriptions which may be important.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-79534647355153727702012-01-20T22:59:23.304+11:002012-01-20T22:59:23.304+11:00The wall, argh! Still, I'm getting better, at ...The wall, argh! Still, I'm getting better, at least I can tell when I'm doing it now :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-14325270533517094522012-01-20T22:09:49.242+11:002012-01-20T22:09:49.242+11:00My biggest sins: cliche's and telling in the r...My biggest sins: cliche's and telling in the rough drafts. I have to go back and clean them up afterwards. <br /><br />:-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-45951309264142021422012-01-20T17:41:16.658+11:002012-01-20T17:41:16.658+11:00I'm definitely guilty of over description, as ...I'm definitely guilty of over description, as that's usually where I begin my stories (as a long descriptive piece rather than a scene). It's a tough habit to break.Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-39046952126719221272012-01-20T17:16:54.341+11:002012-01-20T17:16:54.341+11:00I'm sure my first drafts had each one in spade...I'm sure my first drafts had each one in spades, but I think I've managed to pare it all down, though The Wall is the toughest for me to eliminate. I'm not big on description & rarely, if ever, do I describe what someone's wearing. Everything in my book is relevant or it wouldn't be there (right?) and I don't use cliches. Much. *snicker*Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-7212909609580865752012-01-20T10:33:05.837+11:002012-01-20T10:33:05.837+11:00Such a great post, especially the shopping list po...Such a great post, especially the shopping list point and letting the reader decide whether a place is spooky or not.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-22839289472387313252012-01-20T10:27:18.040+11:002012-01-20T10:27:18.040+11:00Definitely been guilty of the Wall in my first nov...Definitely been guilty of the Wall in my first novel, especially in terms of backstory. However, it's amazing how many books you see it in - highly successful ones, too! I'm trying to break it up more, and even reveal some through dialogue. It needs to relate to the action.<br /><br />I've nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award! Check it out at my blog.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.com