tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post923060599602063867..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Judgments and Judgment CallsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-1512718758891973252015-02-18T06:31:52.910-07:002015-02-18T06:31:52.910-07:00Great post! The writer can definitely color the re...Great post! The writer can definitely color the reader's view of a person or scene simply by word choice. With that in mind, we can avoid writer intrusion by making sure those words reflect the personality and views of the POV character and not those of the writer.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19101386714038749272015-02-17T09:10:25.730-07:002015-02-17T09:10:25.730-07:00Good stuff, Ms. Maven. As to coping with the winte...Good stuff, Ms. Maven. As to coping with the winter weather, I'll paraphrase what Kurtz told Captain Willard about dealing with the atrocities of war in Apocalypse Now, "... you must embrace the horror ..."Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-1204637180830910442015-02-17T08:01:03.090-07:002015-02-17T08:01:03.090-07:00I agree with you. I hate trying to plod through pr...I agree with you. I hate trying to plod through prose, no matter how beautiful, if nothing is happening. I'm not saying people shouldn't write it; I just don't enjoy reading it.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49408531038674156902015-02-17T07:58:29.716-07:002015-02-17T07:58:29.716-07:00I have to disagree with the CMOS on this one. Desc...I have to disagree with the CMOS on this one. Description done well is the delicious cream filling in your favorite flavored cake. Your POV characters are defined by how they view people and things. They should always have an opinion. Otherwise, you risk pedestrian prose with bland descriptions. Just avoid sickening purple prose.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29672168870288623002015-02-17T07:37:25.228-07:002015-02-17T07:37:25.228-07:00I like descriptions, but like Terry it's best ...I like descriptions, but like Terry it's best when seen through the character POV - like the fabric example.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29637924060224432532015-02-17T07:13:10.747-07:002015-02-17T07:13:10.747-07:00I'm not fond of writing descriptions, since as...I'm not fond of writing descriptions, since as a reader I tend to gloss over them. But I try to make sure everything in the book reflects the POV character's vocabulary. I prefer straightforward whenever possible. Which is why I'm NOT a happy reader with the very "literary" book my book club chose for this month. It might be beautiful prose, but I'm slogging through it trying to get to an actual story. Or a character I give a flying fig about. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com