tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2328684007121178271..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Tip on Describing PeopleDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49678135138481882412009-03-06T22:15:00.000-07:002009-03-06T22:15:00.000-07:00Some easy ways to describe height are by having a ...Some easy ways to describe height are by having a character bend down a bit when entering through a doorway, or trying to reach something that's too high and pulling up a stool.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71842466841475299892009-03-06T19:44:00.000-07:002009-03-06T19:44:00.000-07:00Totally agree that writers should make their prose...Totally agree that writers should make their prose do double duty. When it doesn't it runs the risk of not being dynamic, not being active; it can slow down a read.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89889008654500267402009-03-06T17:03:00.000-07:002009-03-06T17:03:00.000-07:00Mmhmm - yep. True dat.Mmhmm - yep. True dat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6910487689714998342009-03-06T10:12:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:12:00.000-07:00Good advice. Don't give us info dump or descriptio...Good advice. Don't give us info dump or description overload. The descriptions you give can be spread out and should be relevant to what's happening at the time. Often the way the POV character thinks about another character tells us more about the POV character than the character s/he is describing. That's a good way to have your words do double duty.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56487593857262843712009-03-06T09:45:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:45:00.000-07:00So good! I'm reading a novel right now with way to...So good! I'm reading a novel right now with way too much telling. In this case, it's data about Alzheimers that sounds like a national headquarters brochure. Very disconcerting.<BR/><BR/>And now off to get through the word verification which apparently won't be turned off. Apologies.<BR/><BR/>Dani<BR/>http://twitter.com/blogbooktoursDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67561190633699296782009-03-06T09:03:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:03:00.000-07:00Another key thing is to use that description to le...Another key thing is to use that description to let the reader in on the pov character's perceptions and thoughts. If she thinks horrible things about someone whom she thinks is fat, or thin or blond or whatever, that gives the reader some useful insight.<BR/><BR/>My rule of thumb is try to make your prose do double duty whereever possible.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.com