tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4102141870181035404..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Busted!—John Cheever caught using potent modifiersDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50347161083189123452010-02-05T20:14:40.399-07:002010-02-05T20:14:40.399-07:00More recently James Patterson's, Daniel X, and...More recently James Patterson's, Daniel X, and the historical fiction novel, A Tale of Hannibal, just to name a couple, use multiple modifiers. I agree with Patricia that the use of this more literary style can slow down a fast paced novel, leaving it to be used strategically perhaps. A good article to post here is one that distinguishes the different genres and what they offer readers. Authors receive unjust criticism by those who don't appreciate a novel's genre or what it is offering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53909042963291224042010-01-28T13:30:08.940-07:002010-01-28T13:30:08.940-07:00Great! I love this. It's always a challenge to...Great! I love this. It's always a challenge to describe in "showing" way rather than telling.<br />HeidiHeidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-8133033568334249382010-01-28T11:36:06.871-07:002010-01-28T11:36:06.871-07:00What a great example. It reminds me of what I hav...What a great example. It reminds me of what I have too look out for in my own writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-44434860988449143072010-01-28T10:19:30.023-07:002010-01-28T10:19:30.023-07:00Cheever's techniques are wonderful, but this m...Cheever's techniques are wonderful, but this more literary style would definitely slow down a good thriller. So much depends on the genre we've chosen to write and the audience for that genre.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59519236040733783562010-01-28T08:43:22.893-07:002010-01-28T08:43:22.893-07:00Interesting. Thanks Heidi.Interesting. Thanks Heidi.Eunice Boevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187108399081673740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71955235668629802722010-01-28T06:19:14.685-07:002010-01-28T06:19:14.685-07:00Great idea! I've tweeted this post.
Elizabet...Great idea! I've tweeted this post.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a> <br /><a href="http://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19035119377458172302010-01-28T04:59:05.493-07:002010-01-28T04:59:05.493-07:00Clever way to describe without describing!
I remem...Clever way to describe without describing!<br />I remember taking a characterization session and the author read from another's book this description of a character - "She was a women best viewed from a distance." (Not exact wordage.) The whole passage gave the impression of a woman wearing way too much makeup to conceal the fact she was unattractive and it did so very well.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com