tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post2462693368540867821..comments2024-03-29T09:30:44.859+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Writers Show Things Worth Showingmooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-51307502062027183012012-03-05T11:56:28.265+00:002012-03-05T11:56:28.265+00:00@Andrea-my pleasure.@Andrea-my pleasure.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-58697075295939284262012-03-04T19:48:44.195+00:002012-03-04T19:48:44.195+00:00I like what you said about purposeful description ...I like what you said about purposeful description to help the reader understand, rather than just to see what's going on. Great post, thanks!Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-86628533886994914732012-03-04T09:31:43.686+00:002012-03-04T09:31:43.686+00:00@Lydia-although vampire books could do with a litt...@Lydia-although vampire books could do with a littl emore information about the dental hygiene of fangs.<br /><br />@Charmaine-cheers.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-43846397781339706872012-03-03T12:25:02.314+00:002012-03-03T12:25:02.314+00:00Great advice, although now I'm going to find m...Great advice, although now I'm going to find myself wondering about the characters shoes every time I read a novel :)<br /><a href="http://clancytales.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Wagging Tales</a>Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76394464851445386712012-03-03T11:27:07.529+00:002012-03-03T11:27:07.529+00:00nice postnice postसहज समाधि आश्रमhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983359980587248264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-7116386109639992192012-03-03T04:30:22.365+00:002012-03-03T04:30:22.365+00:00It took me a while to learn this. REaders don'...It took me a while to learn this. REaders don't need to know about how much toothpaste is used every morning, unless it's really THAT important to understanding something worth, well, understanding.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-54846229958882493212012-03-02T19:18:56.764+00:002012-03-02T19:18:56.764+00:00@Ciara-once you can get one line to convey more th...@Ciara-once you can get one line to convey more than one thing it also gets the whole subtext thing going.<br /><br />@nutschell-that's true, every time you make major changes, all the little things you've got just how you like them suddenly have to all be changed.<br /><br />@Christine-I think it starts with considering it for yourself.<br /><br />@Donna-yes, but it would be like a movie that's shot entirely in close up. <br /><br />@Jamie-my pleasure.<br /><br />@Beverly-I think the fondness people have for older books makes them want to emulate that style.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-54005640685704763012012-03-02T14:52:50.625+00:002012-03-02T14:52:50.625+00:00Exactly right! It might have worked in olden time...Exactly right! It might have worked in olden times novels, but description for the sake of description... *yawn* <br /><br />Let putting on her shoes MEAN something. Maybe she has to hunt for them, because her three year old was playing dress-up while she was working on her online night course. One shoe is in the middle of the living room, and the other one is finally discovered stashed under said child's bed. She can't simply put on another pair, because she can't AFFORD more than one nice pair of shoes... Now going off to write said pitiful story about shoes...Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-84580051741310636042012-03-02T07:11:58.151+00:002012-03-02T07:11:58.151+00:00Great advice! I quite like my descriptions but I k...Great advice! I quite like my descriptions but I know I put in a lot of description for the sake of it. Shall be more mindful in future, thanks!Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-53145951760761110022012-03-02T04:18:11.734+00:002012-03-02T04:18:11.734+00:00And sometimes mentioning something in passing, in ...And sometimes mentioning something in passing, in just the right passage, says volumes later.<br /><br />Its hard, as an author, not to over describe things. We live in a visual world, where most people would rather watch a moving and get very little intimacy as opposed to seeing every detail in flash scene.<br /><br />Balance isn't always easy.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-20975078778635333232012-03-02T02:28:50.633+00:002012-03-02T02:28:50.633+00:00Excellent post! It's a fine line to walk decid...Excellent post! It's a fine line to walk deciding which details are important to the story and which are not.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-86928352935374899582012-03-01T22:48:53.272+00:002012-03-01T22:48:53.272+00:00Ah yes. It's this deliberate description that ...Ah yes. It's this deliberate description that often stumps me when I'm doing my rewrites--especially after I've fiddled with the plot again. Great post, as usual, moody!nutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-19104931405308216022012-03-01T22:24:00.874+00:002012-03-01T22:24:00.874+00:00Absolutely, every detail that goes in should have ...Absolutely, every detail that goes in should have a purpose, either advancing the plot or showing character. What's even better is if you can get the one line to do both. Even description of unfamiliar things probably comes under the heading of 'advancing the plot' because we can't advance without that understanding.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34256333428837882952012-03-01T21:05:57.964+00:002012-03-01T21:05:57.964+00:00@Alex-hope the books selling well!
@Cordelia-it&#...@Alex-hope the books selling well!<br /><br />@Cordelia-it's much easier to just describe everything and hope people sort things out for themselves.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-37915268318443722522012-03-01T20:20:23.448+00:002012-03-01T20:20:23.448+00:00Great post. I have read way too many minute detail...Great post. I have read way too many minute details about girls' hair and the color of their eyes and the shape of their noses as they gaze at themselves in a mirror. It's nice when I'm allowed to use my imagination at times, but to have the necessary details when I need them.Cordelia Dinsmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704456269484202163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-2669776810451092172012-03-01T19:49:28.759+00:002012-03-01T19:49:28.759+00:00Bookmarking this for sure! I'm not heavy on de...Bookmarking this for sure! I'm not heavy on description but I want to be sure I'm doing it right.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com