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On the Utter Drek we write and Show verus Tell
synthesis:
Yeah, I'm not so good at deleting. Instead, it ends up in a file labeled "xxcutmaterial" because maybe I'll go back to it. I never do, but hey, I'm a file pack-rat!
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: synthesis on April 02, 2012, 05:23:56 AM ---Yeah, I'm not so good at deleting. Instead, it ends up in a file labeled "xxcutmaterial" because maybe I'll go back to it. I never do, but hey, I'm a file pack-rat!
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Sounds like you've got it well in hand.
Keep up the good work and when the fails... take a page from the crab fishermen and go on the grind.
The Deposed King
synthesis:
I grinded today (that really should be a real word." I am very proud to announce that I completely realize the first half of my last chapter was completely forced drek :P I had an idea that I don't think really fits anymore, but damn it, I was gonna write it :D
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: synthesis on April 05, 2012, 02:45:42 AM ---I grinded today (that really should be a real word." I am very proud to announce that I completely realize the first half of my last chapter was completely forced drek :P I had an idea that I don't think really fits anymore, but damn it, I was gonna write it :D
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I think the proper word is ground but whose keeping score :o, certainly not me :-X
Best of luck with your writing.
The Deposed King
Madd:
--- Quote from: The Deposed King on February 16, 2012, 07:29:36 AM ---On another thread I comment on what I've read from other authors. And it all comes down to this sort of Zen like acceptance of the crap we write and the need to let yourself write with the intention of coming back later to fix it during your 2nd and 3rd draft editing.
Here are a couple of links. the first is on acceptance. The other was a nice little article on Showing versus Telling.
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/writing-tricks/writing-crap#comments
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/writing-tricks/articles/show-dont-tell
Essentially if you are posting here, instead of on your own forum or blog. And even if you are already a published author, you will look at your work and say ick. Its the second and third passes after you've put the words down that make an exciting book people want to read. For the most part anyway.
The Deposed King
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Oh wow man, thank you very much. Those articles were a tremendous help, just the Show v. Help thing alone was amazing. The other was like icing on the cake!
Is there anyway we could get a "Tips and Tricks" sticky with links like those two for us struggling yet still aspiring writers?
By the way, I'm bad about using the "Tell" too damned much. Really bad. Thankfully knowing what the problem is will fix it.
I could never figure out why my writing was always so....abrupt. Dry even. I could take a scene where Harry Dresden is slagging demons with pillars of soul fire and still manage to wring all of the humor and feeling out of it.
Damned work, I blame them!
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