tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post8387339804049782834..comments2023-11-03T04:49:04.527-07:00Comments on The Anti-Wife: Final comments on Setting and a little humor to pull you through the weekendThe Anti-Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-79679886925506107082008-02-18T08:34:00.000-08:002008-02-18T08:34:00.000-08:00Loved the video! These posts are informative and t...Loved the video! These posts are informative and thought provoking.<BR/><BR/>I do so love a well turned metaphor, and I hate having to cut a pretty piece of writing. But you're right - showing off is intruding. I tend to please myself with description, though. It's very subjective. The guy who first read my manuscript said there was too much description. The editor who bought it wanted more. **shrug**<BR/><BR/>As for the vocab, I love it when a good writer sends me to the dictionary once in awhile. Peter Benchley (I think) introduced me to the word stygian, and I managed to sneak it into one of my manuscripts - just because I loved it so much. **bows head in shame**<BR/><BR/>Now that christineeldin said what I was thinking about the cute tree, I don't feel like such a salacious old broad anymore! Well, I do, but at least I have company. If we're taking turns can I be next?<BR/><BR/>No offence, tree. Just harmless appreciation.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-46524012673882049522008-02-12T11:31:00.000-08:002008-02-12T11:31:00.000-08:00I'll keep my eye on her. Thanks for the heads up. ...I'll keep my eye on her. Thanks for the heads up. :-DTréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-17240140221264086732008-02-12T06:46:00.000-08:002008-02-12T06:46:00.000-08:00I may be a baby boomer, but I am In Denial. But th...I may be a baby boomer, but I am In Denial. But then I really was born to be mild...<BR/><BR/>And I'm feeling so virtuous: before I visited your blog today I got rid of a whole chapter, though it damn near killed me. The manuscript reads far better, too -- that's the wonderful truth. That chapter was just a bunch of dead wood, however lovingly, painstakingly crafted, so I can vouch for this advice.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-67903999006320809742008-02-11T19:58:00.000-08:002008-02-11T19:58:00.000-08:00Writerkat,I'm with you. If things start dragging,...Writerkat,<BR/>I'm with you. If things start dragging, I'm skipping ahead.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-40612475163406926992008-02-11T19:10:00.000-08:002008-02-11T19:10:00.000-08:00Great information!"Anytime you see a passage of de...Great information!<BR/>"Anytime you see a passage of description that is so poetic and involving that the reader might be tempted to stop to admire the author (you)—cut it. You've just intruded into the story to take a bow, thereby smothering your own creation." <BR/><BR/>I love that! So true. I am not much for detail when I'm reading so if I find that paragraph I skip right over it. I have to remind myself as a writer to not do the same thing to my reader.WriterKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966875820095185649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-29276679907732425212008-02-11T18:28:00.000-08:002008-02-11T18:28:00.000-08:00Travis,I hate reading along and hitting a word so ...Travis,<BR/>I hate reading along and hitting a word so obscure it hasn't been used in a 100 years and having to look it up in the dictionary. It totally stops the flow of the story<BR/><BR/>Booklady,<BR/>It really is a matter of individual taste. That's what keeps all the different genres going.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-57414941909456241242008-02-11T17:12:00.000-08:002008-02-11T17:12:00.000-08:00Setting is so hard, too. I tend to skip it when I ...Setting is so hard, too. I tend to skip it when I read, so I often don't write it. I then have to layer it in later. But everyone wants varying amounts of it. I once finaled in a contest where I received detailed feedback. One person thought my setting was perfect. One thought that I added too much in a particular scene and it slowed the pacing. And the third? Totally frustrated because I didn't describe every detail. (She wanted me to describe the protagonist's "flowing tresses" within the first few pages, as well as every single other thing. It just would have been a gigantic info dump.) It's so hard to please everybody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-10032662851079248652008-02-11T16:40:00.000-08:002008-02-11T16:40:00.000-08:00"Do not rely on a thesaurus; many times you'll jus..."Do not rely on a thesaurus; many times you'll just be replacing one dull word for a more complex and even duller word."<BR/><BR/>Here, here!Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-14476386420917118932008-02-11T15:59:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:59:00.000-08:00Demon,That video is one of my favorites now. Maya...Demon,<BR/>That video is one of my favorites now. <BR/><BR/>Maya,<BR/>It seems like it's a decision an author has to make; write for the reader or for the writer. Cutting is a brave choice.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-61617355417099571242008-02-11T15:57:00.000-08:002008-02-11T15:57:00.000-08:00Tree,Watch out for Chris!Bernita,Wish it was mine,...Tree,<BR/>Watch out for Chris!<BR/><BR/>Bernita,<BR/>Wish it was mine, but it was culled from various readings from my course.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-72005170856384693452008-02-11T14:26:00.000-08:002008-02-11T14:26:00.000-08:00AW: Great post.I HATE having to cut an especially ...AW: Great post.<BR/><BR/>I HATE having to cut an especially elegant description, but you're right. You have to be willing to cut anything and everything.Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-23802773378511126402008-02-11T08:18:00.000-08:002008-02-11T08:18:00.000-08:00LOL. That video was too crazy! Thanks fo the post ...LOL. That video was too crazy! Thanks fo the post on setting. I enjoyed that and the video! :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-88468853432108457062008-02-10T15:40:00.000-08:002008-02-10T15:40:00.000-08:00Excellent advice, AW.Excellent advice, AW.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-69179317811189700792008-02-10T12:52:00.000-08:002008-02-10T12:52:00.000-08:00No objection in any way, shape or form. Like a tre...No objection in any way, shape or form. Like a tree, my resource is renewable. Just a little faster. :-DTréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-74632582850510665912008-02-10T11:52:00.000-08:002008-02-10T11:52:00.000-08:00Chris,Make Leona go away. You're scaring Belle. ...Chris,<BR/>Make Leona go away. You're scaring Belle. The video is super cool. Feel free to refer people here at will. And cute Tree is a very talented writer. You should go visit his blog. He manages to pack a powerful emotional punch in there. And, yes he's one of my boy toys, but I'm willing to share unless he objects.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-2040687106329230722008-02-10T11:47:00.000-08:002008-02-10T11:47:00.000-08:00Ello,Suffering from memory loss already? Hmmmmm.T...Ello,<BR/>Suffering from memory loss already? Hmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>Tree,<BR/>Thanks. You certainly don't need help in the character building and dialogue departments. Loved your last few entries.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-36682654164138342172008-02-10T05:32:00.000-08:002008-02-10T05:32:00.000-08:00And who's the cute tree hanging out over here? Can...And who's the cute tree hanging out over here? <BR/>Can I call him a boy toy?<BR/>Your boy toy?<BR/>Will you play nice and pass him around so everybody gets a turn with it?<BR/><BR/>hahahahaha!<BR/>:-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-22610302656811229922008-02-10T05:30:00.000-08:002008-02-10T05:30:00.000-08:00LOVE the video!!!AW, the second part of my writing...LOVE the video!!!<BR/><BR/>AW, the second part of my writing exercise is going to be about setting. (I can't wait!) You gave me a bunch of cool ideas from your posts. I'm going to refer people back to here, if that's okay.<BR/><BR/>Lots of great info!!<BR/>Thanks!Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-31424805231459365542008-02-09T20:18:00.000-08:002008-02-09T20:18:00.000-08:00AW, another excellent post and a ton of good infor...AW, another excellent post and a ton of good information. Now, if I could just apply some of that advice. :-DTréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410616401062748816.post-80775131967572817632008-02-09T15:49:00.000-08:002008-02-09T15:49:00.000-08:00Great info on setting. But that animated video cra...Great info on setting. But that animated video cracked me up! After watching it, I completely forgot the important smart thing I was going to say about your post!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.com