Dateline: FAIRPORT NY Subtitled: Somebody better go back and get us a sh–load o’ shovels! What say you, writers? Could you clearly describe this snowbound village road in less than 1000 words?
Writers: How would YOU describe the dazzling fall foliage?
October 7, 2012 by 23 Comments
As writers, we love to paint word pictures for our readers. How can we include descriptions of fall’s brilliant foliage without resorting to cliches? Here are 7 ways you can describe fall foliage. After days of dreary rain, the sun burst on the multicolored hillsides of my world, here in Upstate New York. I live [...]
Setting: Put me in your place!
September 24, 2012 by 11 Comments
Don’t lose your readers by wandering in the wilderness without a good mental map Most writers have stumbled across the advice “don’t dwell on setting.” Some top-selling authors deliberately ignore this advice–Jean Auel (Earth’s Children series that began with Clan of the Cave Bear) comes to mind immediately. Others draw you a map, literally, inside [...]
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