tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post926868261263685058..comments2023-10-30T09:45:16.159-06:00Comments on Writing on the Wall: Reading Like a WriterPrecision Editing Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17054725687044240043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-82722388598199702402010-09-30T12:38:50.228-06:002010-09-30T12:38:50.228-06:00Great post! Thanks!
I came across several books ...Great post! Thanks!<br /><br />I came across several books that have been quite the learning experience for me.<br /><br />I was shown firsthand how -ly adverbs are tools of the telling trade.<br /><br />Point of view shifting makes me say "What?" and I lose track of the storyline.<br /><br />Ends that are too neatly tied up-- such as everyone being related to each other in some fashion--don't seem coincidental, just lazy on the part of the author.<br /><br />Holy infodump, Batman!<br /><br />Using precious word space for useless information such as detailing board games that are being played, or mentioning that a person is struggling with having been adopted on nearly every page. I'm not that stupid.<br /><br />I've also become very tired of the "independent career woman/ice queen with less personality than a cold, dead fish" that an awesome hero falls for. Why does he like her? Just because she's pretty? Overdone, in my opinion.Rebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-45780353837686282302010-09-29T16:11:45.042-06:002010-09-29T16:11:45.042-06:00I agree with Stephanie, about the info dumps. I do...I agree with Stephanie, about the info dumps. I do it still in my first draft, but it's important to develop into scenes and not just tell the reader everything. It takes away the experience of "being inside the story."Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-73855175706864437072010-09-29T14:17:50.626-06:002010-09-29T14:17:50.626-06:00Beware of infodumps. We don't necessarily need...Beware of infodumps. We don't necessarily need all that info right away.<br /><br />Watch for emotional tone. If something scary, mysterious, or freaky happens, make sure the character reacts to it emotionally, instead of going calmly along. <br /><br />Beware of unintended slips out of viewpoint. <br /><br />Watch out for glitchy little writing things like antecedent problems and illogical -ing constructions ("Tying her shoes, she ran down the stairs").Stephanie Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848784501386694887noreply@blogger.com