tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post3893316447819693687..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Why Your English Teacher Was Right All AlongK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-67465153185253237472013-02-17T19:59:16.442-05:002013-02-17T19:59:16.442-05:00I think that's exactly how it should work, Amy...I think that's exactly how it should work, Amy. As reader, we don't want to think about the blue curtains, just that the room is depressing. Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-39264732202650283142013-02-17T14:44:41.124-05:002013-02-17T14:44:41.124-05:00I would have immediately agreed with the Facebook ...I would have immediately agreed with the Facebook image before I read your post. Because I am a reader only, I hadn't really thought about it one way or the other. I just want to know what the characters are doing and when they will see each other again! However, I truly enjoy books that have more subtle detail and allow me to put myself in the story and really feel a scene. I want to be cold when the characters are cold or hot when the characters are hot. The writers that take the time to set that up for the reader will suck me in. Maureen A. Miller is one author that does a fantastic job of doing this since a lot of her books are very weather-related. She has the dark and stormy night like in ENDLESS NIGHT but doesn't say it in those words. She has the hot South American jungle weather in JUNGLE OF DECEIT that practically had me physically sweating. It is interesting reading your blogs here and I like how you all have different thoughts on similar issues. Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13908325025153379138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-23963331742297546102013-02-17T14:03:38.671-05:002013-02-17T14:03:38.671-05:00lol - you have a good point, B.E., though that'...lol - you have a good point, B.E., though that's really another topic altogether. Random, meaningless details can clutter a story. Largely because we are so trained by the storytelling media to pay attention to details. Worthless details can distract from a mood. Destroy it, even.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-17898665256600647422013-02-17T13:32:31.649-05:002013-02-17T13:32:31.649-05:00My question for the writer would be: If there isn&...My question for the writer would be: If there isn't a reason for saying the curtains are blue, why mention the color at all? Color and texture and specifics give the story life, but if that specificity isn't necessary - if it detracts from the story - for petesakes, don't throw it in there.<br /><br />And that's my two cents for the morning. (As well as the energy from my last two functioning brain cells... It's been a busy day already. Naptime!)<br /><br />Great post, btw, Jeffe. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-7295633035474490542013-02-17T11:35:42.091-05:002013-02-17T11:35:42.091-05:00see? you'll never look at curtains the same wa...see? you'll never look at curtains the same way again!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-54981197083336728802013-02-17T11:33:15.913-05:002013-02-17T11:33:15.913-05:00Never thought so much about curtains in such a sho...Never thought so much about curtains in such a short burst of time LOL. But you make excellent points...Veronica Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732940088047026021noreply@blogger.com