Comments on: The Fiction Description Prescription http://www.poewar.com/the-fiction-description-prescription/ Writing Career Center Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.poewar.com/the-fiction-description-prescription/comment-page-1/#comment-220812 Jeanne Dininni Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:52:44 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4787#comment-220812 John, Excellent advice on writing description! This is one area where it's very easy for a writer to go astray! Thanks for a great post! Jeanne John,

Excellent advice on writing description! This is one area where it’s very easy for a writer to go astray!

Thanks for a great post!
Jeanne

]]> By: Zoe http://www.poewar.com/the-fiction-description-prescription/comment-page-1/#comment-220674 Zoe Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:23:32 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4787#comment-220674 These are things that I expect we all deal with unconsciously as writers, and I think it's great that you encourage us to be aware of them. "What would the characters notice?" for example. If a writer realizes that the descriptions are not in line with the characters, perhaps it means the writer has not fully stepped into the character yet. <abbr><em>Zoes last blog post..<a href="http://www.zoewesthof.com/http:/www.zoewesthof.com/write-create/raising-a-baby-blog-what-does-your-blog-want-to-be-when-it-grows-up" rel="nofollow">Raising a Baby Blog: What Does Your Blog Want to Be When It Grows Up?</a></abbr></em> These are things that I expect we all deal with unconsciously as writers, and I think it’s great that you encourage us to be aware of them.

“What would the characters notice?” for example. If a writer realizes that the descriptions are not in line with the characters, perhaps it means the writer has not fully stepped into the character yet.

Zoes last blog post..Raising a Baby Blog: What Does Your Blog Want to Be When It Grows Up?

]]> By: Denise http://www.poewar.com/the-fiction-description-prescription/comment-page-1/#comment-220641 Denise Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:42:08 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4787#comment-220641 I love this piece. You've brought up some important points that will make me think more when I'm writing out my settings. Thanks! I love this piece. You’ve brought up some important points that will make me think more when I’m writing out my settings. Thanks!

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