Comments on: Beginner’s Guide to Fiction Writing http://www.thesoapboxers.com/beginners-guide-to-fiction-writing/ A web magazine that covers a world of topics every week. New articles published daily. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:51:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kosmo http://www.thesoapboxers.com/beginners-guide-to-fiction-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-533 kosmo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:52:14 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=1468#comment-533 I really have to work to write in "novel" style - I always want to race ahead in the plot. The "old curtain" comment makes a lot of sense. "The once-white curtain had been yellowed by the sun, whose rays peeked through the holes in the tattered fabric." I really have to work to write in “novel” style – I always want to race ahead in the plot.

The “old curtain” comment makes a lot of sense.

“The once-white curtain had been yellowed by the sun, whose rays peeked through the holes in the tattered fabric.”
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]]> By: Evan http://www.thesoapboxers.com/beginners-guide-to-fiction-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Evan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:11:03 +0000 http://www.thesoapboxers.com/?p=1468#comment-530 Nice tips. I find that dialogue is the hardest part. I also have a tendency to go overboard with adjectives and adverbs. I read somewhere once that instead of referring to something as "an old curtain," for example, that you should instead describe the curtain, so the reader "feels" that is is old without spelling it out. Of course, that might be a silly example and could lead to overkill. And, as you point out, it depends on what kind of writing you're doing (novel, short story, etc.). .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/40tech/~3/IdN-aQ1WR-M/" rel="nofollow">10 Pain-Reducing Steps to Take Before Upgrading to Windows 7</a> =-. Nice tips. I find that dialogue is the hardest part. I also have a tendency to go overboard with adjectives and adverbs. I read somewhere once that instead of referring to something as “an old curtain,” for example, that you should instead describe the curtain, so the reader “feels” that is is old without spelling it out. Of course, that might be a silly example and could lead to overkill. And, as you point out, it depends on what kind of writing you’re doing (novel, short story, etc.).
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