tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post6647874812793948977..comments2023-08-10T04:58:47.675-07:00Comments on Derek's Dungeon: V is for VerboseDerek Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966552110797197451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-55694676445423216152011-11-08T13:40:49.104-08:002011-11-08T13:40:49.104-08:00I find the best place is somewhere it the middle. ...I find the best place is somewhere it the middle. Too much description and you lose any sense of forward motion Too little, and you're talking about a person in a space so nebulous a reader could be envisioning something utterly different than you. One thing though, and maybe its just me, but starting more than two sentences in a row with the same article annoys me. It feels stilted or some such thing. Actually, starting more than one sentence in a row with the same article feels annoying and stilted. *admits he's probably done this at least once at some point.*DeusExLibrushttp://modernmonkeymind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-5004333949000590222011-04-27T06:29:16.391-07:002011-04-27T06:29:16.391-07:00I usually have to depend on my word count :) It i...I usually have to depend on my word count :) It is my little reminder to not get wordy.Lisa Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189788314127290953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-69643488904350503872011-04-26T22:11:09.027-07:002011-04-26T22:11:09.027-07:00I ramble in everything. When I write I usually end...I ramble in everything. When I write I usually end up going back and cutting half of what I start with.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476239061333846750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-50326276974953481632011-04-26T18:35:32.188-07:002011-04-26T18:35:32.188-07:00I don't like too many details when I read. The...I don't like too many details when I read. The main reason I prefer books to movies is that as a reader, I can fill in the details as I go, making the story come alive as I envision each scene. If a writer spells too much out, it takes away a good chunk of the pleasure. <br /><br />That being said, there does need to be enough description to spark a connection. I guess the answer is that I don't know exactly what the perfect blend is--but I do know it when I read it. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.word-nerd-speaks.com/2011/04/daily-dose-of-venom.html" rel="nofollow">I’m A-Z Blogging, and my “V” post is right here.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-5554680865121837402011-04-26T17:54:55.023-07:002011-04-26T17:54:55.023-07:00When I'm reading fiction, I get bogged down if...When I'm reading fiction, I get bogged down if there are too many details, and like KBalbify, skip over those paragraphs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526422592158535711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-38170901343223333962011-04-26T17:21:30.857-07:002011-04-26T17:21:30.857-07:00I don't write fiction, but just in my everyday...I don't write fiction, but just in my everyday writing, I can be both, depending on what I'm writing and what I'm writing it for.Marie Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838079550433002806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-58213907436827649602011-04-26T15:48:11.824-07:002011-04-26T15:48:11.824-07:00I don't like a lot of description in novels th...I don't like a lot of description in novels that I read. I find I skip over paragraphs that are heavily detailed, looking for the basics in just a few key words. My writing is similar. Sometimes that is good and other times,not so good. <br /><br />I don't find Stephen King's novel's horrendously detailed.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600414130153236774noreply@blogger.com