Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Nov 18 2009
Story accessories
After we had the carpet cleaned last week we had several items to bring back into rooms and put into place. When you empty (or at least, almost empty) a room you have a chance to think about the placement of accessories and small furniture. You also get a chance to refrain from putting the clutter back into the room. I think fiction can be like that. Once in awhile we need to take out all the fluff, the adjectives and the superlatives to take a good look at the basic bone structure of our story and be sure it stands on its own. Baubles and details won't make up for a weak story structure, but they could enhance a good one.
posted at: 19:14 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
After we had the carpet cleaned last week we had several items to bring back into rooms and put into place. When you empty (or at least, almost empty) a room you have a chance to think about the placement of accessories and small furniture. You also get a chance to refrain from putting the clutter back into the room. I think fiction can be like that. Once in awhile we need to take out all the fluff, the adjectives and the superlatives to take a good look at the basic bone structure of our story and be sure it stands on its own. Baubles and details won't make up for a weak story structure, but they could enhance a good one.
posted at: 19:14 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
