tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post8931383702773077314..comments2023-10-11T07:26:10.065-05:00Comments on CANDID CANINE: Writing Tip 4, Description, Author Norm CowieCA Verstraetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-14349707527865350422008-12-20T13:00:00.000-06:002008-12-20T13:00:00.000-06:00I'm with you, Norm. I try not to describe somethin...I'm with you, Norm. I try not to describe something unless it really needs it, and then I try to fit it in with some action that's taking place.Mary Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377529303481858837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-23328462271339921832008-12-18T11:10:00.000-06:002008-12-18T11:10:00.000-06:00I guess I like descriptions providing they get my ...I guess I like descriptions providing they get my attention and hold it. I can read pages of dollhouse descriptions but the food might bore me.ha!CA Verstraetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-85115544802198035792008-12-18T10:58:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:58:00.000-06:00I think, that to a certain extent, description is ...I think, that to a certain extent, description is one of those things publishers vary on.<BR/><BR/>For example, my publisher wanted me to take out the word "cornflower" in the description of my character in that she had "cornflower blue eyes." Later, she didn't want "leather recliner," simply recliner.<BR/><BR/>Those are small examples, and of course I made the changes. <BR/><BR/>I try to be veryKatie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108430545008264825.post-183939982746750342008-12-18T10:53:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:53:00.000-06:00For every Elmore Leonard fan, there's an Elizabeth...For every Elmore Leonard fan, there's an Elizabeth George fan who loves to read three pages on the food at a buffet. [No, I can't back up those stats, but it seems reasonable.] So, find your "description voice" and don't try to copy anyone else's. If it's good description it will work no matter how long or short.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com