tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post8387880334081237200..comments2024-01-07T19:22:21.305-06:00Comments on All write with coffee...: Let the reader have an imaginationAnn Elle Altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-91130946877156361142010-03-07T10:25:24.476-06:002010-03-07T10:25:24.476-06:00great post ann..I have just started writing becaus...great post ann..I have just started writing because i love english literature..and what you are doing here with your quotes , sonnets and writing skills' discussion are really going to make me want to follow your blog..:)Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957191799963208045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-9143361353869224242010-03-04T14:12:09.442-06:002010-03-04T14:12:09.442-06:00You are so right -- and knowing how to put the tin...You are so right -- and knowing how to put the tiny bits of description in the right places without overdoing it is an art. It takes lots of writing practice (and a box of red pens) to figure it all out.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-19603667168042485702010-03-03T20:01:56.749-06:002010-03-03T20:01:56.749-06:00Great knowledge here. As a reader, it is frustrat...Great knowledge here. As a reader, it is frustrating to be told EVERYTHING. As a writer, it is hard to leave things out!<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-52934617254002051222010-03-03T19:59:59.022-06:002010-03-03T19:59:59.022-06:00Carol, and I think that's one of the reasons I...Carol, and I think that's one of the reasons I haven't stopped...I stop doing the things that bore me.<br /><br />Karen, yea... it's so bad it's funny.<br /><br />Corra, thanks for the tweet...I think it's funny too.<br /><br />Kimberley, glad you liked it...<br /><br />Charmaine, glad you like cutting. Some writers don't. They love their words and want to keep.<br /><br />Mason, thanks for commenting. And glad you liked the post.<br /><br />ann<br /><br />Elizabeth and Elizabeth, glad you're like the posts.<br /><br />Harley, I'm actually the opposite, I describe nothing really and have to go back and say they're male or female...nah, not really that bad.<br /><br />Jemi, good point 'trust our readers.'<br /><br />Lorel, test readers are very important. I value mine so much.Ann Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-21933832686843797582010-03-03T19:42:13.304-06:002010-03-03T19:42:13.304-06:00Very enlightening post and great tips. Too much at...Very enlightening post and great tips. Too much at first can stop a reader cold.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-20563435164571458172010-03-03T19:34:04.065-06:002010-03-03T19:34:04.065-06:00Great post Ann, I've only just begun to learn ...Great post Ann, I've only just begun to learn about editing and I think cutting is fun! Yep I do. That means I can ramble on and write whatever rubbish I want when I'm writing, no longer do I have to worry over every word - because all that comes later with the cut!Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-29264599059840742092010-03-03T18:57:40.994-06:002010-03-03T18:57:40.994-06:00I'm pretty good at eliminating needless descri...I'm pretty good at eliminating needless description (screenwriting helped with that), but it's taken me a while to learn I shouldn't entirely explain what's going on. I try not to leave the reader confused, but a bit of mystery "Who's this person? How do they know the MC? What is she doing!" makes it more interesting. It's a tough balance and requires good test readers.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-25706829267483146422010-03-03T18:53:10.654-06:002010-03-03T18:53:10.654-06:00Good advice! We do have to trust our readers - not...Good advice! We do have to trust our readers - not always easy to remember.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-57222926368026071752010-03-03T18:20:38.153-06:002010-03-03T18:20:38.153-06:00Some great advice here! I tend to under describe t...Some great advice here! I tend to under describe the characters appearance but over describe the scenery around them. This still applies though - thanks for the tips!Anastasia V. Pergakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350626962513824401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-55866493274614841952010-03-03T18:19:39.498-06:002010-03-03T18:19:39.498-06:00excellent post! I know what you mean about info du...excellent post! I know what you mean about info dumping. it totally takes the reader out of the story...<br /><br />Thanks for posting this!Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-967114175848463452010-03-03T17:25:32.784-06:002010-03-03T17:25:32.784-06:00Great tips as usual, Ann! I've tweeted them. :...Great tips as usual, Ann! I've tweeted them. :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-88732782158705932502010-03-03T17:18:33.814-06:002010-03-03T17:18:33.814-06:00I have this problem, or had this problem. It's...I have this problem, or had this problem. It's so hard not to gush everything about your characters to your readers, but it's necessary to hold back if you want to keep them interested. <br /><br />Great post Ann. I love your writing tips. :)Kimberly Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957037411750752950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-83214169584038531722010-03-03T16:41:26.173-06:002010-03-03T16:41:26.173-06:00I laughed at that first example. I used to think y...I laughed at that first example. I used to think you were <i>supposed</i> to start in action then immediately write a description - stopping the action short for several paragrraphs.<br /><br />What a difference a year makes!!<br /><br />Thanks for the mention, Ann! I'm tweeting this.<br /><br />Corra<br /><br /><a href="http://corraswritingroom.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">corra's writing room</a><br /><br /><a href="http://corramcfeydon.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">from the desk of a writer</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-11781958344527609142010-03-03T14:54:34.891-06:002010-03-03T14:54:34.891-06:00Haha, that first example sounds very familiar, lik...Haha, that first example sounds very familiar, like a submission I might have read quite recently! Oh, it is so very, very bad.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237439668554338567.post-33816399373914616722010-03-03T14:40:27.999-06:002010-03-03T14:40:27.999-06:00Great post. Writing is such a learning experience....Great post. Writing is such a learning experience. I don't think it ever stops.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.com