Comments on: So You Wanna Be a Writer, Pt. 4 (An Exercise) http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:59:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2307 admin Thu, 28 May 2009 20:38:54 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2307 Hiya Ophelia, Dialog. Yes, dialog. That's a whole different and terrific game. But descriptive abilities are just as necessary for fiction writers (not merely essayists and ye olde prose sketch-artists). I'll hit you with some dialog exercises soon. And I'm willing to admit (in advance), that they will almost certainly be more fun. Cheers. NDW Hiya Ophelia,

Dialog. Yes, dialog. That’s a whole different and terrific game. But descriptive abilities are just as necessary for fiction writers (not merely essayists and ye olde prose sketch-artists). I’ll hit you with some dialog exercises soon. And I’m willing to admit (in advance), that they will almost certainly be more fun.

Cheers.

NDW

]]> By: Ophelia http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2240 Ophelia Fri, 22 May 2009 18:35:01 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2240 I think that I would rather work on dialogue (lazy me: just wanting the fun stuff) and work with those because there are too many excellent descriptive writers out there. Recently, I perused a book where half, no jest, of the book was descriptions. Needless to remark, I have shied away from long descriptive passages since the reading of that fateful tome. And do we not also have the classic example of Anne (of Green Gables) who was constantly advised to drop the "flowery" descriptions if she wanted to suceed? I think that I would rather work on dialogue (lazy me: just wanting the fun stuff) and work with those because there are too many excellent descriptive writers out there. Recently, I perused a book where half, no jest, of the book was descriptions. Needless to remark, I have shied away from long descriptive passages since the reading of that fateful tome.

And do we not also have the classic example of Anne (of Green Gables) who was constantly advised to drop the “flowery” descriptions if she wanted to suceed?

]]> By: admin http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2203 admin Mon, 18 May 2009 05:20:35 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2203 Hannah, Tough question. Depends on how you slice it. The very first draft took something like 5-6 months, but it was mostly rewritten later. John, Ha. No. No tips here on speed reading, though I've already talked about bailing out on books early (something I had to learn how to do). Robert, I've thought about 30 Sunrises as a collection of poems. Which would be great in theory and bad when I wrote them. Cheers, NDW Hannah,
Tough question. Depends on how you slice it. The very first draft took something like 5-6 months, but it was mostly rewritten later.

John,
Ha. No. No tips here on speed reading, though I’ve already talked about bailing out on books early (something I had to learn how to do).

Robert,
I’ve thought about 30 Sunrises as a collection of poems. Which would be great in theory and bad when I wrote them.

Cheers,

NDW

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2193 Robert Treskillard Sat, 16 May 2009 17:38:46 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2193 Will your next book be called "30 Sunrises"? Seriously, this sounds like a valuable exercise, especially because every book seems to have some form of a cliche description of the sun, mine probably included. Will your next book be called “30 Sunrises”?

Seriously, this sounds like a valuable exercise, especially because every book seems to have some form of a cliche description of the sun, mine probably included.

]]> By: Matt J. http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2169 Matt J. Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2169 Thanks for the idea. It's like a musician getting up early to work on scales. I'm really down with the 30 days of wine glass study too. Yeah! Thanks for the idea. It’s like a musician getting up early to work on scales.
I’m really down with the 30 days of wine glass study too. Yeah!

]]> By: Lauren Phillips http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-2168 Lauren Phillips Thu, 14 May 2009 14:41:10 +0000 http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=173#comment-2168 That is some excellent advise. I am going to have to try it. I once went and sat out on my porch and tried to white about everything that was happening on one small part of decking. I took up about ten pages in my notebook and I didn't even get all that happened because it was changing every second. (Maybe I should have had a time limit.) That is some excellent advise. I am going to have to try it.
I once went and sat out on my porch and tried to white about everything that was happening on one small part of decking. I took up about ten pages in my notebook and I didn’t even get all that happened because it was changing every second. (Maybe I should have had a time limit.)

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