I can’t resist looking at another passage from Savvy. That book is full of gems: “WASH YOUR HAND, WILL JUNIOR,” I screamed again, raising my voice to be heard over the brawl and over the sound of breaking glass. As my brother’s pressure system grew, the window closest to Fish began to fracture, spreading splintering [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Description'
Setting the Mood with Words and Rhythm
May 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags: Craft · Description · Rhythm · Technique
Backstory
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
How do you put in necessary backstory without losing your reader who wants to move forward? Well, instead of using an info dump, I think you should use an info dribble. Just like it sounds. Little bits of info here, and little bits of info there. Look again at the bit of reportage we made [...]
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Reportage, Info Dump, Author Intrusion
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
In children’s books, especially, we see this sin. So many people choose to write for children because they want to educate readers, after all. So, I’ll give the red ribbon of second place of the Seven Deadly Sins to the sin of reportage. Yep, reportage. Lot’s of people call this author intrusion, or an info [...]
Tags: Craft · Description · Seven Deadly Sins
World Building Through Metaphor
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
When was the last time you lost yourself in a story? Do you know what Hogwarts looks like? What do you remember about Anne’s P.E. Island? How about Narnia? Do you have a feel for that world? Because children want to be taken away from the everyday and immersed in strange, faraway lands, world building [...]
Tags: Craft · Description · Setting