Emilio Iasiello's Blog - Posts Tagged "jadekerrion"

I was recently featured on Jade Kerrion's site in a post: "From Screenplays to Poetry and Finding Out Why People Do What They Do."

Poetry for me is like a fine precision tool and taught me that superfluous writing is often not successful. Each word should need to be on the page and carry its own significance. Poetry epitomizes the “less is more” philosophy to a tee. Just when you think you can’t edit a poem down any more, you usually find a word that doesn’t need to be there, and through its deletion, the poem becomes stronger, resonating more. This was an important lesson especially when I started writing short fiction and incorporating imagery to convey message and meaning. I found that the right details were more important than multiple descriptive details because it made the reader become invested in the story. Rather than just telling him what was going on, my goal was to make the reader a part of the story. Playwriting and screenwriting taught me the importance of dialogue and how to capture the nuance of human speech down on paper. In my opinion, trying to evoke the way people really speak is one of the most difficult things to accomplish in writing because people rarely talk in complete sentences or speak with proper grammar.

If you're interested in my author journey take a look. And while you're there check out Jade's latest books as well: