Descriptions (Key to Good Writing)

[[deleted user]]

haha... I'm only addicted to the internet and my cd player... that's it :P

[[deleted user]]

Ellen ♥ wrote: "Yeah, the internet can be dodgy at times.... :/"

But Goodreads is totally smashing.

[Krys]

Ellen ♥ wrote: "Kriss wrote: "Exactly what Brigid said. Dead people don't do anything but turn stiff and stare, I'm pretty sure at least."

yes and no. I mean what about their nerves? That could make them move. ..."

True, lol... But twitching dead people isn't exactly a pretty thought... Hehe O_o

[[deleted user]]

Neither are faceless people.

[Krys]

No. I think I'd go with twitch dead people to save some of my sanity. If I was wanting some macabre insperation I'd go with faceless people.

[[deleted user]]

Okay...

[Krys]

xD I'm just joking with you :P

[[deleted user]]

Oh good. I was mildly concerned until I remembered this group is as crazy as I am.
Sorry. I'm used to dealing with sane people.

[Krys]

XD Ah goodness... I'm used to dealing with insane people both ways around. Heh. Everyone I know is insane, or at least partly so O__o

[[deleted user]]

Sane people are morons. Usually. Some are alright.

[Krys]

Sane people are ignorant and boring :/

[[deleted user]]

♫Ignorance is your new best friend! Ignorance is your new best friend!

[Krys]

xD I love that song...

[[deleted user]]

Me too! ^^

[Krys]

^^

[[deleted user]]

Paramore = AMAZING! I like how they're lyrics are pretty clean, too. That's really rare.

[Krys]

XD I know... They're amazing. Haha. I love the song 'Brick by Boring Brick'

[[deleted user]]

Me too!

[Krys]

It's one of my favorites O__o

[[deleted user]]

It's funny, because I like "Brighter", "Misery Business" and "BBBB" the best, and they're all track 4.

[Krys]

Hmm... How odd O__o I haven't listened to all of them yet, but quiet a few so far.

[[deleted user]]

I'm sorry, but this is bugging me: "descriptions" in the title is spelled wrong. =\

[Ellen]

Kriss wrote: "Ellen ♥ wrote: "Kriss wrote: "Exactly what Brigid said. Dead people don't do anything but turn stiff and stare, I'm pretty sure at least."

yes and no. I mean what about their nerves? That could ..."

:/ Yeah, no, I agree. I don't that thought either... good thing we're all insane and are semi used to such morbid thoughts. Lol.

[Ellen]

Anna (Maxy) wrote: "I'm sorry, but this is bugging me: "descriptions" in the title is spelled wrong. =\"

Bahah! I never even noticed! :D Lol.

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Anna (Maxy) wrote: "I'm sorry, but this is bugging me: "descriptions" in the title is spelled wrong. =\"

Maxy, that didn't bother me until you pointed it out. You poohead.

JK, loff you!

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♫ It's a small world after aaaaallll ♫

[Ellen]

Yes, it is actually! Lol.

[[deleted user]]

Mandy♥ wrote: "♫ It's a small world after aaaaallll ♫"

*headdesk*

[Ellen]

Cassie wrote: "Mandy♥ wrote: "♫ It's a small world after aaaaallll ♫"

*headdesk*"

???

[[deleted user]]

That song is going to drive me crazy.

[Ellen]

What song? Lol.

[LaNaria]

I'm a strangling, I write just to mood. If the mood is too light I add more discription. If the mood seems cloudy I cut some out.

[[deleted user]]

Ellen ♥ wrote: "What song? Lol."

It's a small world.

[[deleted user]]

Cassie wrote: "Mandy♥ wrote: "♫ It's a small world after aaaaallll ♫"

*headdesk*"

*snickers*

[[deleted user]]

Mandy♥ wrote: "Cassie wrote: "Mandy♥ wrote: "♫ It's a small world after aaaaallll ♫"

*headdesk*"

*snickers*"

Booooooooooooooo.

[Ellen]

Cassie wrote: "Ellen ♥ wrote: "What song? Lol."

It's a small world."

Ahhhhhh....

[[deleted user]]

I'm feeling rather arrogant right now.

[Mitch]

I need help using imagery.

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Coffey Bridin Alistriona [Kenny:] wrote: "I do that with the things I read.

when I write it helps me to picture myself (tehe) or other people I know doing these things.

It's a fun way to do it, just like casting yourself in a movie!"

Same.

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Mandy♥ wrote: "Jayda wrote: "Descriptions, in my opinion, need to be quick and kept to a minimum. Otherwise the reader gets bored, like me :/ With City of Bones I just skim over all of the descriptions except the..."

Same...

[[deleted user]]

Haha, in my mind, a story isn't a story unless it has more than one point of view... And I can't write in third person to save my life...

[Isaac]

Random topic, but her spelling is throwing me off! It's spelled "descriptions", not "discriptions"! ARGH!!!

[Acacia]

Fixed.

[Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives], Butts butts]

I imagine myself there. Then I wonder if I overdo it. Then I shrug and think that I'll see that when I'm editing.

[Isaac]

Yay, the title's fixed.

[Elliott]

Description is what I'm worst at. I'm not necessarily bad at writing descriptions, I just don't do it enough. I can see it in my head, so I forget that everyone else can't.

[Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives], Butts butts]

Me too!

[Elliott]

Yeah, it's really frustrating. And I hate going back and adding stuff.

[Baxter, butts butts butts]

Personally descriptions are probably my favorite part about writing. I love nothing more than just spending the time to set up the stage, describing everything I possibly can.

Reading this on the other hand, can get a bit boring at times. What a conundrum.

[Krys]

I adore reading it and writing it. It's definitly my favorite part of both, unless it's some sterotypical set of descriptions people use over and over again.