Comments on: Description that Grabs You http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/description-that-grabs-you/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alex wilson http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/description-that-grabs-you/comment-page-1/#comment-5507 alex wilson Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:55:56 +0000 http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/?p=3774#comment-5507 I have always found John Le Carre's profiles of people scathing and incisive. I read one and just say, 'Oh, man. Would that I could'... I have always found John Le Carre’s profiles of people scathing and incisive. I read one and just say, ‘Oh, man. Would that I could’…

]]> By: Eric http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/description-that-grabs-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 Eric Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:15:41 +0000 http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/?p=3774#comment-4660 Lol. Great examples! Have to love that panda! I love metaphor and similie. Using parallels to draw example has always been a good way to describe something. But I have to say, my favorie, by far, has to be the classic: "It was a dark and stormy night..." It screams volumes of potential in only a few adjectives. Lol. Great examples! Have to love that panda!

I love metaphor and similie. Using parallels to draw example has always been a good way to describe something. But I have to say, my favorie, by far, has to be the classic: “It was a dark and stormy night…” It screams volumes of potential in only a few adjectives.

]]> By: Deanna Schrayer http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/description-that-grabs-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4582 Deanna Schrayer Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:42:55 +0000 http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/?p=3774#comment-4582 One of the best descriptive authors around is Dorraine Darden. Her novel, Jack Rabbit Moon, is chock full of gorgeous description, especially of nature. She also posts beautiful blogs at Free Ice Cream: http://www.dorrainedarden.com/blog/ ~ from her most recent: "We hung our faces out open air windows and drank in wind and wild." Those few words say so much to me. Some of my favorite descriptions come from songs. Bruce Springsteen's lyrics are a great example. From my all-time favorite song, Thunder Road: "..they haunt these dusty beach roads in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets". Just beautiful. And another favorite, from Bon Jovi's Bed of Roses: "With an iron-clad fist, I wake up and French kiss the morning". I could go on and on. Thanks for a wonderful post! One of the best descriptive authors around is Dorraine Darden. Her novel, Jack Rabbit Moon, is chock full of gorgeous description, especially of nature. She also posts beautiful blogs at Free Ice Cream: http://www.dorrainedarden.com/blog/ ~ from her most recent: “We hung our faces out open air windows and drank in wind and wild.” Those few words say so much to me.

Some of my favorite descriptions come from songs. Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics are a great example. From my all-time favorite song, Thunder Road: “..they haunt these dusty beach roads in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets”. Just beautiful. And another favorite, from Bon Jovi’s Bed of Roses: “With an iron-clad fist, I wake up and French kiss the morning”.

I could go on and on. Thanks for a wonderful post!

]]> By: Mark http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/description-that-grabs-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4555 Mark Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/?p=3774#comment-4555 I find that writing nonfiction in this manner is very difficult. I recently picked up a book on sentencing style which takes the reader through 20 different sentence types. I keep working at it though. Thanks for this post. I find that writing nonfiction in this manner is very difficult. I recently picked up a book on sentencing style which takes the reader through 20 different sentence types.

I keep working at it though. Thanks for this post.

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