tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post7341308090472367017..comments2024-03-29T03:31:03.598+10:00Comments on Wagging Tales: Imagery Beats DescriptionCharmaine Clancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-34150349831576480692010-06-06T12:28:51.239+10:002010-06-06T12:28:51.239+10:00Charmaine, This is great information. I think I dr...Charmaine, This is great information. I think I draw a line on description before I'm finished. Very thought provoking post for me. <br /><br />TeresaT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-85479192005330312962010-06-04T15:41:29.777+10:002010-06-04T15:41:29.777+10:00Vatche - welcome aboard. Winton is quite poetic in...Vatche - welcome aboard. Winton is quite poetic in his writing, something I need to work a lot more on. Enjoyed your blog, some interesting posts up.<br /> :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-91286510738860919352010-06-04T15:28:30.775+10:002010-06-04T15:28:30.775+10:00Tim Winton's Cloudstreet almost reads like poe...Tim Winton's Cloudstreet almost reads like poetry; I'm definitely going to pick up a copy. You are also very true that a writer shouldn't describe his/her characters, but let the reader paint the picture of what a character is and how a character looks like. Cool post, Charmaine. Write on!<br /><br />P.S. Thank you for following my blog, I really appreciate it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-41928182116328508172010-06-04T10:53:39.648+10:002010-06-04T10:53:39.648+10:00Ellie - thanks, it was a good read. And for those ...Ellie - thanks, it was a good read. And for those that enjoy the occasional audiobook, the reader has a warm Australian accent.Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-88750839469497633412010-06-04T10:37:29.663+10:002010-06-04T10:37:29.663+10:00I love what you shared and I like that not one sho...I love what you shared and I like that not one shoes fits all! Room for all kinds of styles!<br />Looks like something I'd like to read; I like damaged; Readers can relate to it. We all are flawed. Thanks for sharing~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-38812472145099352272010-06-04T06:55:08.763+10:002010-06-04T06:55:08.763+10:00Mason - This is one of the only novels I've en...Mason - This is one of the only novels I've enjoyed that isn't plot driven. It spans 20yrs and two families so there's no one story arc, but the characters and imagery were enough to make me love it.<br /><br />Jaydee - I Agree! Sometimes I find character descriptions, especially what they're wearing, just distracting from the story.<br /><br />Shannon - Your beautifulness never stops :-)<br /><br />Watery Tart - Thanks. Winton is talented, it's not easy to personify without making it cheesy. I'm curious enough about him now that I'll look into his career and see if he offers advice to writers.Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-47309736182432798262010-06-04T03:10:29.168+10:002010-06-04T03:10:29.168+10:00Charmaine, this is fabulous! I have always known ...Charmaine, this is fabulous! I have always known I have no tolerance for over description, but contradictorily LOVE beautiful writing, which can FEEL so descriptive. You've managed to pinpoint WHY for me when i could never actually grasp it from a direct comparison between books that annoyed me and books I loved.<br /><br />I love both the personification of setting, and using contrasting appearances to point toward personality so that DESCRIPTION doesn't seem like description.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-25018461607090500352010-06-04T03:08:41.383+10:002010-06-04T03:08:41.383+10:00Great post, Charmaine. It always helps to have su...Great post, Charmaine. It always helps to have such wonderful examples to help cement a concept. Love it! :-)<br /><br />P.S. I am featuring Paper Dolls on my blog tomorrow. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-90339354387796024662010-06-04T00:27:45.722+10:002010-06-04T00:27:45.722+10:00I'm another who likes to use my own imaginatio...I'm another who likes to use my own imagination when it comes to what characters and places look like. It's probably why I struggle with writing description. This post really helped to see another - and better - way of doing it.Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-23790276768396404022010-06-03T22:08:12.158+10:002010-06-03T22:08:12.158+10:00I love those descriptions. He does make the settin...I love those descriptions. He does make the settings a character. Wow.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-21521986321563812932010-06-03T21:06:23.504+10:002010-06-03T21:06:23.504+10:00Karen - I'm still amazed that just when I thin...Karen - I'm still amazed that just when I think I know what I'm doing, I learn something new and realise I've still a long way to go.<br /><br />Jemi - Me too (I like to make up my own mind about what characters look like and what they'd wear) :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-32917351693957116712010-06-03T20:22:19.635+10:002010-06-03T20:22:19.635+10:00Love it. I'm not a fan of a lot of description...Love it. I'm not a fan of a lot of description. I prefer to make up my own mind as I read - but I like those hints that give me those clear pictures. I hope to be able to do something one day in my own writing :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2774506789160968096.post-2269012423630986122010-06-03T19:05:24.300+10:002010-06-03T19:05:24.300+10:00Brilliant. How true. I think I made this mistake o...Brilliant. How true. I think I made this mistake on my first novel, I had learnt to respect the reader in my second, KarenKaren Roderickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564451791750894200noreply@blogger.com