tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post4274173558162982154..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: PurpleEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-73792940657906502192011-03-25T13:23:24.401-05:002011-03-25T13:23:24.401-05:00Sylvia, you ARE wonderful.
Well, I'm wonderful...Sylvia, you ARE wonderful.<br />Well, I'm wonderful too.<br />We're all wonderful.<br /><br />This is why no one is writing books about us. We're already too wonderful. :)<br /><br />AliciaAlicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70819598155283993772011-03-25T05:00:25.817-05:002011-03-25T05:00:25.817-05:00I was going to leave an insightful comment about m...I was going to leave an insightful comment about modifiers and contrast and how obvious you make these things seem.<br /><br />But now I'm laughing out loud over the you-are-wonderful scene. That's excellent!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-46661701667407710862011-03-24T23:35:30.050-05:002011-03-24T23:35:30.050-05:00I love this post! Sadly I don't have anything ...I love this post! Sadly I don't have anything more to add than that, but it's definitely a keeper. As the other comments have noted, it can be so hard to see where we go wrong ourselves. I guess purple prose is one of those sins only other people commit.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-62610581623781253922011-03-24T17:22:33.116-05:002011-03-24T17:22:33.116-05:00Strangely enough I used 'magnificent' in a...Strangely enough I used 'magnificent' in a draft today and don't have enough distance to say though it's probably a bit purple (and the entire scene may end up cut next week). Setup is character B has already shone himself to be a bit of a loser. Character A being more hopeful than sarcastic says something like: "He's a magnificent soldier, or will be one day."<br /><.<<br />Meh, I'll worry about it on the rewrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-73996011283851355342011-03-24T16:30:37.312-05:002011-03-24T16:30:37.312-05:00Geez. Wish I could've read this before I wrote...Geez. Wish I could've read this before I wrote my Epic fantasy and gouged out lots of beautiful world building based on someone saying it was purple prose if it was more than one word descriptive... sigh. <br /><br />I've already started rebuilding, but it's not quite the same. Still the story is awesome and my world is awesome, so I shall perservere.<br /><br />Thanks for this :) I've started finding my voice, taking all the advice and throwing it in a salt shaker and letting it free :)Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-1632236741247332352011-03-24T15:16:41.400-05:002011-03-24T15:16:41.400-05:00Superb! As one fond of the colour and practice of ...Superb! As one fond of the colour and practice of purple, this is one to print out and stick on my wall!Meg McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985840066083718618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-71044156273026293772011-03-24T14:46:12.116-05:002011-03-24T14:46:12.116-05:00Absolutely brilliant. No matter how long I write I...Absolutely brilliant. No matter how long I write I can always find more words to cut out. And yes on the potholes. Of late, going to the library has become as exciting as crossing a DMZ.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com