Dear Janna Nickerson: I will leave you alone soon. I promise. But not today. I'm not here to poke fun at the death of a parent. I don't think losing both parents in the same day is funny. I do think in many stories it's unnecessary and only serves to up the angst quotient. In… Continue reading TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Death by plot necessity
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TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Father was acting very suspiciously
Know what I like? Foreshadowing. Without foreshadowing, a writer's twists can come out of nowhere and make about as much sense (see: "Frozen"). If you're going to drop a huge bomb later on in the story, it's best to drop little hints before it happens. Or, you could do what Janna Nickerson does, and make… Continue reading TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Father was acting very suspiciously
TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: It was a massacre…ho hum
Hooray! Another great passage from Eyes of War. I'm fairly impressed with the description in today's passage. Sure, it takes a turn for the morbid, sounding like something you'd find in George R. R. Martin's books, but it's not bad. There are a couple flubs--"The oval face held fear."--but it's pretty good for Ms. Nickerson. The… Continue reading TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: It was a massacre…ho hum
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