tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post2993547834511344626..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Another step on the writing pathallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-41158729889161316382012-08-01T07:46:57.235+10:002012-08-01T07:46:57.235+10:00I like plot. Always have. As a child I skipped a...I like plot. Always have. As a child I skipped all the italicised bits in the text, inluding the poetry in Lewis Carroll (heathen!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-37469078466898974702011-05-03T21:55:46.118+10:002011-05-03T21:55:46.118+10:00I like just enough to keep the story rolling along...I like just enough to keep the story rolling along. I get frustrated by long descriptive passages that take me nowhere. I figure that's what my imagination is for. Give me enough just to paint an outline and let me do the rest. But that's just me...!! ;)Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690280722837578327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-24995132859906438462011-05-02T21:38:49.354+10:002011-05-02T21:38:49.354+10:00Give me the story not all the waffle. Sometimes I ...Give me the story not all the waffle. Sometimes I just skip a few pages to get back to what is happening. But they may be less well written books, I do seem to read a lot of trash in between the good novels.ClaireyHewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709892778460619439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-27589620275186436942011-05-02T21:37:07.732+10:002011-05-02T21:37:07.732+10:00I scan the descriptive passages most of the time. ...I scan the descriptive passages most of the time. It is all about characters and dialogue for me. Just like real life xMultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-62293545731250505092011-05-02T18:40:55.539+10:002011-05-02T18:40:55.539+10:00I definitely prefer just enough to keep the story ...I definitely prefer just enough to keep the story moving. Alittle that pertains to the moment is fine, but I really don't need to know how many ruffles are on the petticoat, or how many different shades of ochre are in the rocks of the cliff someone is about to tumble off.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-74439203956945875342011-05-02T14:25:30.484+10:002011-05-02T14:25:30.484+10:00Allison, you had me even smelling that beautiful A...Allison, you had me even smelling that beautiful Aussie air clear back here in Utah, USA. I think Mr7 has a wonderful teacher when it comes to his writing. Thanks for teaching us in the meantime.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946993475288208932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-17411656019946488202011-05-02T12:27:26.736+10:002011-05-02T12:27:26.736+10:00Yup - the 9yo and the 7yo and I have had similar c...Yup - the 9yo and the 7yo and I have had similar conversations. I often read books to them and then repeat the really descriptive sentences and say...'Now, what did you think of that?' 'Very descriptive, Mum!' YES!!! Now go forth and do!!!<br /><br />In general, it's getting them to also include more details in their story-writing. The 9yo's teacher in Year 2 very much pressed upon them the 'who, what, where, how and why' when writing. <br /><br />I'm a big believer in that by reading quality literature, their writing will blossom. The 9yo has been reading the Narnia series and some other great books over the past year and we've found his writing has improved ten fold. Captain Underpants is entertaining, but doesn't do much for their writing, I'm afraid!<br /><br />Great post, Al. xxxJodie Anstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300961546795965857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-40744273819104106802011-05-02T12:15:45.160+10:002011-05-02T12:15:45.160+10:00I've wondered sometimes whether the appreciati...I've wondered sometimes whether the appreciation of description in writing falls along gender lines. My husband cannot tolerate it. I appreciate it a lot but of course, need it to be done well. Sometimes I four word sentence evokes more than 2 pages of description. I think of Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, Carson McCullers and Kate Grenville and I am in awe of their power of description. With writing so sparse and words so carefully chosen they create worlds that completely transport me. <br /><br />I think you cannot have truly good writing without skilled description. But that's just me!Francescahttp://comeparentwithme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-73720784611082512902011-05-02T11:09:49.244+10:002011-05-02T11:09:49.244+10:00Hi Allison,
In the spirit of blogging and in recog...Hi Allison,<br />In the spirit of blogging and in recognition of your great blog, I'd like to pass 'The Versatile Blogger' award to you.<br /><br />In accepting the award, there's just a few rules. (Who'd have thought awards had rules?!)<br /><br />*Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their site (www.mummyontherun.blogspot.com) in your post.<br />*Tell us 7 things about yourself in your blog post.<br />*Pass the award on to 15 'newly discovered' bloggers.<br />*Contact these bloggers to let them know you have given them the award.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br />Shar (Mum On The Run) :-)Mum on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543791863884733714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-53131976970728926072011-05-02T09:40:01.828+10:002011-05-02T09:40:01.828+10:00we spoke a lot about this at the writer's work...we spoke a lot about this at the writer's workshop I recently went to. A man in the class said he hated reading pages and pages of writing to description, but then he said later he had come to the workshop to get better at writing long descriptions! I think like Sarah said above - it depends upon the writer<br /><br />I like the way Tim Winton describes...Keeps me reading on anyhowInkPaperPenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595595934607152505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-15204456118573259692011-05-02T09:33:22.626+10:002011-05-02T09:33:22.626+10:00PS. I agree Mr7 has a fabulous teacher. It made me...PS. I agree Mr7 has a fabulous teacher. It made me think of how I would describe it while I was reading too.<br /><br />My Miss Tween is fantastic at writing though. She could teach me a thing or two I'm sure.cjtatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647596319711811125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-59335257730944702832011-05-02T09:32:12.054+10:002011-05-02T09:32:12.054+10:00I'm not great at visualising the description a...I'm not great at visualising the description anyway so something that captures it in a few words is good for me. I get lost with too much description. :Dcjtatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647596319711811125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-19758719307367860132011-05-02T08:55:37.454+10:002011-05-02T08:55:37.454+10:00We moms are always thinking of ways to help our li...We moms are always thinking of ways to help our littles with this kind of stuff. My littles are all teens and I miss these kinds of teaching moments. <br />As for descriptive writing...Sara Gruen in Water for Elephants does it exactly perfectly the way I like it. I have never had a book that I recommended based on the style of writing as much as the story as I did with this one. <br />There has to be a good mix of description, plot and character development.Itsme.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01945003041787062530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-22921228980961340062011-05-02T08:52:42.273+10:002011-05-02T08:52:42.273+10:00What a wonderful teacher you are! His English teac...What a wonderful teacher you are! His English teacher will no doubt be impressed...<br /><br />Personally, I am overly fond of exquisitely crafted descriptive paragraphs. Paint me a picture with words any day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911678503912496884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-4694781325126424152011-05-02T08:43:36.534+10:002011-05-02T08:43:36.534+10:00I think it depends on the writer too. I once made ...I think it depends on the writer too. I once made the mistake of picking up a Matthew Riley paperback (I actually paid money for it) right before a long bus trip. The tedium of detail saw me chose to study the patterned carpet of the seat in front of me rather than suffer a further page.Tenille @ Help!Mumhttp://www.helpmum.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-68723305884257258672011-05-02T08:06:35.314+10:002011-05-02T08:06:35.314+10:00Hey, perfect example of natural learning, Allison....Hey, perfect example of natural learning, Allison. Has to be the loveliest way to learn, don't you think?<br /><br />I love description in a story but I don't like it when it's forced and over done. If there's a house or garden or beautiful scenery involved then the more description the better!Kim Hhttp://featherandnestkim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-32520669137629857612011-05-02T08:04:12.314+10:002011-05-02T08:04:12.314+10:00I've struggled with this too. I'm with mr ...I've struggled with this too. I'm with mr 7, just get to the point. It's a fine line between painting a picture and putting people to sleep. Maybe because my background is journalism where you have a limited space to get the facts out. I wondered with my manuscript if I'd gone far enough with the flowery nonsense but it would be far too long if I went on any further.Cate Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298943020480417215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-65257446769759193032011-05-02T06:42:59.971+10:002011-05-02T06:42:59.971+10:00The key is balance. I think good writers use descr...The key is balance. I think good writers use description well enough to paint a picture for the reader, but then also encourage the reader to use their imagination and their interpretation. I love being taken away by descriptive writing and then taking it even further in my mind. That is good writing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651116248452404269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-50692148404352792882011-05-02T06:04:13.759+10:002011-05-02T06:04:13.759+10:00I like enough detail to let me know where I am, th...I like enough detail to let me know where I am, the mood, the basics... too much is overkill though. Let me build parts of it in my mind if the setting does not have to be exact to carry the plot. I love that you made the lesson real-life based for Mr 7. Great teachers try to do that every day!Tracy Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663545930509387118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-50299573650969737262011-05-02T04:36:07.092+10:002011-05-02T04:36:07.092+10:00Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a thought...Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a thoughtful comment. I'm happy to discover you through Ah Possibilities!<br /><br />Descriptive writing is not my strong suit but appreciate writers who mastered this. May be I have a bias - too much description is like piling too much sprinkles, nuts, granolas, fruit or what have you on an already amazing chocolate ice cream. Chocolate ice cream just tastes so darn good solo and in a cup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-51463448139103772492011-05-02T04:02:24.025+10:002011-05-02T04:02:24.025+10:00awww....this is soooo cute:) U are such an intelli...awww....this is soooo cute:) U are such an intelligent mum..Wow a walk in the woods. Sigh if only I could stay in such a place. I personally don't like much descriptions. but well they do give u a sense. I prefer little..and would rather like the plot than the descriptions:PAakritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382032748663935230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-47565193397880901512011-05-02T02:57:40.177+10:002011-05-02T02:57:40.177+10:00I love the way you helped Mr7 learn about descript...I love the way you helped Mr7 learn about descriptive writing. When it comes to reading and writing I much prefer to have all my senses invoked. I will have to be careful not to get too carried away with my adjectives when writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754200681021301348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-47253277222240143882011-05-02T00:01:38.003+10:002011-05-02T00:01:38.003+10:00What Maxabella said ;) xWhat Maxabella said ;) xTales of a Tai Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774961689281373749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-59439322023029307712011-05-01T22:56:41.712+10:002011-05-01T22:56:41.712+10:00I like careful description. Writers that select wo...I like careful description. Writers that select words that ooze with meaning so a whole sentence isn't even required.<br /><br />xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-86397182794541789992011-05-01T22:51:26.764+10:002011-05-01T22:51:26.764+10:00What I love about this particular story is that yo...What I love about this particular story is that you 'showed' him description. Beautiful lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com