WIP Challenge: Day 20, Tuesday

[enemytosleep]

Another day has come and gone, so now it's time to check in. \o/



How many new words did you write today? Did you reach your goal? Were you editing instead? Researching? Or was today a day of rest?

...and today's discussion topic:

Purple prose: many fandom writers have gone there before, either by rookie mistake or by simply not knowing better. Have you ever written anything purple? Please feel free to share any advice you might have on avoiding this for any newbies out there (and feel free to share your own purple prose too, if you want!).

Comments

[sharpiefan]

I've got the document open. That's got to count for something, right? *hopefuls*

How to avoid purple prose... Use simple words 'wordy' rather than 'verbose' for example. Don't string three million adjectives together at once. Show something, rather than tell us about it. Terry wiped damp palms on his trousers as he looked at the officer sounds better than the officer made Terry nervous.

[enemytosleep]

*Sensei's paw twitches*

XD Hope you get something written while it's open!