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

[roane]

I FINISHED! Yay! "Denial", #3 in Defence Mechanisms is finished and posted. Whew.

I think I tend towards purple, but I'm okay with it. I love lush, descriptive language, and if it gets a little violet sometimes, I'm good with it. :)

[dhae_knight_1]

Go you! :-D

[terabient]

Congrats on finishing! :)

As a reader I tend to enjoy writing that gets a little purple, myself, particularly if the setting or characters are supposed to have a strong sensory impact.

Although, I admit the phrase 'purple prose' is one that sometimes confuses me, because it means different things to different people. When I think of purple prose I think of writing that is trying to be highly ornate or descriptive, but fails and becomes dull. But sometimes 'purple prose' gets extended to any kind of prose that isn't direct.

[enemytosleep]

I agree the definition of "purple" isn't always clear - and I agree again that I tend to view it as ornate prose that detracts from the writing and/or pulls the reader out of the moment because it's so overwhelmingly flowery as opposed to being overly descriptive.

[enemytosleep]

Awesome! \o/ You have been a fanfic machine!

Hee, own that lush, descriptive prose!