Saturday, December 2, 2017

Writing: "Execution" -- one concrete example for the whole rest of this blog

strained metaphors and woolly explanations

one solid example

Amy Falls Down

Jincy Willett digression after

the shape of the story, the description of the story if you will: saucy, sparkling, witty, unexpected, etc. that's what the story's "about"

the shitty example from your own writing!



early draft
He stowed the window. They'd work out the rest: strategize amongst themselves & in the riot of chat; Pm & B/w, bickering. Jake habitually conjectured re: mutual attraction in cases such as theirs. 
At any rate, they'd do that. 
He'd do this.
later draft
He'd let her know out of respect[...]
Respect, also, for process.
The difference between a guild with leet players and a leet guild, Jake would say, is process.
Of course—Jake would add, half-smiling—y'need leet players, too.