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Beautifully said! I am not a fan of telling. I need to be shown :-)
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Sylvana_Thornton
Over 90 days ago
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As an avid reader (not just erotica), the first books I throw in the trash after a few pages are the ones that constantly state:
"he said, she said, he said, she said".
Nothing is more annoying, and more devoid of any emotion whatsoever. It becomes even more annoying when it is written after a question. "What time is it?" he said. No - he didn't say it. He ASKED it.
If it sounds like a fifth grader has written it, I'm not likely to read it.
I also absolutely LOVE descriptive books. Nothing pulls you into a world like descriptions (although they do have to be well done, and add to the storyline).
Nora Roberts is a wonderful example. I actually do not like her stories whatsoever. But her writing style (her old one, anyway), was absolutely amazing to me. I had a hard time reading anyone else after that.
Dialog definitely carries the book. But without the setting, the feelings (the senses), the emotions, a story just becomes dull.
I know people tend to be very divided on this. It seems you either like one style or the other.
"he said, she said, he said, she said".
Nothing is more annoying, and more devoid of any emotion whatsoever. It becomes even more annoying when it is written after a question. "What time is it?" he said. No - he didn't say it. He ASKED it.
If it sounds like a fifth grader has written it, I'm not likely to read it.
I also absolutely LOVE descriptive books. Nothing pulls you into a world like descriptions (although they do have to be well done, and add to the storyline).
Nora Roberts is a wonderful example. I actually do not like her stories whatsoever. But her writing style (her old one, anyway), was absolutely amazing to me. I had a hard time reading anyone else after that.
Dialog definitely carries the book. But without the setting, the feelings (the senses), the emotions, a story just becomes dull.
I know people tend to be very divided on this. It seems you either like one style or the other.