Comments on: Description: The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP

By: Writing descriptions – A Quirky Little Blog

Writing descriptions – A Quirky Little Blog — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:51:47 +0000

[…] Here is an interesting piece on descriptive writing by Kristen Lamb. She gives examples of authors using better, deeper, more interesting ways to describe people or places than a non-author would use. It makes writing an art. […]

By: Weekly News: 23rd August 2021 - Author Help

Weekly News: 23rd August 2021 - Author Help — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:52:13 +0000

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By: Carla Krae

Carla Krae — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:20:44 +0000

I also did the describe-everything-in-the-room thing as a newb, but thankfully that was only fanfic, lol.

I love reading evocative descriptions, but it doesn’t come naturally to me often, so I always have to go back and add more stuff into a draft. Thankfully, with contemporary romance, I don’t have to be as imaginative as fantasy! But I do my best to describe things in the truest way my characters would, and I think I get better at it with each book.

By: Kevin G. Chapman

Kevin G. Chapman — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:49:00 +0000

Great stuff! I’m working with a first-time author and recently had this thought: if you’re halfway through the sentence and you can’t remember what the subject/object was in order to figure out whether the tense is right or wrong — the sentence is too damned long! Also, try to link every description into the story. If nothing about the description is ever mentioned again and never important (even to the general mood), why is it there? Keep publishing these — they’re super helpful!

By: Gay Yellen

Gay Yellen — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:33:25 +0000

Kristen, I’m so with you on your pet peeves! As a reader, my editor brain can’t help but groan over lazy writing. as a writer, I often miss my own weaknesses. that’s why I’d love your take on my current work, the third mystery in my Samantha Newman Series. Thanks.

By: Fritzie von Jessen

Fritzie von Jessen — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:42:42 +0000

I love your blog and I love descriptions and would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the first 20 pages of the novel I’m working on.

By: Kristen Lamb

Kristen Lamb — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:06:16 +0000

In reply to Sarah Rosinski. Technically it is an old pickle jar, but 'hat' sounds fancier :D .

By: Sarah Rosinski

Sarah Rosinski — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:34:45 +0000

What kind of hat will my name be put into?

I’ve been a follower of your blog for a few years. Not a fan of reading over described scenes or characters, and don’t write them. My editor had to ask for more description from me, and I balked, but in the end adding a few more details helped convey the sketch in my own mind. Thank you for the reminder to convey feeling rather than stats.

By: Suzanne Gochenouer

Suzanne Gochenouer — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:56:57 +0000

The art of description can lead to readers who pre-order your books because they can’t wait to discover your newest characters. I’m in the less-is-more camp, but those few details must be memorable. The best description I read last year gave me a mental vision of the character that I recall to this day. That’s skill!

By: CD

CD — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:09:33 +0000

I want to know…how dare you use fifty quotes from my books and not give me credit!!!!! Oh well, back to the drawing board. Thanks for the good suggestions.