tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post4374827736275104926..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: The No No of Dumping the Character Description on the ReaderMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-47549173738769707742010-01-23T09:15:37.664-05:002010-01-23T09:15:37.664-05:00What a great piece, Marta. And spot on! I like get...What a great piece, Marta. And spot on! I like getting a few glimpses of the character's physical traits, but after that, they're all mine!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-48648719250597263042010-01-23T09:15:35.869-05:002010-01-23T09:15:35.869-05:00What a great piece, Marta. And spot on! I like get...What a great piece, Marta. And spot on! I like getting a few glimpses of the character's physical traits, but after that, they're all mine!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-86663766445758347822010-01-22T01:58:29.734-05:002010-01-22T01:58:29.734-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-46581826324852860272010-01-20T20:01:27.605-05:002010-01-20T20:01:27.605-05:00Hey Shirley, a couple more for your shelf if you d...Hey Shirley, a couple more for your shelf if you don't have them are: "Doln't Murder Your Mystery" by Chris Roerden, and Donald Maass's "Writng The Breakout Novel." :()<br /><br />Hmmm,Sheila, a young Harrison works for me. ;)<br /><br />Yup, SW, nothing worse than to have it all spelled out for me.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-29429655003650028562010-01-20T17:48:39.412-05:002010-01-20T17:48:39.412-05:00I'm absolutely all for leaving most of the phy...I'm absolutely all for leaving most of the physical description to the reader. As a reader myself, it's so much nicer to imagine the characters the way I see them. I find it really jarring to have a character described in such minute detail that I have no choice in my head about what he or she looks like.<br /><br />Give me a brief sketch, and I'm a happy reader. :-)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-29539904723489487952010-01-20T17:41:56.297-05:002010-01-20T17:41:56.297-05:00I think I very easily attach a description in my m...I think I very easily attach a description in my mind - Sean Connery or Harrison Ford for example. Too much "real" description might disappoint me - how could I not want to see Sean Connery as I read?<br /><br />Sounds an interesting resource. I'll look out for it.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-60212312265204209302010-01-20T16:17:13.926-05:002010-01-20T16:17:13.926-05:00Wow. I just purchased the book, Self Editing for t...Wow. I just purchased the book, Self Editing for the Fiction Writer yesterday. Haven't even opened it yet, but now I really can't wait to read it.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337958837908666504noreply@blogger.com