Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Enrich writing with additions and deletions.

Do you depend on one sense in your writing and forget to use a variety of sights, sounds and scents to enrich the text?

Experiment with substracting elements from a descriptive passage.  Select paragraphs from your favorite writer or a piece of your own writing.  Notice what sense prevails.  What if it's removed?

Observe the use of adjectives and adverbs.  Use a metaphor or action verb replace them to expand meaning.

How would you describe a garden without the use of color?  Reveal music without sound, a meal without taste, or a sunset without sight.  Show the scent of a rose in metaphor.

Write about the process of adding and subtracting elements in your writing.


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