I haven't made a whole lot of progress on the book since the last post. Other things have been taking up all my time. There was the Lunar New Year, which is big here in the East, though not as much for my wife's family. Still we had to go out to meet people and … Continue reading Quotes from Discworld 38, Part 2
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When Your Description is Meaningless
In his book, On Writing, Stephen King offers many tips on how to write good description. But in doing so, he reveals a fundamental problem with his style of writing--using words that have no inherent meaning. King does this a lot in IT. He references pop culture without describing the referents. He'll drop a song title … Continue reading When Your Description is Meaningless
JM Williams 