Tackling Description
Yes, I'm writing again. I'm working on book three - When the Ghost is Clear. I decided that I needed to ground myself by reading back through the chapters I've already written. And that made me realize I need to work more on description. Now, I'm a fairly competent writer but I will admit that description is a weakness. I love writing dialogue. And action. But seem to be a little lost when it comes to setting the scene. So I'm working back through some early chapters. And I'm discovering that description from Patrick's POV never looks the way I would think it would. Patrick is one of those characters who tends to take over scenes and make them work his way. Perhaps that's why I enjoy writing Patrick's parts. Over all this inserting description exercise seems to be a good one for getting me back into the book.
No work in the garden today. Too cold and rainy. It looks like it should be snowing, but it's not cold enough. Yes, it does sometimes snow even here in Central Florida. About once a decade or so. I did some work in the back room to reclaim it since I no longer share space with anyone. Now the room is mostly empty space. I need to find some cozy furnitutre to put in it. Maybe one of those great big round bamboo chairs. Something with lots of pillows and such.
No work in the garden today. Too cold and rainy. It looks like it should be snowing, but it's not cold enough. Yes, it does sometimes snow even here in Central Florida. About once a decade or so. I did some work in the back room to reclaim it since I no longer share space with anyone. Now the room is mostly empty space. I need to find some cozy furnitutre to put in it. Maybe one of those great big round bamboo chairs. Something with lots of pillows and such.
