Comments on christina lee: It's The Little Things

I tend to underwrite, so I need to go amp up descr...

2011-12-09T12:07:19.940-05:00

I tend to underwrite, so I need to go amp up descriptions and scenes after the first draft. I find if I don't then the writing feels too choppy and doesn't flow.

I love your examples there. This is something I...

2011-12-09T09:16:01.159-05:00

I love your examples there. This is something I'm learning. Sometimes I do better with it than others.

I've been learning to do that. I've called...

2011-12-09T07:12:02.744-05:00

I've been learning to do that. I've called it expanding the sentence so the reader lingers a little bit longer on the thought or imagery. Great post!

Those babies on the hand are freaking me out! Tha...

2011-12-06T13:10:33.352-05:00

Those babies on the hand are freaking me out!

Thanks for the post. It is the little things we shouldn't overlook.

Thank you for this. Right now, every single editin...

2011-12-06T00:32:08.534-05:00

Thank you for this. Right now, every single editing tip is like gold to me :-)

I'm going to agree with everybody else and say...

2011-12-05T17:35:48.268-05:00

I'm going to agree with everybody else and say -- love the tiny giraffe, but the itty bitty babies give me the heeby-jeebies.

I insert the little details in both places -- in my over-written first draft -- and in revisions when I spot places where they're missing.

I do tend to ramble in my first draft, writing in details of no importance. It's only in the re-reading (and re-re-re-re-reading) that I see what's supposed to be there and what's not.

I underwrite as well and add details and change ve...

2011-12-05T16:49:26.469-05:00

I underwrite as well and add details and change verbs later.

And those tiny babies are a little freaktastic.

The little words count, for sure. That giraffe is ...

2011-12-05T14:13:20.547-05:00

The little words count, for sure. That giraffe is cute. The babies look like little erasers though, they freak me out.

I love words. But my problem is, I am a rambler b...

2011-12-05T12:27:08.808-05:00

I love words. But my problem is, I am a rambler both in person and on paper. But I bet you never noticed that. ;)

I'm definitely an underwriter, so I have to ad...

2011-12-05T11:26:01.903-05:00

I'm definitely an underwriter, so I have to add descriptive details like crazy when I revise. It really is all about the little things! But I agree with Jen--the babies freak me out. :)

I also love what the little details say about the ...

2011-12-05T10:19:14.135-05:00

I also love what the little details say about the characters, and the narrator as a character. Good post!

I definitely underwrite at first. I love going bac...

2011-12-05T09:58:08.865-05:00

I definitely underwrite at first. I love going back through and adding in the details.

Excellent example. I think I tend to underwrite a...

2011-12-05T09:36:59.750-05:00

Excellent example. I think I tend to underwrite as well; it is an occupational issue that involves "just the facts."

I am an underwriter, too! (I don't mean to be...

2011-12-05T09:23:27.229-05:00

I am an underwriter, too! (I don't mean to be, but my revised drafts usually end up 5-1ok words longer than the first ones.

(Love those tiny babies!)

Shelley

So true! I wish more people would write like that ...

2011-12-05T09:10:03.214-05:00

So true! I wish more people would write like that :) Creates the intended atmosphere.

Details, details. They're so important, givin...

2011-12-05T08:35:09.277-05:00

Details, details. They're so important, giving such dimension to our stories. And I agree with Stina, our voice can really come through in them too.

LOL about the babies being scary! *cue haunted mus...

2011-12-05T07:54:52.955-05:00

LOL about the babies being scary! *cue haunted music*

A. The giraffe is adorable! B. The babies sort of ...

2011-12-05T07:47:38.045-05:00

A. The giraffe is adorable!
B. The babies sort of freak me out.
C. Great post. I'm learning that every word matters, no matter how big or small. They all count and they all need to be our best. It's all in the details.

Hope you're well!

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I overwrite, as you already know, so slashing word...

2011-12-05T07:40:06.601-05:00

I overwrite, as you already know, so slashing words during final edits has to be done with care. I have to reread, making sure I haven't axed vital information or pertinent description.

Love those pics, btw.

I love those details--they are what elevates the p...

2011-12-05T07:32:31.819-05:00

I love those details--they are what elevates the prose to something worth blocking out the rest of the world to experience. Those fake babies, on the other hand ... sorry. Creepy.

I love your examples, Christina. Both make a huge ...

2011-12-05T07:20:25.328-05:00

I love your examples, Christina. Both make a huge difference in the basic sentence. And it's easy to see how the details help shape the voice. :)

Brilliant post!

You're so true. I'm not always good at tho...

2011-12-05T07:19:52.115-05:00

You're so true. I'm not always good at those details so have to go back and add them in.

Loved the picture.