I'm pretty sure most authors will tell you "two and go" because too many is just bogging down the reader. All I could think about when reading that line was, "OMG, two and go! Three if it's a really, really pivotal scene but otherwise TWO AND FREAKIN' GO."
This book is FULL of Tyra drawing out descriptions with like 80,000 adjectives. She had this whole section on dresses in Chapter 6 that made me want to punch her face in. Let me show you:
"Dresses lay helter-skelter over the racks, on the counters, and on every inch of floor space: Feathered dresses; sequined dresses; tiered, bustled, and ruffled dresses. Dresses with sweetheart necklines, dresses with one shoulder; off-theshoulder, strapless, and open-backed dresses. Halters. Aline and asymmetrical dresses. Sundresses and cocktail dresses. Prom dresses. Ombres. Metallics."
I found the editor in the acknowledgements. (And the acknowledgments as bad as the rest D:). Her name is Wendy Loggia. And the draft was apparently 1,000 pages, omfg. Also, Tyra at one point thanked HARVARD. the fuck.
1,000 pages? It's sad because now, I can't even bitch about the editor. She must have saved us from so, so much! D: Harvard, eh? Wow. They should be ashamed!
She even named two Professors. I wouldn't wanna be them right now XDD
And yeah, seriously. This book is already like 600 pages apparently. But I'm guessing the editor didn't have a very good starting point to work with XDD
"...his adoring, applauding, whistling, screaming fans"
I'm pretty sure most authors will tell you "two and go" because too many is just bogging down the reader. All I could think about when reading that line was, "OMG, two and go! Three if it's a really, really pivotal scene but otherwise TWO AND FREAKIN' GO."
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"Dresses lay helter-skelter over the racks, on the counters, and on every inch of floor space: Feathered dresses; sequined
dresses; tiered, bustled, and ruffled dresses. Dresses with
sweetheart necklines, dresses with one shoulder; off-theshoulder, strapless, and open-backed dresses. Halters. Aline and asymmetrical dresses. Sundresses and cocktail
dresses. Prom dresses. Ombres. Metallics."
I found the editor in the acknowledgements. (And the acknowledgments as bad as the rest D:). Her name is Wendy Loggia. And the draft was apparently 1,000 pages, omfg. Also, Tyra at one point thanked HARVARD. the fuck.
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1,000 pages? It's sad because now, I can't even bitch about the editor. She must have saved us from so, so much! D: Harvard, eh? Wow. They should be ashamed!
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And yeah, seriously. This book is already like 600 pages apparently. But I'm guessing the editor didn't have a very good starting point to work with XDD
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Sorry, didn't catch that. What kind of clothing were you talking about?
Srsly Tyra.
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