Writer's Meditation Koan of the Day
Immersed in last weekend's Curious Tale Saturdays, is this pearl of wisdom from me to you:
One of the secrets of good storytelling is that your descriptions have to tell stories, rather than the "story" telling the descriptions.
I'm not usually a fan of chiastic rhetoric, as I find it to be more interested in sounding clever than being insightful, but this one really works. This one is at the heart of my own journey to become a better writer. It was true when I wrote it in 2012, and it's true today. It will always be true.
One of the secrets of good storytelling is that your descriptions have to tell stories, rather than the "story" telling the descriptions.
I'm not usually a fan of chiastic rhetoric, as I find it to be more interested in sounding clever than being insightful, but this one really works. This one is at the heart of my own journey to become a better writer. It was true when I wrote it in 2012, and it's true today. It will always be true.