Jam Session

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This is an open post for writers to discuss anything you’re currently working on/pondering/struggling with, share inspiration, offer encouragement and commiseration. Feel free to discuss anything you like, as long as it’s related to writing

Comments

[angela_weber]

I'd like to think that my writing style has changed for the better since my first Lost fic--by my last count I've written over forty. I think I've evolved in the sense that I've become more sensitive to characterization--although that's probably just the result of having written these very characters, almost exclusively, over and over again. I've also (hopefully) learned to tone down the descriptors, although I still find myself struggling with wordiness. As I'm sure you can see in this very post, lol.

I'm in a rush, but I'll be back later to try and pick out some 'greatest hits' (eek!).

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Over forty?! Is that just in Lost or overall?

As I'm sure you can see in this very post, lol.
Nah, you're good. I tend to be very wordy myself, so I know what you mean. You know from my posts, lol. But I love description, sometimes it's the part of a story I most love while reading and it's certainly the easiest part of writing for me. I agree that there has to be a right amount of it, though. Otherwise you end up with a Proustian novel.

♥ do that, then. :p

[angela_weber]

Is that just in Lost or overall?

Um, both? Haha, I'd have to do another count to be sure, but I think the number is somewhere around 60 overall and 40-ish Lost. There're a lot of drabbles and ficlets mixed in, so don't be misled, it's really not very much. At least, it doesn't feel like very much. ;)

Well . . . run miles in the dark is the one fic of mine that I actually enjoy re-reading, for some reason I've yet to figure out. Maybe because it's both schmoopy and short. I'm rather proud of turn the snowglobe upside-down because it was a huge stretch for me writing-wise, and given that I usually don't even finish the more difficult pairings/situations that I attempt, it really felt like a victory.

Aaaaand . . . I can't pick a third, lol. I tried! ;P

[valhalla37]

I totally get what you're saying about adjusting the wordiness -- because lord knows I'm guilty of that too -- but I still maintain that your writing balances description just perfectly; there's always so much atmosphere and colour to your fic, without ever evoking the cringe-inducing part of flowery writing. <333

[angela_weber]

Aww, thanks so much, hon. I'm flattered, especially because you know that I love your prose to bits (your skill with description is what I aspire to, seriously)! :) ♥