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[grassangel]

Hi,
I m meeting an issue that bored me .I m currently writing a book and it is a great story. But i m not a trained writer I m not satisfied with my words and decribtions. I like reading great novels and poems, so i compare myself with those books i feel myself too bad quality. Especially I have a big weakness in writing. I tend to write simple sentences and it seems I m writing an abstract summary.But great books must give detail describtion ,describe everything vividly. I have vivid picture on my head but when I put them in words, I tend to write them so briefly....
Can u help me?

 

[sunstruckdream]

Read 'If You Want to Write' by Brenda Ueland. Pretty good book, if a bit rambly, but it helps you see that comparing yourself to big-shot writers doesn't get you far. Write things how you see them, not how you think you 'should' be seeing them. And not all books are full of flowery description. I'm not a Hemingway fan, but he's done pretty well for himself, and he's one of the most stark writers out there.

 

[Tariel]

Write the story the way it comes naturally, briefly or not. Then when you go back you may find that the descriptions come more easily--this is what happens to me. The first draft, I just get the story out of my head and onto the paper, then I make it look good.