Rob
Dreamer
During long hours of more than often monotonous writing, we often find ourselves flexing our metaphorical skills. We push them into any facet amongst the tangles of words that we can find. Don't. When writing a story, I find that the best reads come from the ones who do not try so hard to describe every tear, every gem stone, every blade of grass in some new and tricky way.
"The blades of grass in the King's Court were kempt and tamed, like millions of obedient soldiers under the heel of the house above."
Adrian pressed on until he stopped before a tree.
"The tree was as black as the darkest abyss. Its trunk was twisted and gnarled like the skin of a deformed elder. Its branches shot out like furious electricity amongst a crazed storm.
Pick one metaphor and let it ride for a while. Don't drown every single clever play on words with a new one like you are trying to compete with yourself.
I find that when people push these metaphors out too much, it just destroys the joy of reading the story. However, writing can also be lacking an amount of metaphorical descriptions. To me, a lack of metaphors is amateurish, where too many metaphors is just overkill and amateurish. As a reader, we get it! You can write!
It's not the metaphors that capture my interest in a story, it's the story that captures my interest in the story!
End Rant!
"The blades of grass in the King's Court were kempt and tamed, like millions of obedient soldiers under the heel of the house above."
Adrian pressed on until he stopped before a tree.
"The tree was as black as the darkest abyss. Its trunk was twisted and gnarled like the skin of a deformed elder. Its branches shot out like furious electricity amongst a crazed storm.
Pick one metaphor and let it ride for a while. Don't drown every single clever play on words with a new one like you are trying to compete with yourself.
I find that when people push these metaphors out too much, it just destroys the joy of reading the story. However, writing can also be lacking an amount of metaphorical descriptions. To me, a lack of metaphors is amateurish, where too many metaphors is just overkill and amateurish. As a reader, we get it! You can write!
It's not the metaphors that capture my interest in a story, it's the story that captures my interest in the story!
End Rant!