WORDS…
October 9, 2009 by Maria Keckler
Filed under Quotes, Writing Craft
“Words: They are more than tools used in the transfer of simple information from mind to mind…. I was attempting to use them as paint, spreading them on a canvas rather than paper. I wanted to write to the body and to the senses as well as the mind. Did I? It’s a tricky goal, and perhaps I shouldn’t admit to having aimed so high. The admission can make failure more obvious.”
~N.D. Wilson, Preface to Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl:
Wide Eyed Wonder in God’s Spoken World
May we all dare to aim high as we use the amazing gift of words entrusted in our hands …
A Question for You: How high do you aim when you are using words to transmit the message you want to communicate to your reader? How much do you wrestle with words to make the message as powerful and effective as it can possibly be?
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Tip #3: C.S. Lewis on Using the Right Word
March 28, 2009 by Maria Keckler
Filed under Growing, The Whole Nine Yards, Writing Craft
“In writing, don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the things you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us the thing is ‘terrible,’ describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was ‘delightful’; make us say ‘delightful’ when we’ve read the description. Read more
