tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post222780065703370775..comments2024-03-27T04:34:22.607-04:00Comments on Jade Varden Official Blog: Writing 101: Reaching for Words?Jade Vardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684439238295775063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-86917238468290246682013-05-08T16:06:37.426-04:002013-05-08T16:06:37.426-04:00Good point, Sarah. When the words don't match ...Good point, Sarah. When the words don't match the character, it creates a disconnect. Jade Vardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684439238295775063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-56124942642514061632013-05-08T11:57:14.411-04:002013-05-08T11:57:14.411-04:00Great post! You also don't want to use words t...Great post! You also don't want to use words that your characters wouldn't know, even if you do. I have a much broader vocabulary than my narrator and I'm constantly catching myself using words that he wouldn't. Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-4832475530261471232013-05-07T15:36:27.129-04:002013-05-07T15:36:27.129-04:00Nice succinct post! ;-) It is pretty obvious when...Nice succinct post! ;-) It is pretty obvious when an author throws in a word that he/she is not comfortable or familiar with... and it results in a hiccup in the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139108380465924768.post-49722025928469405732013-05-07T08:49:44.393-04:002013-05-07T08:49:44.393-04:00I adore my thesaurus. Sometimes the words I know d...I adore my thesaurus. Sometimes the words I know don't fully convey what I'm trying to say, or they don't flow the way I want them to. Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.com