tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post8742996587110818639..comments2024-02-10T03:13:55.366-05:00Comments on Behind The Garden Gate: FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD.The Wild Rose Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788008988163575341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-18866540969486939882011-07-19T18:33:29.263-04:002011-07-19T18:33:29.263-04:00I cannot tell you how many authors I have dissuade...I cannot tell you how many authors I have dissuaded from having their heroine describe her own emerald eyes. Using the picture analogy works well. Thanks, Amanda!Sarah_Faeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119857391905490297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-55724044408787063152011-07-08T00:06:23.051-04:002011-07-08T00:06:23.051-04:00Good points, all, Amanda! And as Cherie adds, I di...Good points, all, Amanda! And as Cherie adds, I dislike reading prose where the POV character describes their own physical attributes in places where their looks do nothing to move the story or plot forward. And heaven forbid a character gazes into a mirror to describe themselves to the utmost detail. No, no, please!Kelly McCradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811072775266296703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-88525199078079462612011-06-30T22:49:20.860-04:002011-06-30T22:49:20.860-04:00Point of view can be so tricky sometimes. In each...Point of view can be so tricky sometimes. In each of my manuscripts, I have to make sure I haven't used descriptors that that particular character wouldn't use "she tossed her curly, golden locks"--from her 3rd person, deep POV. Curly I could see, but who thinks of their own hair as golden or locks? Maybe, fairy tale characters, but not realistic characters.<br /><br />Great post.Cherie Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251826824735524360noreply@blogger.com