27 - Description
Daystar and Alexander explore the differences between good description and bad description, and analyze examples of descriptions from novels.
Co-hosted by Alexander Wales
8:53 What is good description?
14:40 When to put the description?
22:12 Alexander's notable examples
30:00 Daystar's notable examples
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Co-hosted by Alexander Wales
With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected
Links Meredith Gentry series, by Laurell K. Hamilton Game of Thrones, by George RR Martin Lullaby, by Chuck Palahniuk The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher There Will Be Dragons, by John Ringo The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, by Mark Haddon Time Stamps 01:16 Why is description important?8:53 What is good description?
14:40 When to put the description?
22:12 Alexander's notable examples
30:00 Daystar's notable examples
Advertisement This month, the podcast is being sponsored by Scrivener! It's a great program to help better organize writing projects, from novels to research papers and more. They're offering a 30 day free trial, and if you like it enough to buy it, you can support the show by using the promo code RATIONALLY through May 10th to get 20% off. Hope you find it useful!