tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post5170208731199336274..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: The LookA.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-75943804647427075512010-05-13T06:16:52.206-07:002010-05-13T06:16:52.206-07:00I am the Esther Vanderlaan from China... and I did...I am the Esther Vanderlaan from China... and I did e-mail you! I'm doing well.Esther Vanderlaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-38858191793586448992010-05-12T10:25:14.616-07:002010-05-12T10:25:14.616-07:00Thanks, ladies. I feel better. Ah, the balm of kno...Thanks, ladies. I feel better. Ah, the balm of knowing one is not alone! :)<br /><br />Esther, are you the Esther Vanderlaan from China? If you are -- email me! I want to know how you're doing!!<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-69461599592528242602010-05-12T09:44:07.604-07:002010-05-12T09:44:07.604-07:00Ha ha ha! I have the same problem. :-)Ha ha ha! I have the same problem. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-66982671767652814522010-05-12T08:37:16.590-07:002010-05-12T08:37:16.590-07:00Guilty, too. Thanks for reminding me to keep an ey...Guilty, too. Thanks for reminding me to keep an eye out for those pesky phrases.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-31507845880423636292010-05-12T08:03:04.557-07:002010-05-12T08:03:04.557-07:00love the indigo sky image. and, I have something ...love the indigo sky image. and, I have something similar, only it is w/ my characters feet. they shuffle, kick, scuff their shoe, walk, tromp, skip.<br /><br />it can be too much and I always end up chopping 90% of it. actually, I don't even realize I'm doing it until I go back in revisions.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-43965758660089287552010-05-12T06:58:43.904-07:002010-05-12T06:58:43.904-07:00I do this too. I'm writing in first person POV...I do this too. I'm writing in first person POV, so I can just say "The sky melted into indigo", but I've found all kinds of sensory verbs- I smelled, I touched, I felt, I heard. It's been a chore cutting those, but it's worth it to remove that distance between the reader and the experience.Kelly Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324622421797199560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-46206523707946995392010-05-12T05:12:18.362-07:002010-05-12T05:12:18.362-07:00It's ok. Don't worry.It's ok. Don't worry.Esther Vanderlaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-89829077362665308212010-05-12T04:08:40.218-07:002010-05-12T04:08:40.218-07:00Common problem! You're not the only one if it ...Common problem! You're not the only one if it makes you feel any better. I see this in a lot of work I edit.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-10430187830994689102010-05-11T21:22:52.544-07:002010-05-11T21:22:52.544-07:00Thanks, Myrna! I laughed too when I realized how m...Thanks, Myrna! I laughed too when I realized how much my characters were looking around. Weird obsession!! I'm glad your kids enjoyed it. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-59329870230375424452010-05-11T19:53:43.295-07:002010-05-11T19:53:43.295-07:00I read your post out loud, and my kids giggled. Go...I read your post out loud, and my kids giggled. Good luck sifting through those descriptions.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.com