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  • Writing Tips Re: What makes Purple Prose?

    well, just a note, but purple poetry and purple prose are two different things ((although I never understand why people don't just call it purple literature)) but that is nitpicky. ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: What makes Purple Prose?

    People often accuse me of writing Purple Prose, and I want to give my two cents of what I feel it is. Purple Prose is UNECESSARY description. It doesn't matter ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Into the Male mind...

    Its not all "manly things, must do now, fast". It goes more like this "Hey man," "Hey." "You do that English homework?" "You need it?" "Nah, ****** can't do it. ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Five Tips for Writing Convincing Characters

    I feel its a good guide, especially for novices, but for an advanced writer you can get away with a few of these things ((especially when writing satire)). Does it ...

    Aug 17, 2008


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)