Writing Excuses 6.12: Revising For Description

Published: Aug. 22, 2011, 1 a.m.

b'It is Howard\'s turn in the critique box! Brandon, Dan, and Mary dissect a 21-year-old manuscript from 22-year-old Howard, this time with an eye to making descriptions do more than one thing.
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\\nSince the manuscript runs for six pages before colliding with any inconvenient dialog, it\'s a perfect fit. It might also be perfect because of how much work it needs.
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\\nWriting Prompt: Start with Howard\'s concept and write your own story. The complete chapter whose pages we dissected can be found here\\xa0in RTF format.
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