Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Stark difference?

3. and 4. are identical to King's recommendations in "On Writing". King is pretty passionate about that.

5. is the same, I think.

7. is kind of a difference, although King laments that few writers can actually handle it.

8. and 9. are real differences.



Having read On Writing I can say that 8 and 9 aren't even real differences.

King is against detailed description of characters -- (paraphrased) "If I describe character too much, it conflicts with your view of them."

He's also against overly detailed description of places -- (paraphrased) "Keep it brief. You want to give a description of the room, it's not a travelogue."


I was primarily referring to presentation.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: