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Q&A How do I improve "beige" text?

Don't focus on vocabulary. It is very hard to change your vocabulary and the only real and natural way to do it is by extensive reading. Any attempt to artificially liven up your prose with exotic ...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:04:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:04:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Don't focus on vocabulary. It is very hard to change your vocabulary and the only real and natural way to do it is by extensive reading. Any attempt to artificially liven up your prose with exotic vocabulary is only going to sound forced.

Rather, focus on what you write about. The real texture of writing comes from what is written about, not from how it is written. Great fiction is, above all else, finely observed. It opens your eyes because the author had their eyes open. Observation, not diction, is the key to lively writing.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-07T17:39:05Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 34