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 A Good Description is Worth a Thousand Words   

Have you ever come across a phrase in a book and thought, &#34;Awesome description!&#34;.  Generally, after I think it&#39;s awesome, I think, &#34;O...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7170-Good-Description.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'legerdemain', '', '', 'cat_relaxing', '70', '', 'OFF', '100220934', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: legerdemain
Member Since: January 14th, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Legerdemain</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/legerdemain" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'legerdemain', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'January 14, 2004', '', 'cat_relaxing', '70', 'Senior Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-70.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7170-Good-Description.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 [Click To Read More]">Okay, maybe it&#39;s not a thousand words, but your writing is getting better, isn&#39;t it?</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#7169:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7169-Inappropriate-Laughter.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Inappropriate Laughter    
  If you think about it carefully, most of what we laugh at should not actually be funny. So why do we do it?  

So, laughter is truly contagious. I think that people are...

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Member Since: September 1st, 2004
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Sara♥Jean</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/sarajean','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/sarajean" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'sarajean', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'September 1, 2004', '', '', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7169-Inappropriate-Laughter.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Inappropriate Laughter    
  If you think about it carefully, most of what we laugh at should not actually be funny. So why do we do it?  

So, laughter is truly contagious. I think that people are...

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  If you think about it carefully, most of what we laugh at should not actually be funny. So why do we do it?  

So, laughter is truly contagious. I think that people are...

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  If you think about it carefully, most of what we laugh at should not actually be funny. So why do we do it?  

So, laughter is truly contagious. I think that people are...

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 Just like anywhere else, with WdC, experience has thought me to listen to those I&#39;m trying to cater to. That also means that those participating should at least try and understand those who are ru...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7164-So-Much-To-Do-So-Little-Time.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: geja8856
Member Since: March 2nd, 2006
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Gaby</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/geja8856','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/geja8856" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'geja8856', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 2, 2006', '', 'snowman', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7164-So-Much-To-Do-So-Little-Time.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Just like anywhere else, with WdC, experience has thought me to listen to those I&#39;m trying to cater to. That also means that those participating should at least try and understand those who are ru...

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 Just like anywhere else, with WdC, experience has thought me to listen to those I&#39;m trying to cater to. That also means that those participating should at least try and understand those who are ru...

 [Click To Read More]">Do you have enough time to do it all? </a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#7147:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7147-Surprise-Endings.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter     

    Sometimes when I click on the reviews section on the left hand column of a WdC page, I come across reviews that only say something like, “I wasn’t surpr...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7147-Surprise-Endings.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF', '100056237', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'joycag', '', '', 'book', '70', '', 'OFF', '100056237', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: joycag
Member Since: June 29th, 2001
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Joy</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/joycag','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/joycag" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'joycag', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'June 29, 2001', '', 'book', '70', 'Senior Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-70.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7147-Surprise-Endings.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter     

    Sometimes when I click on the reviews section on the left hand column of a WdC page, I come across reviews that only say something like, “I wasn’t surpr...

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 Welcome to the Drama newsletter     

    Sometimes when I click on the reviews section on the left hand column of a WdC page, I come across reviews that only say something like, “I wasn’t surpr...

 [Click To Read More]">Can you capture that cathartic moment at the end of your story with a surprise?</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7147-Surprise-Endings.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Welcome to the Drama newsletter     

    Sometimes when I click on the reviews section on the left hand column of a WdC page, I come across reviews that only say something like, “I wasn’t surpr...

 [Click To Read More]">Can you defy your readers’ expectations with your endings? </a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#7166:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/7166-Sensory-Taste-and-Touch-in-Fantasy.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Back again to the topic of the senses and how we can use them in writing. This time we are going to look at taste and touch to not only their uses within description and character point of view but al...

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Member Since: July 1st, 2005
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