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Something something glass houses something rocks? Or does it no longer matter if you're sufficiently starched and dour? In any case, I enjoyed the attempt to w
by burnished 5y ago
Something something glass houses something rocks? Or does it no longer matter if you're sufficiently starched and dour?
In any case, I enjoyed the attempt to wax poetical. They used fun words and arranged them such that some would even make pretty noises together.
You should give it a try some day, it might put a smile on your face. Read a book with a distinct use of language beforehand for inspiration.
- NateEag 5y agoI have tried writing for the sheer love and joy of words many times. I rarely get good results, but I have certainly enjoyed trying. I work hard to avoid fancy words in my writing these years. I value clarity over ornament in most of what I write at present. For dexterous use of language my favorites are probably J. R. R. Tolkien (the only fantasy author who can really write Old High Forsooth reliably well, IMO), P. G. Wodehouse (a true master of comedy, at whose feet Douglas Adams studied), and probably Robin McKinley (see especially her book Beauty). The shallow, negative dismissal was poor behavior on my part. I was applying a standard to the original comment I should probably reserve for published novels, and I was doing it without providing any useful critical feedback, in a cantankerous way. I'm sorry for doing that.