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Actually, as a writer of two fiction books: it's really easy. You just include more pointless description. Some popular fiction writer (James Patterson? not su
by AlbertCory 4y ago
Actually, as a writer of two fiction books: it's really easy. You just include more pointless description.
Some popular fiction writer (James Patterson? not sure) said, paraphrasing, "You know all those parts you tend to skip over? I just don't write those."
- rocketbop 4y agoHe doesn't write those, but he works with a team of writers to deliver books at the cadence he does, so probably he meant someone else writes those.
- AlbertCory 4y agoI don't think so. I think he meant "that doesn't appear in my books." I'm sure he reads them over critically before sending them off. anyhow, I'm not even sure he's the one who said that.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoBrandon Sanderson wrote about his process of writing Mistborn and putting it through focus groups. There were apparently several rounds of female readers complaining that he wasn't doing enough description of ballgowns.
- AlbertCory 4y agoMy nightmare as a male writer :) Fortunately I had a female editor who read over stuff like that with a critical eye. And no ball gowns in my books. I do have a wedding but I don't even mention what the bride was wearing. My bad.