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I'm really reaching for a discussion topic right now because I can't really think of much. There is one question I have to ask: How flowery is too flowery when we write, and when is there not enough? I'm asking this because I have a reviewer who likes my story, but constantly tells me that I am not flowery enough. It doesn't really bother me. We all have different tastes. I have to admit that I am just as much prose as I am poetry, and I do wonder if I'm being descriptive enough.
For my own answer, I have to say that in order to tell a story, you can't just have flowery description. It's kind of like, "Would you like some salad with your dressing?" In my opinion, one has to mix the opulent descriptions with a bit of action and dialogue or else you just have endless paragraphs of fluff rather than substance.
Of course, that's why I write prose and not poetry. I like a little concrete with the abstract.
What do you think?
For my own answer, I have to say that in order to tell a story, you can't just have flowery description. It's kind of like, "Would you like some salad with your dressing?" In my opinion, one has to mix the opulent descriptions with a bit of action and dialogue or else you just have endless paragraphs of fluff rather than substance.
Of course, that's why I write prose and not poetry. I like a little concrete with the abstract.
What do you think?
I probably need to clarify myself. I don't dislike flowery writing. It's just that when I am writing, it seems that there is a point when it seems that there is too much, and to me it seems utterly ridiculous, and the most important aspect of writing is for it to sound good to the author before anyone else.
However, when other people do it, it doesn't always seem that way. Trust me, if I don't like the flow of a story or don't like much of it at all, I usually don't review at all. Of course, if I don't review, it could also just mean that I either haven't had time to read a submission or write the appropriate review. Then, my absentmindedness might cause me to forget for a long, long time.