tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post5724950865087573749..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Specific Is Always BetterSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-44194636330053848172012-03-09T09:01:05.350+00:002012-03-09T09:01:05.350+00:00Never thought of it like that - but what a clever ...Never thought of it like that - but what a clever way of making it clear to us! Like Miss World candidates telling us that they want 'World Peace' and other such vague ideals.Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-71515223168596376742012-03-08T23:11:23.026+00:002012-03-08T23:11:23.026+00:00Thanks, one and all!
It's not surprising th...Thanks, one and all! <br /><br />It's not surprising that Whitby was mentioned, as it's the only specific thing on the first list (deliberately so, she hastens to add!).Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-73376506349562070002012-03-08T11:47:12.107+00:002012-03-08T11:47:12.107+00:00Didn't you just love that couple that won €120...Didn't you just love that couple that won €120 million on the lottery and issued a PR announcing they'd given €1M each to their 20 best friends - and if you hadn't heard from them you weren't one of the 20... Human Nature, eh!<br /><br />You're right to be proud of this post, Sarah. An excellent and illuminating analogy and good luck on your quest for Whitby. Isn't it interesting, but not surprising, everyone's picked up on that specific item ;)Philip C Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506199502085466202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-45216177095367292122012-03-08T09:49:41.408+00:002012-03-08T09:49:41.408+00:00I love Whitby. Oh - and if I won all that money I&...I love Whitby. Oh - and if I won all that money I'd do all those things and stop writing.Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-57188207900034185392012-03-08T09:45:26.103+00:002012-03-08T09:45:26.103+00:00Very good advice. And you were right, all of the ...Very good advice. And you were right, all of the first list were on mine and I nodded, a lot, while reading your second list. I've been to Whitby, well worth it if you ever get the chance.Rebecca Leithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812459785355422501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-46948060316358360002012-03-08T08:34:02.161+00:002012-03-08T08:34:02.161+00:00Such good advice. And true of non fiction too. I s...Such good advice. And true of non fiction too. I say the same thing when I'm teaching feature writing to students. i.e. Say "red and blue," not "brightly coloured." Describe the way people look, don't just say they are "beautiful" etc.Emma Lee-Potterhttp://housewithnoname.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-33839013536825112812012-03-08T08:01:50.030+00:002012-03-08T08:01:50.030+00:00I see what you mean. Specific is definitely more i...I see what you mean. Specific is definitely more interesting.<br />I've never been to Whitby either. It's not that far away, so I intend to go sometime soon!Rhoda Baxterhttp://www.rhodabaxter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-63418265327484282202012-03-08T06:39:41.909+00:002012-03-08T06:39:41.909+00:00How very true! I shut my eyes, put myself in the r...How very true! I shut my eyes, put myself in the room where the scene is playing out and try to spot some little thing: a magazine open at an interesting page, crumbs on the table, a sweatshirt draped over the back of a chair. Or more dramatically, a drop of blood on a tiled floor...Alison Mortonhttp://alison-morton.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com