Purple Prose [03/25/10] 

  • Oops! I forgot to post the truth about me from Monday. So here goes.I’m fluent in three languages: Finnish, Swedish, and English.False. I’ve studied Finnish, but I’m not fluent. Not even close.My favorite Disney Princess is Snow White. And boy does she ever end up with one hottie of a prince.False. I prefer Aurora from Sleeping Be…

  • Leaping Back in Time (part 2)

    Yesterday, I discussed the use of flashbacks to help convey emotion in a scene. Today, I’m going to discuss verb tense in a flashback.Many novice writers use the past perfect tense (if the novel is in past tense) or past tense (novel is in present tense) though the whole flashback. Here’s an example from my novel, Lost in a Heartb…

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