tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post2635355622033676809..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: What Makes Bad Writing?elena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-35398388351891552572012-07-10T12:37:46.636-04:002012-07-10T12:37:46.636-04:00"It is like writing from a dictionary instead...<i>"It is like writing from a dictionary instead of from the heart."</i><br /><br />Or, in the case of the famously bad short story "The Eye of Argon", making liberal use of a thesaurus and never actually consulting a dictionary to learn the real meaning of any of the strange words one is using.<br /><br /><i>"Grignr's emerald green orbs glared lustfully at the wallowing soldier struggling before his chestnut swirled mount... "</i><br /><br /><i>"...her stringy orchid twines of <br />hair swaying gracefully over the lithe opaque nose..."</i>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127509110274044130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-28187441160790329232012-07-09T13:22:20.610-04:002012-07-09T13:22:20.610-04:00It is like writing from a dictionary instead of fr...It is like writing from a dictionary instead of from the heart.julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008279978165536349noreply@blogger.com