tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23907050.post116521009017785071..comments2024-03-11T08:03:15.413-07:00Comments on STORMBLOG: "LARGE"--and Not in ChargeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23907050.post-1167289194178235702006-12-27T22:59:00.000-08:002006-12-27T22:59:00.000-08:00Hey, that's great, anonymous! Same point: lazy wri...Hey, that's great, anonymous! Same point: lazy writing kills more scripts than lazy creative execs, I'll bet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23907050.post-1167085699567137092006-12-25T14:28:00.000-08:002006-12-25T14:28:00.000-08:00What about useless VERBS that don't convey charact...What about useless VERBS that don't convey character or emotion - like LOOK and WALK? A wife who's just learned that her husband's just cheated on her doesn't LOOK at him as he WALKS away: she GLARES at him as he SKULKS away. A hockey player doesn't LOOK at the referee after he's called a penalty on him: he ROLLS HIS EYES and yells, "What the fuck?". An elderly person doesn't WALK down the grocery isle: they SHUFFLE down the grocery isle. A horny teenage boy doesn't LOOK at the gorgeous girl in tight jeans and t-shirt as she WALKS by the bus stop: he WINKS at her, puffs out his chest and sucks in his beer belly as she STRUTS by: or, maybe, if they're both shy, he PEERS DOWN when she GLANCES at him because he's intimidated by her beauty and she has a lack of self-esteem. Whatever. The point is, offer words that give SOME indication of character and emotion; not empty words like LOOK or WALK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com