The Garden Of Fiction: Plucking The Purple Prose

Do you enjoy writing with affectation? What about obfuscating your sentences? Do you think your writing is at its best when you have a magniloquent flare? Do you think it appears more intelligent when you have a clinquant structure? Do you believe pomposity will convince others of your talent as opposed to merit? Of course not.

All of these words have a single meaning when narrowed down: pretension. This is most often practiced by new writers who want to dazzle readers by their extensive vocabulary skills.

The problem is that unless you are writing for a scholarly or technical publication, how many of your average readers will enjoy what you write? The answer is pretty dismal to someone who enjoys writing, or flaunting, their word choices. While writers are often avid readers, general readers will not have the same sentiments.

A reader doesn't read as a matter of expression so much as entertainment. Most readers like escaping into fiction. They enjoy being immersed in a wonderful plot or traveling to fictional places. Most do not want material that requires a dictionary to get through the first page. These extravagantly disproportioned word choices create barriers in your story. Your plot becomes overshadowed and your story is conveyed through words that average readers just don't use.

You may even have a tendency to sustain conversations littered with eloquent allegories and highly technical jargon, but your reader won't. Professional writers act to satisfy two individuals so compromises are required. You have a message to convey. You need to express it just as it is given to you. If you choose your words wisely and provide a great experience, the reader will always reward you with loyalty.

Editors and publishers alike regularly accept countless novels that see the illumination of the bestsellers' lists. Many of these same books fade into obscurity within a mere week. You must have the attention of these professionals to get published, true. However, they will not be purchasing your novel. Your audience will.

Writing with the proper word choice delivers the full impact of your story without reader hesitance. You don't want you reader to meet any obstacle in your story. Their time with your characters should be active and clear.

Write to express yourself. Accommodate your reader if you choose to write professionally. They will be the individuals to purchase this book and the all books you create in the future.

By: Laura Wright

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Laura Wright is a multi-published professional writer of nearly two decades. She has held a variety of positions in the writing field. She currently instructs two web courses and maintains several web domains. She also works as a freelance provider and novelist. Her primary web site is: www.laurawrites.net .