Melinda Snodgrass Q&A Transcript 2014: Difference between revisions

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Melinda:So how can I help?  And I'm ready for Shifty.  :)
Melinda:So how can I help?  And I'm ready for Shifty.  :)


Diego: The first of those being - what approaches do you use to make your narrative and  
Diego: The first of those being - what approaches do you use to make your narrative and descriptive passages involving?
descriptive passages involving?


Melinda: Well, for starters I find description agonizing to write.  It's why I much prefer writing screenplays.  I have a set designer for all that.  So, knowing I'm terrible at it and don't like it I try to make sure I have 3 of the five senses mentioned and acknowledged in every scene. Touch is one that people frequently overlook, and it's a useful tool.  How does that paper towel feel against your fingers? On to narrative.  Are we talking plot and structure?  How do you define narrative?
Melinda: Well, for starters I find description agonizing to write.  It's why I much prefer writing screenplays.  I have a set designer for all that.  So, knowing I'm terrible at it and don't like it I try to make sure I have 3 of the five senses mentioned and acknowledged in every scene. Touch is one that people frequently overlook, and it's a useful tool.  How does that paper towel feel against your fingers? On to narrative.  Are we talking plot and structure?  How do you define narrative?
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