Imagery and Characterization, can the two ever meet outside of an English class?
Is your hero a volcano, seething with fury and ready to burst at any moment? Is your heroine a skittish crane attempting to fly far, far away whenever trouble startles her? How about something more basic? Earth, air, fire, or water. When theyre angry, do they darken, flash, seethe, or boil? When theyre excited, do they thicken or sear, experience lightning or rivers of fire?
Talk about imagery and even writers roll back to their worst high school English class. Thats unfortunate because there is no easier tool for characterization than using good consistent imagery. How many of us have read something like this: His touch was like a hot brand against her skin. Her heart quivered with longing as he stabbed her with his arrow of luv. Okay, maybe not that last one, but you get the idea. Cliche imagery for cliche stories.
So many romance novels end up with Ken and Barbie characters. Physically theyre perfect, emotionally theyre perfectexcept for their one scar that is the focus of their arc. Barbie needs to learn to trust because shes been dumped before. Ken lost his...
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