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TheArtofLayeringPart2
Inpart1oftheArtofLayeringaddingthosedescriptiveelementsIusedanarrativeexampletoshowhowitworksinordertoprovidethereadermorethanjustflatstorytelling.Ifthenarrativeistokeepthereadersinterestandcarrythestorysmomentum,therehastobemore.Descriptionneedsdepth.
Thedescriptionofkeyscenesalwaysneedsalittlemorethanjuststraightforwardtelling.Andreaderswantmorethanjustacoupleoflinesofdrabdescription.Theywanttoripbackthewordsandpeerrightintothesoulofthestory.
Theartoflayeringgivesthemthat.
Writersdonthavetogooverboardwithdescriptiontoomuchcankillthenarrativesometimes,butitiswhatisencompassedwithinthedescriptionthatcounts.Givereadersbackgroundandforeground,givethemcoloursandsounds,givethemcharacterisationletthemconnecttoyourcharactersgivethemimmediacyandemotion.
Buthowmuchistoomuch?Well,thereisnorightorwrongitismostlydowntocommonsense.Youwillknowifthereisjusttoomuchgoingoninyourdescriptionbecauseitwillbeobviouswhenyoureadit.Ifthathappensthenthereaderwontreallyhaveachancetodigestwhatsgoingonitwouldbelikeadozenflashlightsgoingonandoffinthedarktheeyeswouldntknowwheretofocus.
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toaskyourselfifthereisenoughinformationforthereader.Isthereenoughbackgroundinformation?Isthereenoughsoundandcolour?Isthereenoughimmediacyorpace?Isthereemotion?Isthereanyatmosphereortension?Isthereanytonetothenarrative?
Inotherwords,arethereanylayerstopeelaway?Isthereanydepth?
Ifthereisnt,thenaddsome.Ifyoualreadyhavesomeofthisinplace,thenseeifitneedsanymore.
BelowisanexcerptfromEdgarAllanPoesTheFalloftheHouseofUsher(1839):
...Iturnedtoseewhenceagleamsounusualcouldhaveissuedforthevasthouseanditsshadowswerealonebehindme.Theradiancewasthatofthefull,setting,andbloodredmoon,whichnowshonevividlythroughthatoncebarelydiscerniblefissure,ofwhichIhavebeforespokenasextendingfromtheroofofthebuilding,inazigzagdirection,tothebase.WhileIgazed,thefissurerapidlywidenedtherecameafiercebreathofthewhirlwindtheentireorbofthesatelliteburstatonceuponmysightmybrainreeledasIsawthemightywallsrushingasundertherewasalongtumultuousshoutingsoundlikethevoiceofathousandwatersandthedeepanddanktarnatmyfeetclosedsullenlyandsilently
Nowimaginethispassagewithouttheradiance,thebloodredmoonordiscerniblefissures.Takeawaythefiercebreathofwhirlwind.Silencethelongtumultuousshoutingandthemightofrushingwalls.Removethedeepanddanktarn.
Asareader,youareleftwithlittletoworkwith,orimagine.Therewouldbenosound,atmosphere,colourordepth.ButPoegrabsholdofthesensesbylayeringhisdescriptionwithdifferentelements,thissuffusingthereadersimaginationandbringingthemrightintothescene.
AnotherexponentofskilfullayeringisNabokov.This
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excerptisfromLolita(1955).
Aclusterofstarspalelyglowedaboveus,betweenthesilhouettesoflongthinleavesthatvibrantskyseemedasnakedasshewasunderherlightfrock.Isawherfaceinthesky,strangelydistinct,asifitemittedafaintradianceofitsown.Herlegs,herlovelylivelegs,werenotsoclosetogether,andwhenmyhandlocatedwhatitsought,adreamyandeerieexpression,halfpleasure,halfpain,cameoverthosechildishfeatures.ShesatalittlehigherthanI,andwheneverinhersolitaryecstasyshewasledtokissme,herheadwouldbendwithasleepy,softdroopingmovementthatwasalmostwoeful,andherbarekneescaughtandcompressedmywrist,andslackenedagainandherquiveringmouth,distortedbytheacridityofsomemysteriouspotion,withasibilantintakeofbreathcameneartomyface
Noticehowheweavescolour,movement,simile,sounds,atmosphereandtoneinthisdescriptionwithoutitcomingacrossasforcedortrite.Hisdescriptionallowsthereadertoparticipateinthescenethesheerrichnessofitgivesthereadermore.Itletsthemimaginethecolourspresentwithinthescenetheycanimaginethesounds,thefeelofit,thusenablingthemtovisualiseitbetter,tobecomeinvolved.
Hereisanotherpassagefromanotherfamousauthor,andequallyfamousbook,LordoftheRings,byJRRTolkien(1954),butwithoutthelayeringthatmadethesceneawhole:
Deadgrassesandrottingreedsloomedupinthemists.Asthedayworeonthelightincreasedalittle,andthemistslifted.FarabovetherotandvapoursoftheworldtheSunwasridinghigh,butonlyapassingghostofhercouldtheyseebelow,givingnocolourandnowarmth.
Itsasimplescene,yettherearetoofewlayersforareadertoimaginemuch,however,ifIrestorethesimile,tone,colourandatmosphereoftheoriginalnarrative,thescenechangessomewhat:
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likeraggedshadowsoflongforgottensummers.Asthedayworeonthelightincreasedalittle,andthemistslifted,growingthinnerandmoretransparent.FarabovetherotandvapoursoftheworldtheSunwasridinghighandgoldennowinaserenecountrywithfloorsofdazzlingfoam,butonlyapassingghostofhercouldtheyseebelow,bleared,pale,givingnocolourandnowarmth.
Withoutthoseextralayersforthereadertoenjoy,almosttheentirescenebecomesflat.
Aswriters,wewantthereadertolettheirimaginationsrunwild,tobecomeapartofthestory.Givingdepthtoyourdescriptionsisjustonewaytodoit.
Layeringisntdifficult.Itsabouttakingthosesignificantsceneswithinyourstory,lookingatthemcloselyandfindingoutiftheycanbeimprovedinordertomakesureyourreaderisfullyengaged.Givethemlayerstopeel,givethemahintatwhatliesbeneaththesurface.Maketheminterested.Makethemimagine.
Sogivethemmorethanjustwords.Showthem.
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Whenwethinkofdescription,mostwritersthinkaboutsimplydescribingafewelementsforthereaderduringnarration,suchasasoundorwhetheritslightordark,butifyouthinkofastoryratherlikeanonion,youwillseethatitrevealsmanylayersbeforeitfinallygetstothecore.
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Fictionordescriptionisverysimilarinthewayitoperates.Descriptivewritingentailsanumberofelementstomakeitstandout,andlayeringisjustoneofthem.
Theideaoflayeringwithindescriptionistoshowthereaderthereismoretojustthesurfaceofthestorythatthereismoreinformationtogleanfromitbackground,colours,noise,characters,atmosphereandsoon.
Descriptionbringsthenarrativetolifeforthereader.Theyhavenothingtogoonbutthestrengthofawriterswordsandthereforethewriterhastoallowthereadertovisualisethescenesthataretakingplace,tobecomepartofit,andthebestwaytodothatistomakethenarrativemultilayered.Insimpletermsitisawayofshowingkeyelements,ratherthantelling.
Forinstance,peelawaythetoplayerandyougetbackgroundinformation.Peelanotherlayerandyouwillgettensionandatmosphere.Peelanotherandyouwillgetdeepemotion,empathyandimmediacy.Anotherlayerwillrevealcharacterisationandmorelayerswillrevealpace,actionandsoon.
Theabilityofthewritertolayertheseaspectsoneontopoftheotheriswhatgivesstoriesandnovelssuchdepth,andwhatenablesthereadertolookbeyondmerewords.Theyareabletoreadbetweenthelinesandbecomeinvolvedwiththestory.
Layeringplaysavitalrole,particularlywithimportantorsignificantscenes,becauseitallowsthewritertoexpandbeyondthesurfaceandaddmanylevelsforthereadertodiscoverandenjoy.Itstopsthewriterfallingfouloftellingratherthanshowing.
Togiveyouanexample,IveborrowedanextractfrommyshortstoryDriftwood(GanglionPress),wherethemaincharacterStella,andherhusbandDouglas,areatseaaboardheiryacht,sailingaroundtheGreekislands.
Thesquallrolledinfromthedistance.Theyachtsailedheadlongintotheapproachingtheatreofdarkness,
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rolledalittle.
Douglasfoughtwiththewheel.
Thesceneisnotthatextraordinary.Itdoesntstandoutanditdoesnthaveanydepth.Thereisntmuchforthereadertogoonitdoesntyetengage.
ButifIaddanotherlayer,perhapshintatsomecolour,thenthescenebeginstochange.Ivehighlightedtheaddedtext.
SilverspittlegrazedStellasfaceasthesquallrolledinfromthedistance.Theyachtsailedheadlongintotheapproachingtheatreofdarkness,churnedalittle,snatchingrusttaintedreflectionsfromthelowcloud.
Douglasfoughtwiththewheel.
Itlooksbetter,butitsnotyetcomplete.Thecharactersarepivotaltothescenethereforethesceneneedstoreflectthiswithsometensionandatmosphere.Again,Ivehighlightedtheadditions.
Thedarkcreptinquickly,broughtrainwithit.Andfear.
SilverspittlegrazedStellasfaceasthesquallrolledinfromthedistance.Theyachtsailedheadlongintotheapproachingtheatreofdarkness,churnedalittle,snatchingrusttaintedreflectionsfromthelowcloud.Herinsidesshudderedasthestormrushedtowardthem.
Douglasfoughtwiththewheel.
Wecanstillturnback,shesaidtohim.Nopointinbeingfoolish.
Itsstartingtoshapeupnowthatithassomedepth,andthatsbecauseIveaddedafewmoreinterestinglayers.NowimaginethesceneifIaddsounds,whichIvehighlighted.
Thedarkcreptinquickly,broughtrainwithit.Andfear.
SilverspittlegrazedStellasfaceasthesquallrolledinfromthedistance.Theyachtsailedheadlongintothe
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approachingtheatreofdarkness,churnedalittle,snatchingrusttaintedreflectionsfromthelowcloud.Somethingacrosstheoceanrumbled.Herinsidesshudderedasthestormrushedtowardthem,raspingacrossthebow.
Theyachtcreaked,rolledalittle.
Douglasfoughtwiththewheel.
Wecanstillturnback,shesaidtohim.Nopointinbeingfoolish.
Byaddingasoundlayer,Iamgivingthereadermoretoworkwith,moreelementsforthemtoimagineandthereforemorepathwaysintothisfictionalworld.
Butthesceneisstillnotlayeredenough.Itneedsmorelayers.ThistimeIwilladdmorecharacterisation.
Thedarkcreptinquickly,broughtrainwithit.Andfear.
SilverspittlegrazedStellasfaceasthesquallrolledinfromthedistance.Theyachtsailedheadlongintotheapproachingtheatreofdarkness,churnedalittle,snatchingrusttaintedreflectionsfromthelowcloud.Herinsidesshudderedasthestormrushedtowardthem.
Douglasfoughtwiththewheel.
Wecanstillturnback,shesaidtohim.Nopointinbeingfoolish.
Foolish?Nopointturningbacknow,wemightaswellsailthroughitgetoutofitassoonaswecan.Besides,theyachtisstrongshecanfaceamoderatestorm.
Canshe?Howthehellwouldyouknow?
WiththeseextralayersinplaceIveenabledwhatwouldhavebeenaparticularlyflatscenetocomealiveandenablethereadertovisualiseit,tobecomepartofit.Nowthesceneisnotjustmerewords.Itsmorethanthat.
Andtheonethingitdoesntdoistell.
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Inpart2welllookatsomemoreexamplesofthelayeringtechniquethatwillhelpyouavoidtellingandinsteadgetyoutoshowmoreinyournarrative.
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CommonWriting'Myths'Thereareplentyofmythssurroundingfictionwriting,thekindthatstickinourmindsandgiveusmanyofourmisconceptions.Weveallexperiencedthem,moresoatthebeginningofourwritingcareers,becausemanywritersmakethemistakeofassumingthatfame,untoldrichesandsuccesswilllandattheirfeet.Unfortunately,thisrarelyhappens,butifwritersputinthehardworkandtheyarewillingtolearn,thensuccessissuretofollow.So,whatarethemainwritingmyths?WritersearnmillionsThisisoneofthebiggestmisconceptions.Thetruthisthatmostwritersdontearnmillionsandtheyhaveanaverage9to5jobtoensureareliableincome.Writing,onthewhole,wontpaytherent.Thefewluckyonesthathavecaughtaneditorseye(andsaideditorthinkstheycanmakelotsofmoney)orthefewwritersthatcatchthezeitgeistandwritesomethingthatiscurrentlyflavourorthemonth(i.e.FiftyShades,DaVinciCodeetal).Thatdoesntnecessarilymeanthesenovelsareactuallyanygood,however.
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GettinganovelpublishediseasyNo,itisnt.It'smorelikelythatyourmagnumopuswillberejectedcountlesstimesbeforeitcatchesaneditorseye,ifatall.
Becomingpublishedisnotaseasyasitsounds.Itsonlyeasyifyouselfpublish,throughthelikesofAmazon.Mainstreampublicationissomewhatdifferent,however.Itsdifficultbecauseitscompetitive,andanyonewhosaysitisntcompetitiveismisleadingpotentialwriters.Itiscompetitive,andthatissimplybecauseoftheamountofmanuscriptsthatagentsandpublishersreceiveeachweek.Theyhavetosiftthroughhundredsandhundredsofsubmissions,andmaybeoneortwomightbespecialenoughcatchtheirinterest.
Inessence,yoursubmissionmustcompetewiththousandsofothers,therefore,whatyousubmitreallydoeshavetomakethemsitupandtakenotice.Grammarisntimportant.EditorswilldoitforyouApoorlywrittensubmissionwillnotimpressaneditor.Theycanhelpwithcertainthings,theycanhighlightareasforimprovementandhelpguideawritertoimproveamanuscript,buttheywillnotcorrectitforyou.Poorsubmissionstelltheeditoralltheyneedtoknowaboutthewriter,anditwillendinrejection.
Grammarisimportant.Ifyoucantgetthebasicsright,noeditorwillwanttopublishyou.Oncepublished,youllneverberejectedagainDontbankonit.Beingpublishedisntagoldentickettoallprospectivepublicationsandisntaguaranteethatyouwilleverberejectedagain,becauseyoucanstillberejected,evenifyouarealreadypublished.
Eachpieceofworkyousubmitforpublicationisassessedonitsownmerits.Thatmeansitmaybe
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acceptedoritmayberejected.Thatsjustthewaypublishingworks.Writinganoveliseasy.AnyonecandoitWritingisnevereasy.Andnoteveryonecandoit.
Anyonecanwrite,butnoteveryoneisawriter.Thatmeansmostofwhattheywriteissubstandardandnotworthyofmainstreampublication.Thesewriterswouldntgetasecondglancefromagents.Writingishardworkandtakestimeandalotofeffort.Nothingisinstant.ItonlytakesacoupleofmonthstowriteanovelSometimestheyrequicktowritesometimestheytakelongerthanexpected.Butthatsonlythefirstdraft.Itsthesecond,third,fourthandfifthdraftsthattakeupthetime.Anyonewhocanchurnoutaperfectlyedited,polishednovelwithinthespaceofafewmonthsisaliterarygenius.Troubleis,literarygeniiareextremelyrare.
Dontrushyourwriting.Takeyourtimetopolishyournoveltoperfection.Editorsacceptnothingless.OncepublishedIwillbeahugesuccessYetanothermythbasedonpreconception.Thesadtruthisthataround75%ofallnewnovelsfailtobreakeven,letalonemakeaniceprofitforthepublisher.Often,itisthesecondorthirdbookthatseesaprofitandsellstheauthorsname.
Itisawellknownfactthatnewandunknownauthorsneedtimetoestablishthemselveswiththebookbuyingpublic.Iftheyhavebeenonthewritingcircuitforafewyears,establishingthemselves,thentheprogressionofsuccessismadeeasier.
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Thisisanotherreasonwhywritingisneveraneasy,instantprocess.Idontneedrulesandconventions.Illdoitmyway.Editorswilllovemystuff.Goodluckwiththat.Imafabulous,talentedwriter.Mynovelissobrilliant,agentswillfightoverit.Fabulous,talentedwritersarerare,andthosewhoshoutloudaboutbeingfabulousandtalentedarenothingofthesort.Atmost,theyaremediocre.Theonlythingtheyarefabulousatisbeingarrogant.Andeditorsdonotlikearrogantwriters.Youareonlyafabulous,talentedwriterwhenyouvegotsomethingpublishedandyouvereceivedthepraisetobackitup.Andnovelsareonlybrilliantifyoureditorthinkssoandgivesyouapublishingcontract.WritingwillmakemerichandfamousUnlessyouareoneofthoserareauthorswhojusthappentowritesomethingthatcanmakeapublishersheadspinwithdollarsigns,thesadfactisthatthemajorityofwritersdontmakethatmuchmoneyatall,andmosthavefulltimejobsinadditiontotheirwriting.Manypeoplewritesimplytobecomerichandfamous,buttherealitysoonhitshome.Thebestadviceistogetridofanyexpectationswherewritingisconcernedandpurgeanypreconceptions.Thatwayyouwontbethatdisappointedwhenyoudontgetthatmegabuckspublishingdeal,butequallyyoumaybepleasantlysurprisedandifyoudid.
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WritingIsntEasy
Itsanewyearanditmarksafresh,enthusiasticstarttowriting,especiallyfornewwriters.Butforthosebeginnerswhothinkwritinganoveliseasy,thenitisbesttofindoutnowratherthanlaterthatitisntaseasyasitsounds.
Firstly,letsdispelafewmythssothateverynewwriterisfundamentallyawareofwhatliesahead.Writingcertainlyisnteasyalmostallwriterswillagreeandanyonewhosaysdifferentcantbeatruewriter.Everywriterhasadifferentskilllevel,sonoteveryonecanwritethatwellandnoteveryonehasrawtalenttodoso.
Fact:writingisaverylonely,hardandfrustratingbusiness.Itoftenmeanshours,days,weeksandyearsconcentratingonanovelthatmayneverbepublished.Awritermightspendweekswritingashortstorythatmayneverfindahome.Noteverythingwewritemakesitintoprint.Thatsthenatureofwriting.
Disappointmentisoftenastapledietofanywriterunderstandfromtheoutsetthatnoteverythingyouwritewillbeamazingandnoteverythingwillbetoapublishablestandard,butitsworthrememberingthatthemorewewrite,thebetterwebecome.
Writingtothatpublishablestandard,however,doesntcomeinstantly.Thefactisthatpeopledontjustwakeuponedayandsuddenlybecomenovelists.IcanpluckafewstringsonaguitarandIcanplayanoteortwoonthepiano,butitdoesntmakemeamusician.
Inotherwords,itmeansyearsofdedicationandlearningthecraftoffictionwriting,sometimeswithminimalreward.
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Italsomeanswouldbewritersneedtodevelopatoughskinandapositiveoutlookinordertorideoutthedisappointmentsthatwillinevitablycomethedreadedrejectionsbeforeanypositivesstarttoemerge.
SomewritersspendalifetimetryingtobethenextJKRowlingorStephenKing,buttheyneversucceedsimplybecausetheyaretryingtoemulatethosewritersinthehopethattheybecomerichandfamous,too,ratherthanlettingtheirownwritingvoiceandstyledothework.Oftentheirwritingisntverygoodandtheyhaventtakenthetimetolearnaboutcraft.Youcantbeawriterovernight.
So,whyisntwritingeasy?
Well,itsnotjustaboutstringingwordstogethertomakeastory.Itisntjustaboutbeingcreativeeitherithasmanytechnicalcomponentstoo.Itsaboutdeveloping,andstructuringsomethingthatentertains,thrillsandsatisfiesareader,sotherehastobeafundamentalappreciationofhowwordsworkandwhattheymean.Thatmeanslearningaboutandunderstandingthemanydifferentwaysthatnarrativeworks,sowritersneedtobeawareofthetechnicalitiessuchasdialogueanddescription,correctPOV,correcttenses,passive/activeverbs,understandingsentencestructure,theuseofmodifiers,andintensifiers,knowingthedifferencebetweenadjectives,adverbs,nounsandverbsandaboveall,thecorrectuseofgrammarandsyntax.
Itsalsoaboutunderstandingtheideaofresearch,plotting,subplottingandstrategy.Itsaboutapplyingthemestoastoryandhowtheyallrelatetothemaincharacter,thenmakingalltheseelementscometotogetherseamlesslybytheendofthestory.
Itsaboutknowinghowtocharacteriseusingcharacterhistory,actions,responsesandthoughts.Itsaboutcreatingtherightsettingandbackground.Itsaboutcreatingunitybetweentime,placeandaction(Greekunities).Itsaboutkeepingcontinuity,knowinghowto
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transitionsmoothlybetweenscenesandhowtocorrectlyuseflashback.Itsaboutunderstandingandapplyingsymbolismandforeshadowingtocreateadeeper,layerednarrativetoprovidehiddenmeaningsforthereadertodiscover.
Anddontforgettherightuseofmetaphorandsimile,tone,assonanceimmediacythelistisendless.
Lastly,andmostimportantly,thereistheabilitytoedit,tospotandcorrectyourownmistakes.Editingisprobablythehardestpartofthewritingprocess.
Writingisallthesethingsandmore.So,iswritingreallyeasy?
AnyonecanwriteanovelandselfpublishonAmazonetc.,however,alargegamutofworkonthereissubstandardandwouldntgetpastaneditor.
Writersmustunderstandjusthowharditistobecomemainstreampublished.Inotherwords,writersshouldbeatastandardthatknocksthesocksoffagentsandpublishers,sothattheywillwanttopublishyourwork.
YourjobasawriteristomakethemsitupandsayWow!
Butgettingthatreactionisnoteasy.Everywriterstartingonthisjourneyshouldbeawarethattheroadaheadisntstraight,smoothorlinedwithgold.Farfromit.Itsaconstant,uphillstruggletogetyourworknoticedandappreciated,andevenhardertobepublished.
Butthewaytodothatistoforgetaboutinstantsuccessandconcentrateonthecraftandmechanicsoffictionwriting,tostartatthebottomandworkyourwayup.Writingisaconstantlearningcurve,andthereismuchtolearn,becausenooneisbornwithinstantknowledge.Theonlythingagoodwriterisbornwithisrawtalenttostarttheprocess.
Thewritingprocessallowsyoutolearnasyouwrite,tokeepwritingandimprove.Ittakesyearsof
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apprenticeshipandpractice.Itsnotinstant.Andthegreatestlearningdeviceforanywriterisrejection,becausethatshowwecorrectourmistakesandlearnaboutediting.Thatshowwelearntobecomebetterwriters.
So,doyoustillwanttowrite?Evenifitisnteasy?Thenbepreparedforfailurerejectionanddisappointmentwillbecomeapartofyourwritingjourney,butultimatelyfailurewillhelpyouasawriter.Putinthehardwork,bepreparedtolearn,andyouwilleventuallysucceed.
Andremember,writingisnevereasy.
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