Language description and metaphors seem readily available. The things I have to work harder at are plot, pacing, and form.
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Metaphor is embodied in language.
Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.
Poetry taught me a great deal about language and images, but when it came to plotting, I was stumped. It's been very much a learn-by-doing thing for me.
When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with what I thought were pretty sound plotting and structure basics.
My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language.
I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.
The way I express ideas is through the plot, Suspense is an important part of expressing an idea.
When you start a novel, it is always like pushing a boulder uphill. Then, after a while, to mangle the metaphor, the boulder fills with helium and becomes a balloon that carries you the rest of the way to the top. You just have to hold your nerve and trust to narrative.
Language is memory and metaphor.
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