Doin' a Little Dance :-)

Wooooo Hoooooo! Round 8 has been posted at Karin Tabke's Blog and we're still in it, baby! Great job, Sharon!

Here's my entry with the next line added:

Elizabeth squeezed her eyes tight and turned her face away from the wicked-looking blade. She’d seen what it could do. Knew first hand the destruction it could bring.

The death.

“Please,” she whispered, a tear slipping down her cheek. “I...I can’t do this.”

Cold steel grazed the skin exposed by her low bodice and she flinched. Her tormentor shifted closer in the confined carriage.

Seeing all these great lines really makes me think about the importance of each and every word. Even if it seems insignificant on its own, a word, a phrasing, can make or break you. Just as an artist must choose the right shade to perfect his or her masterpiece, so too does the writer. The only difference being, our pallet contains words rather than acrylics or oils. But, the concept is the same. We have a vision we wish...no, need to share and we paint it with our words.

Do you have any authors that know how to paint like that? How about some that don't?

Sandy :-)

*March 31, 2007 at Sandra's Goings On - Guest Blogger, Anna Campbell - Claiming the Courtesan