Projectile Vomiting

Sometimes when I'm writing and trying to get a point across I tend to go on and on and on, to the point where subtlety is no longer an option, thus taking away the opportunity for the reader to figure out what I'm talking about on their own. I think of this as projectile vomiting, which shoots all over the place, is in your face, and really turns people off (oh, and smells awful). As writers we have to be careful with our words, we need to give our readers credit, and let them figure out what's happening on their own. I've read books where certain things, like themes, or foreshadowing are so in your face I kind of just roll my eyes and skip to the part where said things come to pass. And I know I'm not the only writer, or reader who has done this. Give your readers room, choose your words wisely, and sparingly. Don't regurgitate the same sentence or idea with new words all over your WIP, your readers aren't stupid, they will catch on, either to the fact that you're trying to tell them something or to the fact that you don't trust them to get it on their own. I know, as a writer, it can be hard to step away from your work and let the reader take over, but we have to let the writing speak for itself without us pushing it in other's faces. With that said, I will now be heading off to do some revisions since I'm sure there is LOTS of projectile vomit in Restoring Casey. Keeping your thoughts and words concise enough for the readers to get what you mean is an art form, and we need to perfect our art form. (I could have used an image for this post, but I think the only thing I'd find is a girl with her head spinning around while spitting out pea soup, and I doubt that would bring in more readership.)