MoonRat has a great post of funny ways to not-write on her blog, Editorial Ass. Go check it out. My favorite one is:
His thoughts tumbled around in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without any Cling Free.(Actually, some of these have been around awhile on the internet. You can find more great similes here.) My other favorite:
McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.
"Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup" Now if that doesn't paint one heck of a picture, I don't know what does!
ReplyDelete:) Terri
PS You weren't too hard on me, like I said, MOST of what was said was true.
Glad you thought so :) And I think that's a great image, too! Wish I'd thought of it :)
ReplyDeleteWow...undpants without Cling Free, eh? That's definitely creative. To be perfectly honest, I need more stuff like that...maybe not that phrase exatly, XD ...but stuff to make my writing flow better.
ReplyDeleteI like the cling free underpants one. Great link. Thanks. :)
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