Writing Tips - Specificity and Concrete Language | how to write vividly

A very specific detail about me is that I'm weirdly obsessed with specificity. *specificity inception intensifies* MORE WRITING CRAFTY STUFF: Show Don't Tell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM1lfA_Frgc&t=339s Symbolism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAzLxxA2eEI&t=641s Point of View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P87GYxwoQUE How to Write a Short Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DellQae18&t=140s Flashbacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db487nenqLw&t=431s Inciting Incidents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwKkN5G7IuU MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in The Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾ "Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ TIMETAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Vague language 3:02 - Abstract vs concrete language 6:24 - Enhancing specificity 11:10 - Extended example MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop