Dark Fiction Shines with Bright Writing
When writing dark, intense fiction—or even
likewise nonfiction—help your reader pull out of the darkness once in a while
with a word designed to break the tension. Make them stop reading and peer
intently at …
And perhaps another literary term for a
smokescreen! Fuliginous is a fun word for fiction writers. If you have a crime-solving
character, for instance, who is rather pompous and/or exceptionally learned and
wordy, fuliginous plays right into his or her affected vocabulary.
Example: Thurman
peered up into the old fireplace chimney. “The house may be old and
dilapidated, but this fuliginous fireplace
has seen recent use. It’s unlikely
the murderer entered this way.”
Word Challenge: FULIGINOUS. Give it some thought, as
your characters develop their personalized vocabulary, and fit fuliginous
into your week of creative writing.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic
tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!
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