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TC Boyle Week #3–Smile with similes!

Jun 11, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, short stories, writing technique

A simile is a comparison of UNLIKE items, using the words “like” or “as” to do so. Today, I’m going to give you the beginnings of three similes T. C. Boyle uses in his short story, “The Night of the Satellite.” Try this: First, think of how YOU might end each of these comparisons. Then,…
TC Boyle Week: #2–STRONG SOUND IMAGERY

Jun 10, 2013

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by

Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, short stories, Uncategorized, writing technique

Writers often use imagery–appealing to the senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch–to help create a mood. While examples of stunning sight imagery abound, it’s rare to find stellar examples of the others. Today, let’s look at another short passage from T. C. Boyle‘s short story, “The Night of the Satellite”: A truck went blatting…