Thursday, July 31, 2008

Quote of the Week

"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon."

E.L. Doctorow

4 comments:

BernardL said...

There are authors who can intermingle a storm into their plot, where while reading it, you begin glancing out the window expecting raindrops. :)

Virginia Lady said...

Oh yeah, that is so true. Those are the ones we all savor.

Charles Gramlich said...

I love good descriptive writing that can evoke the weather for me. (I've added you to my google reader feed. thanks for visiting my blog.)

Virginia Lady said...

Thanks for stopping by and adding me, Charles.