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Metaphor vs simile
Metaphor vs Simile. Metaphor and simile are often confused due to their similarities. But in fact, the two imply different aspects of language. Just to start with, we can say that a simile is a metaphor, but all metaphors are not similes.
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The terms metaphor and simile are slung around as if they meant exactly the same thing. A simile is a metaphor, but not all metaphors are similes.
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That's a simile, not a metaphor.

Dallas Wright wrote:

vern wrote:

To be clear or not to be clear … yes, that is the goal for sure. But if one has to inform the reader with a comma that the demigod is or is not the collector of dildos, then the author should not be worried about said reader and would surely have described the demigod who just happens to collect dildos as such in a more pragmatic way or perhaps said author needs a different hobby. Clear is not always for everyone as a simple overwhelming majority will do in most cases. Take care. Vern

I’m not smart enough to understand what you just wrote, but thank you for typing it.

PS: You might take a good hard look at that note from Stendhal.  LOL

Also, some people distinguish between “writers” and people that “type stuff”
Take care.

Well, you tried, bless your heart. Take care. Vern

I've been told more than once by reviewers to lose words like "Just then" when transitioning from one event to another in my story. For example,

Joseph terminated the feed. “They’re insane! They just put the fate of humanity solely in the hands of Emperor Bastardus!”
Just then, an explosion rocked the prison. Everyone ran out of their cells and looked for the source. A siren began to wail.

I'm told a new paragraph is sufficient to serve as the transition, but I disagree. To me, a new paragraph is a continuation of one story event, whereas "Just then" is a more explicit break signalling a new event. Here it is without "Just then":

Joseph terminated the feed. “They’re insane! They just put the fate of humanity solely in the hands of Emperor Bastardus!”
An explosion rocked the prison. Everyone ran out of their cells and looked for the source. A siren began to wail.

How do others handle these transitions?

Thanks
Dirk

dagnee wrote:

I think you might say something in the blurb before the story the kind of feedback you want and what you don't want. That should stop people from wasting their time and yours.

dags

Thanks, dags---what a thoughtful, constructive suggestion. I feel like a dummy for not having considered it. What a simple solution to a situation that evoked such an emotional response in me! ow I never have to worry about it.

I guess it hurt because the story was published years ago, and I posted it because I succumbed to the author's curse of still wanting to polish it.

Thanks for being a thoughtful friend.  JP

j p lundstrom wrote:

It's happened again. Someone just read a short story of mine, and reviewed it by saying it would make a good book.

Sorry, guys, but that's insulting. It's my work, and I make the determination of format, genre and language. That's like coming to my house for dinner and telling me you like my lasagne, but I should have served roast beef. What the hell!

I am very careful not to tell a writer how his/her story should be written. Helping each other out by spotting errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling and word choice is one thing. I appreciate that. But I have had reviews that suggested so many or such drastic changes, I would have been taking dictation for someone else's story if I had made them. If you don't like the way I wrote my story, go write your own.

Please don't be insulted by my response, and I won't be insulted by your suggestion. JP

Hi JP,

While I agree with the sentiment that one should let the author tell the story they way they want, I think a comment that a story could be turned into a novel is relatively benign. In fact, the novel I just published, “Mysterious Ways”, started as a short story here. Many of the reviewers suggested it could be a novel, which got my mind percolating. I’m grateful for the suggestions.

Cheers,
Don

But I started in yesterday.