#purpleprose

Functional, purposeful writing is like giving birth to a demon. Conjuring code, summoning syntax to perform a task  in ears and minds you don’t know, will never meet. Words wrung from the heart, on the other hand, condensed from truth, of inspiration, which tumble like a feather, in their time, of their own rhythm, may fall gently upon a page. These other purposeful words, which would rise and fall a city, a country, a world, feels like some crude and unholy power, for it goes to war with that which is, trying to bend that closer to that which I perceive it ought to. And tho I may act with the interests of the world as a whole, it is still me, raising arms, against the world as it is. But such also is the work of teaching; to capture light and hold it in a bulb, for the learner to turn off and on at will, to use for their own delight and aid. Yet still a dim reflection of the sun, or any greater light, still, perhaps, not as perfect as sleeping at night, and rising at first dawn, to move in the rhythm of the land. And yet, and yet, it has its function, its purpose. And in a world of injustice, suffering, on the clifftop of chaos and climate catastrophe, poetry seems a luxury.

You don’t want to write purple no matter how eloquent you think your writing is. Not everyone likes “It was a dark and stormy night...” but not everyone hates it...Read more about purple prose. Link in bio. #writersofinstagram #writer #writercommunity #purpleprose #literature #literaturenerds https://www.instagram.com/p/B1sPCstnU6r/?igshid=1msbtl0fvbjcb

Purple Fashion, Prose, Fiction, Interior #3, Summer 1999 . . . Rita Ackermann, Laetitia Benat, Susan Cianciolo, Kim Gordon, Collier Schorr, Lisa Yuskavage, Masion Martin Margiela, Gerard Malanga, Richard Hell, Mark Borthwick, Katja Rahlwes, Banu Cennetoglu, Christopher Sturman . . . Want it? Need more info? PM or [email protected] . . . #purplefashionmagazine #purplefashion #purplefiction #purpleprose #purpleinterior #laetitibenat #markborthwick #collierschorr #ritaackermann #susancianciolo #kimgordon #lisayuskavage #gerardmalanga #richardhell #margiela #90s #1990sfashion #90sstyle #90svintage #vintage #fashion #fashionphotography #photography #vintage #fashion #magazine #fashionmagazine #bureauoffoundobjects https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1SUZygpuM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uqcq3trh7is9

Today’s #marchlitwrit prompt is for Favorite Purple Prose. I’ll admit, before a few days ago, I had no idea what this even was. So I looked it up. Apparently it is overly flowery language that distracts from the text and draws attention to itself. It goes beyond being simply poetic in nature, and taps into Stephen Kings adage that ‘the road to hell is paved with adverbs’. And, in this case, metaphors and adjectives too. And, since I just learned what it is, I have no favorite line...yet. But I know they are out there! I’ve read (and may have written) some boringly fancy text. So, instead, here’s my favorite purple books. 😬 - - - #book #prose #purpleprose #badwriting #purplecovers #purplebooks #thecolorpurple #purplerain #purpledinosaur #igotnothing

Some more self abusive notes from editor me. #editingnotes #editing #writerofinstagram #writersofig #writersproblems #mykpilgrim #wip #showyourwork #purpleprose #edits #writing #writer

Grass was supposed to be green and vibrant, supposed to hold dew until each tiny blade sparkled and glittered like a bouquet of emerald and peridot. Instead it was muddy brown, sepia colored like old film that was left in boxes and forgotten. It was no longer a springy cushion for the footfall of people and animals but thousands of miniscule pins and knives. Each shaft resisted bending, insisted on staying tall for as long as possible before snapping. It would crunch down with a sound like broken bone and stay there. There was always a path through old grass, the traitorous plant crying 'this way! this way!' to any who bothered to listen #writing #amwriting #description #purpleprose #kinda #deadgrass

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