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Andy fell flat on his face
Andy flailed his way to the ground
Andy dropped like a sack of bricks
Andy slumped to the floor
All four simply say that Andy fell down, but the way we choose to describe it evokes a slightly different image each time. There are many different ways to convey the same action, it's important to choose one appropriate for the mood or image you are trying to convey. It should also fit the pacing of a scene. If a character the reader has bonded with gets shot, you don't want to say they "fell on their face", as this sounds comedic; in a sad situation, you want to avoid describing things in a way that could be seen as funny. Similarly, if you want the scene to read the way a slow-mo scene in a movie would look, then phrases like "hit the floor" are out, since "hit" tends to read with more action than "drop", "sink", "collapse", or simply "fall".
In this exercise, you will describe the same action three times in three different ways
A comedic way
A sombre way
An action-packed way
The action you are to describe is:
A person turns around and leaves
helpful spoiler box: some phrases you could use:
Andy flailed his way to the ground
Andy dropped like a sack of bricks
Andy slumped to the floor
All four simply say that Andy fell down, but the way we choose to describe it evokes a slightly different image each time. There are many different ways to convey the same action, it's important to choose one appropriate for the mood or image you are trying to convey. It should also fit the pacing of a scene. If a character the reader has bonded with gets shot, you don't want to say they "fell on their face", as this sounds comedic; in a sad situation, you want to avoid describing things in a way that could be seen as funny. Similarly, if you want the scene to read the way a slow-mo scene in a movie would look, then phrases like "hit the floor" are out, since "hit" tends to read with more action than "drop", "sink", "collapse", or simply "fall".
In this exercise, you will describe the same action three times in three different ways
A comedic way
A sombre way
An action-packed way
The action you are to describe is:
A person turns around and leaves
helpful spoiler box: some phrases you could use:
To spin on one's heel
To do a one-eighty
To do an about-face
To wheel around
To whirl about
To depart
To remove oneself
To flee
To shove off
To vamoose
To skidaddle
To make tracks
To retire
To take one's leave
To make oneself scarce
To do a one-eighty
To do an about-face
To wheel around
To whirl about
To depart
To remove oneself
To flee
To shove off
To vamoose
To skidaddle
To make tracks
To retire
To take one's leave
To make oneself scarce
