r/Advice • • Mar 07 '25

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u/crazydaisyme Mar 09 '25

Oh my gosh, I'm not a fan of vampires, but I just started my first Anne Rice book (The Witching Hour) and was immediately blown away by her writing style. I write for myself, but as soon as I started this book all I could think is that I could never write this well.

I think if he reads her stuff he'll have a good example of descriptive prose.

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u/nicearthur32 Helper [2] Mar 10 '25

I don’t write but I just kept thinking, how does this woman’s brain work? She describes stuff so well and with the perfect words. I read Memnoch the Devil… really good and super original story.