Hello good citizens of our world. It's so 5 to see you again! Today, we have a special game for you!
It'll help exercise those brains of yours and keep you mentally limber. Yes, that's right, it's name that tune. But, because of the low-budget and shoddy operation we run around here, we don't actually have a tune that you can listen to. Instead, we want you to use your minds even more and imagine it.
The Tune:
Picture the scene. A misty battlefield, warriors all around. Silence fills the air, everything hushed with tension and fog. Suddenly, the leader of one of the armies draws his sword out of the sheath. A very distinctive noise fills the air as metal slides against metal.
The Game:
What words would you use to describe the sound of a sword being drawn from a sheath? A couple of people have given me great analogies, which helps, but right now, I'm looking for descriptive words to describe the sound.
The Payoff:
If you supply me with the most wonderous description, Sonja will give you a book! (I haven't actually checked with her on this, but it seems like she'd be okay with me volunteering her to give stuff away...)
At any rate, I'm looking for description to make my new book resonate in my mind... Bring on the genius, people!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Now it's time for... Name That Tune!
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I will indeed contribute a book. (I'm awesome like that.) I will even give you a choice: My eBook (come on you know you want it) or anything from my BookMooch.com inventory.
Also I would say "scrape." But I'm not exactly a swordswoman.
SCHING!
no fair, bryn took my word! i was actually going to say SHING, but his spelling works too. i guess.
:)
bekka
Sching is a cooler spelling than "shink" (which I came up with while Skye and I were chatting the other night). At least we're all agreeing on the "shi" part.
this isn't exactly like i was thinking... i wanted something more along the lines of...
ringing hiss
metallic whisper
etc.
but thanks for the sound effect words :) i'll use them too...
Ok, nay on metallic whisper. Metallic scrape could work. I like "distinctive sound of metal sliding against metal," like you said in the post. Is that too long?
What's your problem with metallic whisper? i think it conveys what it should.
keep this up and you don't get to read the second chapter... :)
I always think of whispers as quiet, like wind or something. I think maybe it's just the friction thing. Whispers don't have friction. I don't know it makes sense in my head.
So what do you suggest for my first sentence instead?
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