Rambling

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Rambling is okay guys. I mean, in dialogue it can get annoying but rambling with descriptions and stuff is fine. Even in dialogue it can be fine.

Examples:

IN DIALOGUE: "So the other day I was looking out my window and I saw this humming bird. It flew into my window and it was kinda funny because it spent 20 minutes trying to get out- hey did I tell you about the time... Oh wait sorry I'm rambling again," Charlie said, laughing and blushing.

It sounds a lot better if the character acknowledges that they're rambling on.

IN DESCRIPTIONS: From afar, you would think the princess was beautiful, long blonde hair held out of her face with a jeweled hair piece. You could see the pale skin with virtually no flaws. Upon closer inspection, you would know you were drastically wrong. Her blonde hair was well kept, yes but her skin was covered in tiny blemishes and warts. There was an ugly scar running from her chin down to her throat. Her eyes were a hue of gray, but it wasn't a stormy gray, it was a light, sharp gray tht didn't suit her skin tone. She was too pale for the shade of hair she was given and though her finery was lush and beautiful, there was an obvious corset that made her appear almost cartoonish with large breasts above her miniscule waist.

I described a character from the top of my head in about 5 minutes. See how long that was, descriptions can get boring so make sure if you're rambling, use interesting analogies and make sure you use complex sentences rather then "Her hair was blonde," or something of that nature.

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