How to Choose Between a Big Word and a Small Word

[DarthRavus]

Sweet! I've been waiting for this one.  XD THANKS!

[KMWeiland]

@DarthRavus Thanks for watching!

[DarthRavus]

@KMWeiland It's my homework so to speak :P

[RioXavier]

I prefer to use big words that send people to the dictionary because it allows my characters to sound much different than regular people, and this creates a mystery on that character that usually evokes a need for the reader to want to get to know that character. If a reader doesn't care about a character, he or she won't care about the story.

[KMWeiland]

@RioXavier I love the big words, and I love mining the dictionary. But we have to be careful not to overdo them, lest the reader spend more time looking our words up than reading them!

[DpwCreative]

If you would send a query letter to an agent, and they requested the first few pages, but you mistakenly send from the wrong draft where you had a lot of info dump in the first few pages, and the agent turned it down, would you send back with the right pages and explain what happened, or just move on?

[KMWeiland]

@DpwCreative If it was an email, I would probably send a quick note, apologizing and explaining the mistake. But if you're talking snail mail, I'd probably choose to cut my losses and move on, since the time gap between drafts will probably mean the agent has forgotten all about me and won't appreciate the double query.

[MagicAccent]

Love these videos! Thanks so much!

[KMWeiland]

@MagicAccent So glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for watching.