The Nice Glossary: What works in Your Writing

The Nice Glossary


NAC/NCR




A set of acronyms defining what works in your writing


Nice Abstract Concept: Creative, a different way of thinking. You had an idea

NAL


Nice ALliteration: So Sweet the sound of first letters softly synchopating.

NE


Nice Ending: A Resolution, a denouement. I wasn't left hanging. Or if I was, it worked

NDT


Nice Detail: A correctly chosen word or phrase can paint an entire picture.

ND


Nice Dialogue: Dialogue can capture a situation or an idea. Funny, typical, to the point lines...they bring writing alive: "Here's looking at yah, kid."

NF


Nice Funny: Thank you. I laughed.

NI


Nice Imagery: The trees, yellow silver in the falling light. The wind smells of fall and apples. The summer feels like life never ends. The slanted light of fall reminds us that we all die, but somehow, like ripened apples, the taste of fall is sweet.

NN


Nice names: Dimsdale is dim. Chillingworth is scary (chilly) Romeo is romantic. Names mean something

NO


Nice Opening; A good opening says a lot. It's the first impression. Make it tasty.

NOn


Nice Onemonapeia: Doink, whoosh, ribbit, boing,

NP


Nice Phrasing: You turned a phrase. The words caught in a lovely congruence.

NPT


Nice Plot Turn: This is not boring. The plot is interesting, and the story is going somewhere. Good pacing.

NPer


Nice Personification: The wind knows you are a good writer, and the sun loves your writing. The stones sing your songs. The trees whisper your words.

NV


Nice Voice: Perhaps the most abstract yet powerful element to effective writing. Your particular style and stamp, your personality, your very soul's passion coming through in your writing.