1. I don't think much about metaphors or simile. If they work in the sentence, I place them there. I don't think there's anything wrong in using the same metaphors from fics to fics. It's like the word "said". It can be used very often without it being too overused when reading. In my opinion, anyways. Maybe for a same character you can use the same analogy. It's it's a bomb, you can use "his fuse was getting short", "he is ready to explode", "5 seconds until he detonates", "luckily, someone diffused his anger." Whereas another charcater could be compared to something else, like water "He touch was always gentle like raindrops", "He could be placid; he could be torrential", "It was always refreshing when they kissed."
For human terms... I either try to say "As the humans would say: blah blah" or try to find a cheap equivalent. Usually by placing a cyberterm like -turbo or by relating it to the spark/electricity.
2. I described the actions/reactions. Sometimes I add dialog/thoughts if I'm uncertain that the message passed.
3. Description XD. I don't really use them. I find them boring to read, and thus to write. I take for granted that people know what an office basically look like, so I don't really described it unless it's something different from the common conception. So I might just start with "This office had the particularity of having a missing title in the ceiling. Someone thought it funny to add 'Ninja Exit' under it." So my advice, don't worry about the background unless it's relevant to the scene or that it's really beyond something common concept.
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Date: 2013-07-02 11:00 pm (UTC)For human terms... I either try to say "As the humans would say: blah blah" or try to find a cheap equivalent. Usually by placing a cyberterm like -turbo or by relating it to the spark/electricity.
2. I described the actions/reactions. Sometimes I add dialog/thoughts if I'm uncertain that the message passed.
3. Description XD. I don't really use them. I find them boring to read, and thus to write. I take for granted that people know what an office basically look like, so I don't really described it unless it's something different from the common conception. So I might just start with "This office had the particularity of having a missing title in the ceiling. Someone thought it funny to add 'Ninja Exit' under it." So my advice, don't worry about the background unless it's relevant to the scene or that it's really beyond something common concept.