Invisible, Lyrical, & Purple Prose
What are the key differences between these three prose styles, and when might you want to use each? Is there actually a time when you’d want to use the much-hated purple prose? D.C. and Avery discuss, using published examples of each.
Books and authors mentioned:
- Scambait, by Ryan R. Campbell
- Charles Dickens
- L. Frank Baum
- Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
- The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
- Kushiel’s Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
- The Realm of the Elderlings, by Robin Hobb
- V.E. Schwab
- Blanca & Roja, by Anna-Marie McLemore
Drink Recipe: The Purple Prose
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 2 oz Creme de Violette
- .75 oz Lemon Juice
- Dash Orange Bitters
- Combine all in shaker with ice
- Shake well
- Strain into coupe or martini glass
- Garnish with a lemon peel
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