Raynetta Manees asked Raynetta Manees:

Do you intentionally use stylistic devices when writing?

Raynetta Manees I’ve come to realize that over the years I’ve developed a fondness for alliteration.

I don’t think it’s ever happened that I said to myself, “Hmmm, an alliteration would fit nicely here.” What usually happens is I write a passage that has two or more similar sounds. Sometimes I’ll then start looking for a way to fit in more similar sounds.

One example is in my book, “All for Love.” There was a scene in which one character originally says, ” I could have gladly cleaned his clock for that.” After reading it over I decided to change it to, “I could have cheerfully cleaned his clock for that.”

In “Wishing on a Star” there’s this exchange:

“'Holly Hollister'--has a nice ring to it, don't you think,honey?"

She's a beautiful woman, Shay thought, but it's awful hard to look seductive when you're three sheets to the wind.

"Uh... Well, it's alliterative, all right," Shay replied aloud with an almost concealed smile.

"All-litter-what-tive?" Holly asked, trying to focus on Shay, clearly not sure if this was a compliment or not."

I know there are many other such spots in my books. But, again, they were not planned, per se. They were more or less kind of propagated out of a passage with potential. [LOL]

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