Answer:

PURPLEPROSE

Answer	Crossword Clue
PURPLEPROSE	The overdramatic speaker at the press conference was known for using ... ...
PURPLEPROSE	Maudlin writing
PURPLEPROSE	Exaggeratedly emotional writing

PURPLEPROSE	Bulwer-Lytton's "It was a dark and stormy night ...," e.g.
PURPLEPROSE	Overly sentimental writing
PURPLEPROSE	Overly ornate writing
PURPLEPROSE	Melodramatic writing
PURPLEPROSE	Overly florid writing
PURPLEPROSE	Overwrought writing
PURPLEPROSE	Florid writing
PURPLEPROSE	Elaborate writing

PURPLEPROSE	Excessively ornate writing
PURPLEPROSE	Flowery writing