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6 Powerful Techniques to Escape Tedious Descriptions

Guest Blogger — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Descriptions can be a reader's put-downable or can't-stop-now moment. Learn six techniques to power-up the descriptions in your fiction.

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Descriptions - the Angels are in the Details!

Laura Drake — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:04:14 +0000

Descriptions are some of my favorite things to do. But they're not easy to write well. Descriptions have changed over the years. Stienbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. Here's the beginning: Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Steinbeck fan, but that was before TV, Netflix, apps, and Xbox. Back when readers had […]

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Place Descriptions: It's About Atmosphere Not a Travel log

Sharla Rae — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30:56 +0000

By Sharla Rae When I first started writing, the one thing my critique partners complained about most was my lack of descriptions. I hated doing them. Only the action and characters interested me. Who cares what color the sky is? Who cares if the river was muddy or sandy? Just tell the reader where the […]

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