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Showing posts with label Wordsmithing. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 09, 2017

How to Write Static Description

by Susan May Warren


Writing Description...

Is it telling? Showing? Actually both—you must tell us what the character is seeing. BUT, you also need to do it in a way that helps us FEEL the character’s emotions, and that means SHOWING.

In other words, because we’re always trying to SHOW the character’s emotions, the way they feel about being in a place, or seeing someone is portrayed through their perspective as they describe what they see.