: Re: Improving techniques independently: Description How can I improve my technique in description? Which things I should avoid in description? How can I know, that I put "enough" description and will

@Twilah982

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Describing a scene, or setting

My descriptive ability is not anything to brag about however the technique I find works well is to describe a scene in a single point of time, rather than talking about things that are going to happen or have happened just imagine (or look at if you're describing something real) the scene as if it's frozen in time.

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The other thing I do is I try to incorporate all five senses. When I first started writing, I would notice after I had written a piece that I had mostly just talked about the visual aspect, and had to go back through and edit it to incorporate everything else (the smell, the way it feels, the sounds), but it came more easily as time went on.

Another thing I would is to let the reader infer rather than telling them directly (although admittedly this will vary according to writing style), here's an example:

Jamie walked along tiredly.

Versus:

Jamie dragged his leaden feet along the ground and struggled to keep his eyes open.

Other than that just look at (and touch, smell and taste) stuff, and try to describe them, as time goes on your descriptive ability will improve.

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