Description

Description can range from what things looks like to how they sound and what they smell like, or delve into how a character feels and experiences the world around her. It's also an area that can bog down a novel or not give enough detail to understand the scene. Here are some articles that help you find the best way to describe what's important in your novel.

A sampling of articles on description

• Is Your Description Helping Your Story or Holding it Back?
• And Coming up on the Left, Stuff: Writing Description
• Let's Talk About Adjectives
• Write What You Don't Know: POV and Description
• How Much Do You Need to Describe Your Characters?
• Are You Choosing the Best Words to Describe Your Setting?
• The Literary Tour Guide: How Much do you Need to Describe Your Setting?
• An Age-Old Question: How Do You Show a Character's Age?
• You're So Emotional: Describing Emotions
• Do You Think He Likes Me? Conveying Emotions
• How to Craft a Love Scene
• Appeal to the Senses—and Emotions
• Enhancing Your Descriptions
• Did You Hear That? Showing Sound
• Zip! Crash! Bang! Using Onomatopoeia

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