Showing posts with label Describing your fictional world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Describing your fictional world. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Describing Your Fictional World

by Cynthia Owens @EfficiencyAdict

Become a travel guide for your readers!
One of my weaknesses as a writer is adding sensory details. I tend to start with the dialogue, add the critical action items, and toss in just enough deep point of view (POV) to help the reader connect to the character. Description and sensory details are the last things I consider. Part of this is because I can see my characters’ world. It exists in my head in vibrant detail, but as my critique partners frequently remind me, I’m not always letting the reader in on the action.

So today, as I’m reviewing a manuscript, trying to add all those worldview details I didn’t include on previous edits, I’m reminded of the last time I traveled.