Thursday, July 14, 2011
For anyone who enjoys writing scenery?
I'm not writing it for you, that's your job. But I will say that when in doubt, skip it. Only describe the scenery that's relevant to the storyline. Figure out what type of house it is, for instance, and weave that into the action of the story. You don't want paragraphs of dead description anyway. Only what is necessary to tell the story. Look at Charles Dickens work if you want to see how to do it. I know no other author who is as capable as he in describing scenery without ever really spending multiple paragraphs describing it...he weaves it into the action and leaves out minor details that do nothing to push the plot along. Good luck.
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