For context, I just finished reading a book called Kinesis. It skipped around in ways that didn’t feel natural to me, and I eventually realized...
this excerpt, from Bone Shard Daughter, by Andrea Stewart: He didn’t speak this disappointment when I answered his question. But he said it with...
I'm stuck on this. The ideas I've come up with has gotten repetitive- mostly revolving around warmth and familial love. It can range from...
I recently learned that using food to describe someone's skin tone is offensive. I'm trying to find an alternative descriptor for my Hispanic...
I'm not sure if I need to put this dialogue on a new paragraph or if it can stay on the same line as the description of the person about to speak:...
I am a guy so I am so confused by this. I need to write down a description of what a kidnap victim who is 7 years old is wearing. It takes place...
(The quote below is from one of Chekhov's letters to other Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.) Your nature descriptions are artistic; you are a true...
Hi! I want to write a horror story. I already know what I want it to be about, I have all the characters but I have problem with one of them. The...
What would be the best way to describe a Chinese characters eyes? Is "slanted" considered racist or offensive? Is there a better term? I'm not the...
Hello everyone! I don't really have a preference in the matter yet, but I know that some people really need a physical description of new...
Hi there, I am trying to create a paragraph in between a longish monologue to break up the monotony (something I struggle with) and I kind of...
I’m writing a little scifi story that revolves around a flight academy and need help describing the flight simulation center. In my mind, the...
Sometimes writing feels like a play-by-play. When reading my work back today, I realised that my writing is overly-descriptive, awkward to both...
One reoccurring criticism I received from my latest workshop submission was that my description often "felt forced." The trouble is, I honestly...
As a writer, I'm very much description-centred. I love to write about what things look like, to embellish and impress, to write things that sound...
he got angry?(this sentence was like telling to the reader rather than showing...) in how many ways can we write this?
Hey, Guys! I often read that “Your character’s eye color isn’t important”. So, how much description is ok?
When using the Character Development sub-forum, remember to have specific questions in mind. Posts to the tune of "Is this character...
Okay. Three actresses, below. I've chosen recognizable faces but made them all white and with similar colouring so we don't just go for the colour...
How much do you describe your characters? Most of mine are fairly short descriptions: -A trim woman with her blonde hair cut short emerged from...
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