Technique Tuesday

So, last week, we were talking about using description.  The question is: once you figure out what description you want, how do you add it in?

It's an important question because I've put down books where the authors (who are delightful writers, mind you) have characters walking into a room, doing a dead-stop, and then giving me a rundown of the room that is so detailed, it'd make Martha Stewart applaud.

Sometimes, you'll want to do the dead stop. If your character walks into a room and...