How much do you describe a character's surroundings? | Writer Questions #5
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Writer: 1. Do you describe the surroundings only when they drive the plot/story forward? Or [do] you like to describe them to give the reader a sense of the mood/setting/atmosphere? 2. How long are your descriptions? How do you decide the length?
Dear Writer,
Questions of craft are tethered to context. That said:
I often want the reader to be oriented to the
Writer: 1. Do you describe the surroundings only when they drive the plot/story forward? Or [do] you like to describe them to give the reader a sense of the mood/setting/atmosphere? 2. How long are your descriptions? How do you decide the length?
Dear Writer,
Questions of craft are tethered to context. That said:
I often want the reader to be oriented to the
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