There are two basic methods for describing anything: 1) the lump-of-description, and 2) in bits, over time. They aren’t mutually exclusive, so you could also claim the combination as #3.
Lump of Description
Generally, this is somewhere from a paragraph to several pages of detailed description of whatever the author is describing. The logical place to put a descriptive lump is when the narrator or viewpoint character first encounters whatever-it-is. Usually, this is when the person/place/thing fi...
Published on July 08, 2020 04:00