Describe What You Do

Adding description to a story is an art. Too much, and readers skip over it. Too little, and the sense of place and mood aren’t adequately drawn. What techniques do you use, and please provide examples from your work.  

Abir

Before I talk about description, I should mention what I believe is the cardinal rule of writing fiction, and that is the creation of the world of the story around your reader – what I call the bubble of unreality.

 

It’s a writer’s job to transport the reader from the real worl...