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How To Write Realistic, Atmospheric Scenes

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An atmosphere exist in everyday life and living, and to make out books more realistic, it is imperative to provide the correct atmosphere. There are multiple different genres that may be appropriate for our scene ; tense, romantic, humorous, light, but how can we weave them into our writing to be more realistic and true to life? Here are a few things to think about when creating a certain atmosphere in your writing scenes:
1) Hold a feeling or Image in your head that you want portrayed.
HOW CAN THIS BE ACCOMPLISHED? If we have a goal atmosphere already in our head, then our only problem dips creating it. For example, say I ant to create a dark, intense scene, I would need to think of what this scene would look like or feel like to my character in order for it to be realistic. ( That's a word that comes out quit often - Realistic- but really, that can make or break the book. ) So, in my dark scene, I might have a vision in my head of a dark night, of lampposts fizzling out in the streets, or of dogs howling on the mountainsides. I now need to inculcate that into my writing, by describing the things just mentioned (SO USE IMAGERY) and by making my character feel things that would normally be felt in a dark scene (fear, dread, worry, maybe even anticipation) .
EXTRA TIP : Try listening to wordless music that suits the atmosphere, jolly music for a happy scene, intense music for a frightening scene etc ...
2) Include realistic details.
HOW THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED: Reality includes lots of things that sometimes may pass is by without a second goance, the way the trains work, or how children grow up so fast. If the character notices things like this, it makes them more human. We must also think about how actions are accomplished. Sometimes it can be difficult to write about your character being chased or on the run, but if we've experienced that very experience, it'll be a lot easier. So why not act out what your character is going to do? This will make you understand what needs to be written down, and what the character would be thinking at that time.
I hope that this has helped, please remember to post comment on any tips or advice you'd like on a certain subject. If you're struggling with something writing-related, just let us know, and we'll do our best! Thank you very much for reading, and make sure to become a member :-))


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