Thanks Craig. Really good examples of making physical description do double duty: let the reader see the setting (and get lost in the storyworld) AND feel the character's mood. The latter is more subtle (and, for me, can be easy to lose sight of) but can really deepen the story. Ken
Thanks Ken - I do think about this, sometimes in the subconscious first draft, but more often in revision. It's also easy to fall into cliche though (dark and stormy night stuff.)
I'm zeroing in on the finish of my first draft (at 59K words). Next I'll do a hard edit, for trimming, continuity issues, and inserting placeholders to note where more telling details are needed. Then on to the second draft.
Thanks Craig. Really good examples of making physical description do double duty: let the reader see the setting (and get lost in the storyworld) AND feel the character's mood. The latter is more subtle (and, for me, can be easy to lose sight of) but can really deepen the story. Ken
Thanks Ken - I do think about this, sometimes in the subconscious first draft, but more often in revision. It's also easy to fall into cliche though (dark and stormy night stuff.)
I'm zeroing in on the finish of my first draft (at 59K words). Next I'll do a hard edit, for trimming, continuity issues, and inserting placeholders to note where more telling details are needed. Then on to the second draft.