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Lester Curtis
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Re: Writing description

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Good article. I'll add that setting becomes interesting to the degree it affects the characters.
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Re: Writing description

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jasoncedricmcgraw wrote:I find this article funny because I am not like that. I love descriptions. I love the details that the author thinks the reader needs. I picked up Moby Dick to read this year and I was enthralled with the half-page long descriptions of rooms!

Am I the only one?
You're certainly not alone. This is a matter of taste among readers, and everyone is different.

Anyway, welcome to Aphelion!
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