Episode 208 - How to paint pictures with words.
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of detail in writing to create vivid imagery in readers' minds.
Writing is magic. We type on a keyboard, and then the words we type create powerful images in readers' minds. Here is a discussion of our main tool for creating vivid images: detail. Which details, how to use them, and examples from a detail master, Jean Shepherd. And another angle: detail is as important in dialogue as it is in character and setting descriptions. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, charact...
More episodes of Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
- Episode 214 - Famous writers show us how to write and live.
- Episode 213 - Save the cat plotting.
- Episode 212 - Getting skilled with point of view.
- Episode 211 - How to have fun while writing.
- Episode 210 - Timeless plot patterns.
- Episode 209 - Avoiding blunders in our story.
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Essential Guide to Writing a Novel podcast page.