Character Building Methods Part 2: Appearance by Fallon Clark
Here’s another round of character building methods by Fallon Clark, this time all about appearances and how that conveys emotion.
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5 Ways to Avoid “White Room Syndrome” and Bring Life to Your Fiction by Linnea Gradin
Bring life to your settings and avoid “White Room Syndrome” by weaving in details, focusing on sensation, and giving context.
Descriptive Writing: Painting with Words by Keri Kruspe
Descriptive writing is necessary for any author to use, painting clear pictures in the minds of readers. Keri Kruspe goes into the details to teach us how to use descriptive writing effectively.
Characters and Their Sensory Limitations: POV and Description by Susanne Lakin
Few writers pay much attention to character placement, but this is something of paramount concern to filmmakers, and a subject I cover in depth in Shoot Your Novel. A director has to lay out his camera shots, deciding when a close-up shot would be more effective than a long shot, for example. He may want the camera positioned far away from the action, to make details unclear and evoke curiosity or misinterpretation. Or he may have an extreme close-up to ensure viewers don’t miss a tiny detail that is crucial to the plot.
Description is About Feelings by Jackie Blain
One of the delights of reading fiction is getting lost in the world of the story. Becoming so immersed in that place and time that we get confused when we look up from the page, and have to ask, “Where am I?”
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