7 Tips for Descriptive Writing

• Treat readers to vivid passages in your story 

• How to make your writing more vivid 

• What are examples of ‘concrete details’?

• Work off the fat from overwritten descriptions 
Fat writing, a term coined by CSFW’s Sarah Smith, is “unnecessary and grandiose verbiage.” You may have heard writing instructors refer to it as “verdant greenery” or “purple prose.” You want to trim the fat off your writing.

• Shun beautiful writing done for beauty’s sake 

• Stay inbounds when writing descriptively 

• Incorporate imagery into your story
When creating your story’s setting or explaining what your characters are doing, you’ll need to use imagery. Imagery is necessary to move along the plot and to establish tone.

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