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Writing Killer Descriptions – First Impressions
The best images and the strongest impressions we get from stories are those we create in our own minds. No matter how well I describe something, my reader's impression will never be exactly the same as mine.
As a writer, I've chosen to embrace this. Rather than sweating about making my descriptions as correct and detailed as possible, I try to give my reader the queues they need in order to create their own images.
One of my priorities for writing is to create a sense of life in the scenes I describe, and the best way of doing this is to let the reader fill in as much as possible on their own. That way, their impression of what I'm describing will be a lot stronger than if I'm trying to force my own image on them.
To achieve this it's important to have an idea of how we, as human beings, process information – how the words on the page become images in our minds. In this series of articles I'll go through a few different aspects of this, and I'll start from the beginning, with the concept of first impressions.
For now, I'll try and focus on the following three questions:
Before we begin, I'd like to point out that most of this article is based on my own opinions and personal beliefs. What works for me may not...
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Writing Killer Descriptions – First Impressions
The best images and the strongest impressions we get from stories are those we create in our own minds. No matter how well I describe something, my reader's impression will never be exactly the same as mine.
As a writer, I've chosen to embrace this. Rather than sweating about making my descriptions as correct and detailed as possible, I try to give my reader the queues they need in order to create their own images.
One of my priorities for writing is to create a sense of life in the scenes I describe, and the best way of doing this is to let the reader fill in as much as possible on their own. That way, their impression of what I'm describing will be a lot stronger than if I'm trying to force my own image on them.
To achieve this it's important to have an idea of how we, as human beings, process information – how the words on the page become images in our minds. In this series of articles I'll go through a few different aspects of this, and I'll start from the beginning, with the concept of first impressions.
For now, I'll try and focus on the following three questions:
- Why is it important to consider First Impression?
- How long does it take to form a First Impression?
- What do we notice first about a person?
Before we begin, I'd like to point out that most of this article is based on my own opinions and personal beliefs. What works for me may not...
Continue reading the Original Blog Post.