Unlock the Secret Techniques That Transform Ordinary Words into Vivid, Unforgettable Stories

Unlock the Secret Techniques That Transform Ordinary Words into Vivid, Unforgettable Stories

This isn’t unique to Tolkien; if you compare most literature from the beginning of of the 20th century and earlier to today’s written works, you’ll see that we just don’t dedicate much time and space to description anymore.

I think this radical change in how we approach description is directly tied to the wide availability of film, television, and photography. Let’s say you were living in the 19th century, writing a story about a tropical island for an audience of northern, urban readers. You would be fairly certain that most of your readers had never seen such an island and had no idea what it looked like. To give your audience a full sense of your story’s setting, you’d need pages of detail describing the lush jungle, sandy beaches, and warm waters.

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