June 14th, 2008
Use Emotion To Bring Depth To Your Descriptions
Most readers want to be captivated by several aspects of a good story. The plot, the setting, and the characters with their emotional highs and lows. But don’t neglect to bring in some extra emotion in your descriptive passages as well.
Most stories contain one or more of these: Your main character, a location where the action takes place, and perhaps an object or artifact germain to the story.
Without being too flowery, try to make your descriptions vivid and if possible emotionally charged to a greater or lesser degree. Make an impression in the mind of your reader so that they can easily keep the person, place or object in memory as they follow the story along.