How to Write Description - Description Questionnaires
For more on how to write description, check out the links below, and be sure to join our free writer's email group.Here are two questionnaires you can use to make your story characters and settings more vivid.
Tips:
- Don't feel obligated to include every detail in your story. Only use the ones that fit naturally into a scene.
- Instead of presenting long blocks of description, it is often better to weave descriptive details into a scene without interrupting the storytelling.
Questionnaire for describing a character
- What is the first thing someone would notice about this character?- What would someone notice after observing the character more closely?
- Is there anything unusual about the character's appearance?
- Describe the character's voice and manner of speaking.
- How does the character move and walk?
- How does the character dress?
- What does the character smell like?
- Compare this character to someone or something (an animal, a celebrity, another character in your story).
- If this isn't your main character, what memories or feelings do they inspire in your main character?
Questionnaire for describing a place
- Give a general first impression of this place, from your main character's point of view.- Describe something your main character would notice only after observing the place more closely?
- What feeling does the place give your main character?
- What does it remind your main character of?
- What sounds might you hear in this place?
- What does the place smell like?
- How does the place change depending on when you visit it (e.g., during the day versus at night, different seasons, different weather)?
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