Sharon Lippincott's delectable writing gives you the spoonful of sugar to help the description medicine go down. In this slim volume-- forty-eight short lessons-you will be so busy learning to hang on to inspiration, color up your words, and breathe life into your writing, you won't even realize you've also learned to ditch dummy subjects, clear out dead would, and apply tips for using dozens of other description power tools.
In reading this book, writers in any genre will discover
An expanded perspective on the nature of description
The difference between active and passive description
How nouns and verbs impact description
How to gain inspiration by reading like a writer
How to capture inspiring phrases for later reference
Tips for taming your inner critic
The importance of using sensory description
The value of tuning into life around you
This book will change the way you think about description. Order your copy now and transform your stories into magic carpets that carry readers into your world.
Readers Say
Even seasoned authors will benefit from this new exploration of the basics. The fresh slant Sharon Lippincott takes on the topic of description writing gives new energy and interest to one of the most important yet often neglected skills. ▬ Ian Mathie, UK, author of Bride Price and other African memoirs.
I'll never look at description again in quite the same way. I appreciate having several points of view on key topics.
▬ Arlene Kellen, Life Story Writer
I've been following Sharon's blog for years and appreciate having all this material in one place where I can find it when I need it. ▬ Chris Jackson, Writing Student
In reading this book, writers in any genre will discover
An expanded perspective on the nature of description
The difference between active and passive description
How nouns and verbs impact description
How to gain inspiration by reading like a writer
How to capture inspiring phrases for later reference
Tips for taming your inner critic
The importance of using sensory description
The value of tuning into life around you
This book will change the way you think about description. Order your copy now and transform your stories into magic carpets that carry readers into your world.
Readers Say
Even seasoned authors will benefit from this new exploration of the basics. The fresh slant Sharon Lippincott takes on the topic of description writing gives new energy and interest to one of the most important yet often neglected skills. ▬ Ian Mathie, UK, author of Bride Price and other African memoirs.
I'll never look at description again in quite the same way. I appreciate having several points of view on key topics.
▬ Arlene Kellen, Life Story Writer
I've been following Sharon's blog for years and appreciate having all this material in one place where I can find it when I need it. ▬ Chris Jackson, Writing Student
