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Q&A How to: descriptive writing

I've been writing for a while now, and everyday I feel I'm getting more serious about it. But the quality of my fiction stories are straightforward and blah. I notice I'm not using enough descript...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by A.N.M‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:33:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar A.N.M‭ · 2019-12-08T06:33:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've been writing for a while now, and everyday I feel I'm getting more serious about it. But the quality of my fiction stories are straightforward and blah.

I notice I'm not using enough descriptive words and even when in trying to it never turns out. Like here is an example.

**What I wish mine was:**"His legs felt like cooked noodles. If he ran one more step he would collapse to the floor."

**What mine is:**"His legs felt awful. If he ran he be using up the last bit of strength."

**Q** - _How can I write with descriptive words that really put the reader in the protagonists shoes?_

Thanks.

-A.N.M.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-06-01T10:13:11Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 2