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Q&A How does a person go about describing a place/experience that they never personally experienced before, like a circus?

I've never been to a circus, and all the shows and videos I've seen about them don't give off the full effect. How does a person go about describing a place/experience that they never personally ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Aspen the Artist and Author‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:39:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32462
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aspen the Artist and Author‭ · 2019-12-08T07:39:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've never been to a circus, and all the shows and videos I've seen about them don't give off the full effect.

How does a person go about describing a place/experience that they never personally experienced before?

Is there a specific feel that a writer should get into in order to write about something so colorful and full of scents?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-10T19:06:13Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 4