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Q&A Describing something that doesn't exist [closed]

I'm in the middle of my first draft for my novel, and I can't seem to properly convey to my audience the image I'm trying to describe. That's what I want to show my readers, but it's coming acro...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Aspen the Artist and Author‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:37:07Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/35469
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aspen the Artist and Author‭ · 2019-12-08T08:37:07Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm in the middle of my first draft for my novel, and I can't seem to properly convey to my audience the image I'm trying to describe.

![futuristic car](https://envirocar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-12-at-3.55.13-PM-1170x704.png)

That's what I want to show my readers, but it's coming across all wrong, like, I'll say that it's sleek. But a lot of cars are sleek. I'll say it's silver, but that's too broad as well. Then I'll say that the wheels are circles.

Do you see my problem?

I'm way too vague for this "show don't tell" bit of writing, and it's giving me a hard time.

Can anybody help me find a way to describe something without naming it?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-24T19:54:20Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 6