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Re: Descriptive Writing

At 12:44 PM -0500 12/20/08, Sheri Ann Richerson wrote:
>Does anyone else on the list find that they struggle with descriptive
>writing?
>

Usually I'm more on the journalistic end of the spectrum as well, but 
when I need to add atmosphere, I appeal to all my senses: I have a 
leaf or flower at hand if possible, a photo, I think about the 
fragrance, whether it makes any sounds, if it's edible or medicinal, 
what the leaf texture feels like.

Or I think about anecdotes, where I first learned about the plant, 
places I've seen a particular native plant in nature, what memories 
it evokes, and let those lead me down interesting paths.
Tanya Kucak
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