Description that makes me feel like I'm there, with the character, is what I enjoy as a reader. There's no one way to accomplish that feat. Considering Rowling's writing, a lot of her description is necessary to invoke a sense of wonder in the reader (same as HP when he sees them), the twisting staircases & paintings which come alive for example. In Abercrombie''s writing, his minimalist approach, focusing on a few key points of setting works just as well, but in a different fashion. There the reader has more discretion to build the imagery of setting. However, since his settings are not so uncommon as Rowling's, minimalist description works.
Regardless of the effect the writer is trying to stir in the reader, there is a commonality....the reader should feel a part of the happenings.
"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation.... Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. - E.L. DOCTOROW
Regardless of the effect the writer is trying to stir in the reader, there is a commonality....the reader should feel a part of the happenings.
"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation.... Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. - E.L. DOCTOROW
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