It's
finally that time of year!
The day after Thanksgiving, I was blasting Christmas music and skipping around the house like I was a little girl again. We brought down our twelve foot tree from the attic, decorated the mantle with our little Christmas village, and went downtown to watch the Christmas lighting ceremony.
And on the very first day of December, it snowed. It started as just sleet and flurries, but turned into much larger flakes which soon started to cover the ground in a lovely white glaze. It was a perfect welcome to the month of hope and joy!
Christmas is such a magical time of year. In my book I'm working on, some of my favorite scenes to write take place during this season. From the strong scent of fresh pine, to the cozy warmth of a wood burning fireplace, there are so many sights, sounds and smells to express and let the reader experience.
And that is why I've decided to cover the importance of description this month. We'll be going over the basics of keeping description active and consistent throughout your story. I'll be writing about describing the setting how the characters would see it. And then I'll talk about the problem with too much description.
I look forward to this new series and hope to hear your own ideas along the way!
