Often writing challenges authors with the classic paradox of situation description. How much is enough to aptly describe a plot surroundings is a debate amongst writers for a long time?
It can be the house the protagonist is approaching or a barren land the lead person is traversing on. Storytelling often needs readers to appreciate the plot’s backdrop. The settings, in a subconscious way, adds a realness to the narration.
While undoubtedly describing the context enhances the recount, overdoing or writing too little takes the shine away from tale-telling. Maintaining a fine balance differentiate a good writer from the crowd. In this post, I will share my experience about the usage of setting description. This is solely based on the learnings I harnessed while writing my first book, and by no means a scholarly advice. Please leave your suggestion, ideas, and thoughts in the thread below to enhance the learnings.
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Wow Shantanu, thank you for sharing your knowledge. This is very helpful in writing a short story or novel. May I ask what is the name of your first book,is it available in amazon?
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Thank you Graci for your kind words. I finished the book but not yet published. Looking for a publisher. You can read the synopsis here https://ckonfab.com/thelastscintilla/ 😊
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Thanks Shantanu. Hope you can get a publisher soon. Have you tried submitting to HarperCollins? I’ll read the synopsis. Thanks.
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I just finished editing the book (for the 4tg and hopefully the last 😊) I will go out now to find a publisher. Thanks for all your wishes.
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You are welcome. 😄
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