Echowrites
Pen nibbler
This question is targeted at the writers/rpers that prefer longer format writing and fancy prose: how do you keep descriptions from being cliché? How do you source or conjure or think about creative ways to describe something? What I'm referring to here is, for example, not describing something red to be "as red as roses", because it's been absolutely written to death as a descriptor.
Creative ways of describing something, in my opinion, leaves a clear image in the reader's mind and adds flavour/fleshes out a character (by seeing the world from their POV), so I'd love to hear what kind of thought process goes behind a) finding an image that fits the character, tone and context of your writing b) coming up with those imageries in the first place.
EDIT: Personally struggle with keeping my imagery usage tonally cohesive/consistent for a character, so your thoughts on that would also be very appreciated!
Creative ways of describing something, in my opinion, leaves a clear image in the reader's mind and adds flavour/fleshes out a character (by seeing the world from their POV), so I'd love to hear what kind of thought process goes behind a) finding an image that fits the character, tone and context of your writing b) coming up with those imageries in the first place.
EDIT: Personally struggle with keeping my imagery usage tonally cohesive/consistent for a character, so your thoughts on that would also be very appreciated!
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