May 2021 Kingdom Pen Theme of the Month

New month, new theme!

This May, we will covering.....

Writing Descriptions and Imagery

Probably one of the biggest struggles of KeePers is writing description.

How do you write immersive descriptions that paint a vivid picture in the readers’ minds? How much description do they need? Too much can make the novel boring, yet too little can make the reader feel lost. And more often than not, descriptions can be dull and uninteresting to read.

So this month, we hope to clear up any confusion with writing descriptions, and set you, dear KeePer, on a clear path to being confident with writing descriptions.

Some topics we will be tackling this month are:

How to use the "show, don't tell" rule effectively
How to describe a fight scene
How to create tone and atmosphere in your story
How to describe emotions
How to write description from a first person point-of-view
The dos and don'ts of writing immersive description
Ways to practice writing better descriptions

In the meantime, check out some other articles on Kingdom Pen about description and imagery!

Also, let us know in the comments...

Which book or author do you think does a particularly fantastic job at description? What do you think makes it so good?

Madelyn says:

April 30, 2021 at 1:41 pm

I’m excited about this month’s theme!
I really enjoyed April’s theme on character relationships; it was the best yet in my opinion!
“Which book or author do you think does a particularly fantastic job at description? What do you think makes it so good?”
Natalie Lloyd in her book “A Snicker of Magic” put a fantastic twist on imagery. It has a beautiful and whimsical feel to it that truly stands out from any other book that I’ve read.