Friday, February 25, 2011

Descriptive Writing Exercise

Writers are photographers; only we construct our images with words. A great writing exercise is to take a photo and try to re-create it on the page. Use metaphor, simile, concrete language, and descriptive verbs to construct your image. Adjectives are all well and good, but remember that a well-chosen verb is worth five descriptive adjectives. Choose one of these three photos and see what you can come up with!

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