<ul><li><a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-use-the-five-senses-in-your-writing">Use all five senses to describe the immediate surroundings </a>to the reader to quickly immerse them in the environment of your story. The little details of how your marketplace smells, or what the wood of an old house feels like can make all the difference in your descriptive writing, and really set the stage for a vivid reader experience.</li></ul>

Use Sensory Details

<ul><li>Show how the setting changes or interacts with characters . If there’s a factory nearby, don’t just tell the reader that—describe what it smells like or how it changes the way the sky looks. You can also indicate the time of day or time of year it is in your story by including how the sunlight looks or discussing weather changes.</li></ul>

Show, Don't Tell

<ul><li>If you need inspiration, look at the setting around you.</li><li>You can also use pictures and videos from places you cannot visit to get a general idea of what your own location would be like.</li></ul>

Visit Real-life Locations For Inspiration

<ul><li>Sometimes you can create a stronger image in the reader’s mind when using metaphors or similes to compare it to something else visual. For instance, comparing the volcanic eruption in your novel to a fiery, vengeful dragon can create intense imagery that will have more of an impact on your readers’ imaginations.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Focus on the details that really matter. Parse out the most interesting and vital details when describing the setting of your scene to give the reader a sense of balance, and not overload them with adjectives.</li></ul>

Keep it simple

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The little details of how your marketplace smells, or what the wood of an old house feels like can make all the difference in your descriptive writing, and really set the stage for a vivid reader experience. </LI><LI>Show, don’t tell. Your setting descriptions should be more than just listed off for the reader. If you have an active or hostile environment, <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-effective-exposition" data-mc-segment-trigger="true" data-mc-segment-event-type="Article Page Click" data-event-obj="{&quot;textTag&quot;:&quot;p&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-effective-exposition&quot;,&quot;linkCopy&quot;:&quot;show how the setting changes or interacts with characters&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:null}" dir="ltr">show how the setting changes or interacts with characters</a>. If there’s a factory nearby, don’t just tell the reader that—describe what it smells like or how it changes the way the sky looks. You can also indicate the time of day or time of year it is in your story by including how the sunlight looks or discussing weather changes. </LI><LI>Use real-life locations. If you need inspiration, look at the setting around you. The old church down the road may not be what the religious center in your sci-fi novel looks like, but using real locations as a basis for the ones you create can help outline the setting you’re going for. Just like how character behavior drawn from real life examples can give a natural depth to the characters you’re writing, the same can be done for setting. You can also use pictures and videos from places you cannot visit to get a general idea of what your own location would be like. </LI><LI>Incorporate figurative language. Your descriptions can be literal, but sometimes you can create a stronger image in the reader’s mind when using metaphors or similes to compare it to something else visual. 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As a writer, you might want to dive right into your plot and start giving detailed character descriptions. But those characters and that story all need a space in which to exist—that space is the setting. Taking the time to properly describe your setting will give your book more vibrancy and keep your readers engaged.

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As a writer, you might want to dive right into your plot and start giving detailed character descriptions. But those characters and that story all need a space in which to exist—that space is the setting. Taking the time to properly describe your setting will give your book more vibrancy and keep your readers engaged.

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