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7 Description Mistakes Every New Fantasy Writer Makes

Jed Herne 304,230 1 year ago
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After editing 751,000+ words this year, here's the most common description mistakes I see new writers make. Get ProWritingAid (20% discount with this affiliate link): https://prowritingaid.com/en/App/Purchase?afid=4301&vc=MJS7LSNQGQ ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Over-relying on sight 04:43 - Not filtering through the narrator 09:36 - Using your first ideas 10:30 - Disconnected descriptions 15:26 - Repetitive sentence lengths 17:08 - Starting sentences with the same words 18:23 - Overly abstract descriptions ✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK: Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons 🚀 BUILD BETTER WRITING HABITS: Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ 💌 MY NEWSLETTER: Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: https://bit.ly/jednewsletter 📙 MY BOOKS: Across the Broken Stars: https://jedherne.com/acrossthebrokenstars The Thunder Heist: https://jedherne.com/thethunderheist/ Fires of the Dead: https://jedherne.com/firesofthedead 🎮 MY VIDEO GAME: Siege of Treboulain: https://jedherne.com/siege-of-treboulain-details/ 🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS: My scene structure Notion template: https://bit.ly/scene-structure-notion Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): https://getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount. ProWritingAid (excellent editing software): https://prowritingaid.com/en/App/Purchase?afid=4301&vc=MJS7LSNQGQ - use this affiliate link for a 20% discount. 🧑 ABOUT ME: Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with three published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer. 💬 CONNECT WITH ME: Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jedherne/ Send me an email: jed(at)jedherne.com (Note: I don't always get a chance to reply to every email. However, I do my best to read as many of them as possible, and it's my preferred method of communication.)

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