Tag: writing about scenery

The Photo Shoot

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            You pick out a place you’d like to visit, primarily due to the awesome pictures you imagine capturing. Perhaps it’s Yosemite or Rocky Mountain National Park.

            You make reservations, pack your gear, and take off.           

            Your task is to write the story. Setting is obviously crucial, so include as many sensory details as make sense. Readers will want to see what your photographer sees, hears, smells, and possibly even tastes.

            What does she focus on? Mountains or waterfalls? Flora or fauna? Rushing rivers or quiet ponds?

            Does your protagonist use film or digital? Work in color or black and white? Maybe even sepia tone. How does she frame the photos? Is the mountain top dead center, or off to one side so she can include a herd of deer grazing at the base? Does she capture the rock climbers or big horn sheep?

            Do any passers-by interact with your character? What questions do they ask?

            Have fun with this one.

Take a Walk

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Where do you get ideas for scenery? Take a walk!

Begin by checking out your neighborhood. Listen to all the sounds you here. Children playing. Adults laughing. Dogs barking. Trucks backing up. Music playing. Write it down.

What trees grow there? Are they in bloom? Growing fruit? How ripe is the fruit? Is anyone growing veggies in their side yard? Which kind? How many?

Flowers. Some people grow them, others don’t. Make note of what yards look like that have gardens. Are they neatly trimmed or massy, filled with weeds.

Your task is to record what you see, hear, and smell than use that information to write a story. Include details that give a dose of reality to the story.

When finished, reread, looking for places where you can expand description to add depth.

Have fun with this one.