http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/-t1.htm The place where you story takes place, and the specifics of it, to include weather. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:55:46 GMT 10 http://jaebaeli.com/KIWI/kiwilogo2.png http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/-t1.htm http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/describing-an-environment-t56.htm Jae Baeli Just like using Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How can help you discover connections, plot points, there's another set of elements that can help you with description. That's Taste, touch, smell, see, hear. If you have a psychic character, that list would include "intuit" as another sense. As I've said before, visualization is hard for me. My brain works on emotional memory and sensation. The only visuals I get are largely snapshots and I can't hang onto for very long. But ... Environs Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:55:46 GMT http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/describing-an-environment-t56.htm#61 http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/describing-an-environment-t56.htm http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/setting-where-what-t53.htm Jae Baeli Sometimes setting is something that comes first, sometimes last. As a rule, I have chosen setting according to the type of story I was telling, and who the characters were. I would need the environment to work in tandem with my plot, and that often requires specific elements that must be chosen carefully. I have found that usually after deciding on the setting, researching it will reveal other things that help me move through some stumbling block in the plot. (See my post on Writer's Block UNblocked). The ... Environs Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:55:33 GMT http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/setting-where-what-t53.htm#58 http://kindredinkwriters.forumotion.net/environs-f26/setting-where-what-t53.htm