Improve Your Descriptions Through Observation

Some of you may remember a blog post in April responding to a question from Jason, an Iraq War veteran who was working on his descriptions. The post inspired a slew of articles on various aspects of description, which we'll be highlighting throughout the month of July.

We had a number of excellent responses to that blog post, many of which pointed to the fact that good descriptions are grounded in observation. So the first thing we must work on is honing our powers of observation. For tips and strategies, including those left by readers -- thanks to all of you -- click through the link above.