Product Description

In Word Painting, Rebecca McClanahan guides readers through an intriguing examination of description in its many forms. Through her thoughtful instruction and engaging exercises, readers will learn to tap into their senses, develop their powers of observation, and uncover the rich evocative words that accurately portray the images in their mindis eye. She includes dozens of descriptive passages written by master poets and authors to help readers develop their own descriptive writing style, and she also teaches how to weave writing together using description as a unifying thread.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #262198 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Rebecca McClanahan is an accomplished writer, poet and teacher. She has published three collections of poetry, including The Intersection of X and Y, and her work has been anthologized in Pushcart Prize XVIII.

Customer Reviews

Above Average But Not The Best!
This book is a helpful reference to assess the description in stories, but you'll need some other books to know the step-wise process in a clearer manner. Still highly recommended as a reference guide.

Word Painting - a Guide to Writing more Descriptively by Rebecca McClanahan
I love this book. It has had the same effect that starting to paint did 14 years ago. I found then that I was observing and looking at things more closely, with a fresh perspective, appreciating many more of the visual qualities all around me. "Word Painting" very cleverly achieves the same, but for all our five senses, not just the visual, but in the mind. It has captured my imagination, and I know will become very "well-thumbed!"