Rebecca McClanahan Quote

Description is an attempt to present as directly as possible the qualities of a person, place, object or event. When we describe, we make impressions, attempting through language to represent reality. Description is, in effect, word painting.


Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively (1999)


Description is an attempt to present as directly as possible the qualities of a person, place, object or event. When we describe, we make...

Description is an attempt to present as directly as possible the qualities of a person, place, object or event. When we describe, we make...

Description is an attempt to present as directly as possible the qualities of a person, place, object or event. When we describe, we make...

Description is an attempt to present as directly as possible the qualities of a person, place, object or event. When we describe, we make...