Very helpful. I like that the author seems flexible on what makes good writing. Sometimes books on writing get too caught up in "Writing Rules" or the author's own methods, but the information in Description is clear, concise, and fairly objective. I don't suggest reading it front to back like I did; it was tough to get through because there's so much information to absorb. It might have been more fun to jump around from topic to topic based on what interested me at the moment.

Learned a few new things from this book. Elements of writing that Monica Wood calls "telling detail" and "pathetic fallacy". Lots of good examples and suggestions on how to use description effectively. Some were not so brilliant - which could be down to my taste. She almost lost me right at the end with a truly dreadful bit of writing as example of how to write sensory description (again - maybe matter of taste) but saved the day, and the book, with chapter Nine, a glossary of hints and tips. Very thought-provoking. Only giving it 3 stars because it dedicated a sizable chunk of itself to POV as an expression of descriptive writing (fair enough) but failed to add much to the tons of material out there about the subject. In fact it was a bit flimsy. Useful read though and short enough.

I've been waiting for a book like this.

There are a metric ton of books out there about the craft of writing that cover the fundamentals; story structure, plotting, the process from outlining to finished novel... they're great, but sometimes you need help with the smaller-picture (but no less important) aspects of creating great stories. Description is one of those aspects. It's often (wrongly) assumed that writing description well is something writers just pick up by osmosis while they're learning all those aforementioned fundamentals, which is why books like this one are so valuable to any writer who wants to take their fiction to a higher level. This book is packed with strong, clearly-explained advice that is of real use to beginner and experienced writer's. Very glad I bought it, and I'll probably be referring to it a lot in the future.

Good, solid, and well-written, full of useful advice. Nothing fancy or inspiring, but a good read. Great chapter that reviews point of view issues especially.

This is an excellent book on how to improve your descriptive skills in writing fiction. The thing is, the concept of description covers multiple aspects of fiction--dialogue, for instance, so the book also substantially and helpfully discusses those aspects. Read it.

Excellent and well-worth the price of admission (Free with Kindle Unlimited). I plan on buying this book in physical form because I found it so useful.

As a writer, the most consistent feedback I get from readers is "your story is great, but I wish there was more description." There's no question about it. I'm a bare bones writer. Most of the time I don't even know what people mean when they wish for more description in my books.

Description by Monica Woods wasn't the easiest to read book on writing, but I feel like it gave me ideas on how to improve this area of my writing. Reading a book won't make it come naturally. Only practice can do that. But at least now I have something to refer to when I get confused or stuck!