Writing - Atmosphere

 

Atmosphere

As a writer leads the reader through the story being produced they need to try and generate an atmosphere that engages with the readers’ emotions. Investing in emotional responses is essential if you want your readers to like what you produce. 

Having travelled in Eire I chose to set the opening of Inceptus in that delightful land. The weather was rather damp while I was there and my experience is reflected in the opening paragraph below.

What I was hoping the reader would experience was the feelings one can have in a rain shower. By describing the rain as ‘soft’ and ‘warm’ I wanted to move away from the usual cold, wet and uncomfortable and perhaps generate a smile. As this was the first paragraph in the story it is an important step. 

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The atmosphere in your writing will obviously change as the story progresses and how you manage transitions needs to be carried out with care to make the experience as smooth as possible. So although Inceptus begins in Ireland it does not stay there and hopefully the reader doesn’t feel warm and soft all the way through the book. 

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