In Charlie Connelly's Attention All Shipping, we read this description of the approach to the town, Haugesund: 'The roaring wind buffeted my progress and caused the sea to boil away to my left in huge fans of spume. The tarmac wound between enormous rocks and the wind whistled tunelessly through the coarse, flattened grass. Somewhere in the distance a rope clanged against a flagpole...' Which word best describes the mood evoked by this description?

Writing descriptively involves describing a setting, a person, or even an emotion. Writing a description allows you to fully engage your own imagination and that of your reader. Being restricted to the written word when evoking a three-dimensional, multi-sensory environment is a challenge, but, as you know, good authors can do precisely that. The key to writing a good description is to make full use of the English language and to think carefully about choosing exactly the right word for the impression you'd like to convey.