How to Write a Strong Atmosphere

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Came here because of Shaelin because all her videos are awesome. This video is great. It's a topic I've not seen many writing related channels talk about. The tips are simple and crisp and thanks a lot for summarizing in the end.

[@RodneyBuxton]

Loved this. I would add one more thing to the list. Weather. In a few words weather can provide a specific mood. Drenching rain or rolling fog can be ominous while a wispy breeze is happy and oppressive heat, well that's just crushing.

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This video on Atmosphere is very helpful. I hadn't thought of this aspect of writing as significant. Now I do. Nice work! Thank you!

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Love the way you say "Stooree" 😀

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I'm happy it helped!

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Excellent coverage for a new writer, thank you

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This is a solid segment with good advice. Nice job.

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Just started this little AI dungeon story with a good friend of mine, it's super fun so far but I'm not that great of a writer so it's difficult! This was so helpful thank you

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So beautiful

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Good points here. Sharing this one.

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You are like my new guru

[@mrsfunnygirl88]

What is difference between mood and atmosphere

[@Reedsy]

They are very similar and sometimes used interchangeably, and the definitions of both terms are overall quite vague and disputed. A common distinction is that the mood is the emotion within individual moments (so it'll change, maybe sad in one scene, maybe brighter in another), whereas the atmosphere is the overall feeling of an entire piece. Mood is like a component of atmosphere in that way.

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[@john99218]

"A rusted bike on someones lawn." Are you referring to Araby by James Joyce?

[@PabloGonzalez-dm3xm]

I was under the impression that specifying anything in your story (in this case the environment) meant that it would play a role later on in the story. But if I'm understanding this correctly, if I were describing a run down pawn shop, I can describe its swamp brown walls and specify the cracked CRTVs behind it's cracked display windows without that CRTV ever coming back later in the story?

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2:26 - 2:28 - Hmm - guess someone had to do some mid-recording research... ;)

[@Reedsy]

Haha trying to find an example in a book I was currently reading!

[@unattributed1641]

@@Reedsy I noticed later in the video you used the book that was moved. :)

[@visjules]

Do you have any advice on how to make a piece of writing feel less dry? A problem I have with writing is that I can't really make the writing feel emotional or even feel it at all, it feels more like exposition than showing what a character is feeling or what a place feels like. Let's say I want to make a character blush because their crush said something nice tothem but the chracter that blushed doesn't know that they like the person so they are confused on why they feel this way. I try to write that but in my writing it feels messy and dry and more like I'm telling you how the character feels, than actually putting you in the character's mind and make you feel what the feel.

[@mallorylognirson8204]

You would like to avoid telling, instead you "show" the scene. One way to avoid telling is to refrain using sense or filter words like "smell", " hear", "see" etc. because if you do, you are just simply telling to the readers what the character is feeling and the reader wouldn't have more immersion to the story. We want them to feel the emotions, not just know what your character is feeling. Another indirect way, for me, is yo absorb more materials whether it be books or films in which you can use to internalize the emotions or scenes you are writing. When you're writing about love confession but you never have experienced that in real life, it could be difficult to write the scene so maybe watch or read stories so you can relate yourself more. Of course, you should also internalize your own story.

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I love the advice given in these videos. The only complaint I have is the unnatural cuts. The timing is odd, and detracts from the overall message.

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I don't get it, with the word choice part, why would you need to rewrite it?

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videos are great but for non-native too fast))

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Who is here because they have an English exam around the corner 😅

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7:13 why am i laughing

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I have a really hard time with this.

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And it helps that you're beautiful as well.

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Show, don't tell. Lol

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