How to Write a Strong Atmosphere

Atmosphere is a powerful tool for drawing a reader in: it makes a piece immersive, vivid, memorable, by highlighting both the emotional quality of a piece and its sense of place. Atmosphere is a running thread throughout a piece, but there are a variety of techniques that you can implement to create the overall mood of your piece!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Atmosphere vs. tone
1:08 - Word choice
2:06 - Using proper names
3:07 - Using sensory description
4:04 - Considering colour palette
5:02 - Tying emotion to description
6:15 - Using specific details
7:50 - Using sentence rhythm

RELATED VIDEOS
-How to Write Setting: youtube.com/watch?v=ORKI1h1xWLM
-How to Write Description and Imagery: youtube.com/watch?v=u_Jpy9dyXSs&t=19s
-How to Use Specificity: youtube.com/watch?v=LAA2_OXh98c&t=78s

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