The truth and the writing

The truth is the compass of writing. It is the place we head toward, line after line. And because the truth is the essence and goal of the artistic work, description, and descriptive writing, held this central importance in the novelistic work. It is not just a tool through which we try to activate our ability to weave imaginary worlds, but rather a tool that observes the meaning the writer desires. Talking about descriptive writing cannot happen in isolation from the novelistic truth, and if the truth is the goal, then description is the means. It is a means that takes the judgment of the goal. This book is an attempt to trace the path of a single thread in the novelistic architecture: the descriptive thread. We might think the matter is simple and secondary, compared to other components of the novel, such as plot and characters. Elements that may seem more essential and tempting to the interested writer, but the reality is that the descriptive thread is intertwined with all elements of the novel. It is embedded in the characters, the event, and the place, and nothing in the novel can be realized without it. Often, it is the dividing line between the story and the tale, and between good literature and poor writing. Talking about descriptive writing, and oh, what a surprise! is a discussion about writing the novel as a whole. It is the vision of the whole through the part, and understanding the surrounding from a drop of water.