In his book On Writing, which is based on the craft of writing, author Stephen King stresses the importance of competent description. Throughout the book, he also provides plenty of advice on how to improve your descriptive writing abilities. He states that "Descriptions make the reader a sensory participant in the story." In this section, he says how the key is to visualize what you want the reader to experience. However, he says that there is a fine line when it comes to descriptions, as there is a danger of describing too much, which slows down the pace, kills the imagination and bores the reader. King’s theory is that we need to leave room for people’s imagination to fill in the blanks in our writing. He doesn’t say to eliminate description
