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Originally Posted by Heather Parker
Really interesting points here - and pretty much how I feel about description too. I hadn't thought about the sci-fi aspect though. You really do need to describe your setting, if no-one has ever seen anywhere like it before. It must be quite difficult - a bit like trying to describe the proverbial elephant to someone who hasn't seen one...
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It depends on what you're describing... it can be quite easy to actually describe (as in, "Much like looking at a typical forest on Earth, but through rose-colored glasses..." description
done). Often it's more a matter of just making the reader aware that the setting or object is (significantly) different.