The subtitle of this book is "A Guide to Writing More Descriptively," and the author delivers on that promise. But she tells the reader upfront that description doesn't always mean detailing how something LOOKS (her emphasis). She also points out that description is not "all that flowery stuff" and isn't even embellishment. Nor, she argues, is description optional: it is one third of the story-telling tripod (along with exposition and narration) and, if a story is to live in its readers eyes, description must carry its weight on the tripod, supplying information and/or moving the story forward.The information in each of the ten chapter is very worth reading and pondering. And, if you're a writer, employing. If you read and use this book on description, you won't need another on the same subject. Highly recommended.