I’m sure you know that, while some authors love to describe everything, others prefer to leave it to the mind’s eye of the reader. And it’s probably a sliding scale. And I’m wondering where I sit on it.
Dialogue is my favourite style of writing. It comes to me quickly when I’m writing and it seems to read better than my descriptions. I think that’s true of my preferences for other people’s work, too. And yet, the History Maps books do contain quite a lot of description.
Is it still as off-putting, if it’s written in a more emotive tone? First person, present tense, is invariably immediate and emotive. You can’t really be detached or super objective about anything. It’s all through Zoe’s eyes, her perception of the world.