I’m a descriptive writer and I hate it
Whenever I write a text, I tend to describe and explain settings, situations and even feelings. As if I’m an observer from the outside who looks at the scene and describe it rationally. But that’s not the type of writer I want to be. I want to be more atmospheric, to make the reader feel, what the characters feels. Like instead of “She can feel him standing behind her” more something like “Someone stepped behind her. Not close enough to touch her, but close enough that she could feel him.”
When I’m flowing I just write down one description and explanation after another and when I read it later I’m frustrate because no one is feeling anything. I explain feelings instead of actually feel it and it drives me crazy.
Does anyone have similar experience and how did you achieve the writing style you wanted to go with?