ABSTRACT

This chapter builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases related to the concept covered is Rain and hail. It is introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus within the context of ghost stories, develops the structure and use of words and phrases to promote with a new system called Setting/Character-Interaction-Reaction (S/C-I-R) which has resulted in cinematic writing of exceptional standard. The resulting work has described the setting, moved the character through the setting and described their reactions to what they see, the events in which they are involved. To paint a cinematic picture the text must have suspense, but that suspense is only felt by the reader if the character's reaction and interaction are also included. By taking a number of sentences or phrases for setting, interaction and reaction, combining them into a descriptive paragraph of a scene and then experimenting with different ways of combining the sentences by learning about grammar and its impact on the flow, sense and expression.