Description

The purpose of The Dark Art of Description is to help readers understand how easy it is to describe things. Often times as writers we stress too much over word choice and how to describe something particular in our writing. It becomes a process that we dread. Did I use the right word? Does this sound right? Question after question ringing in the back of our minds. Hampl makes it clear that we as writers need to relax and let the writing come out of us instead of forcing it out. Word choice is less of a choice and more of a feeling, so let it flow.

The last few paragraphs are there so that she can show the reader how easy "the dark art of description" can be. There are no big fancy words or superflous explanations. Just simple yet eloquent descriptions. It is her way of easing the reader into the idea that it isn't as hard as it seems. Just go with the flow and write what you know.