Add Personality

   

 

    Have you ever quit reading a book because you felt it was dry? That there was something amiss in its writing, something that made it difficult to go on. It wasn't the plot, and it wasn't the storyworld, and the characters weren't unlikeable . . .
    Maybe it was the narration. It could be that the writing voice was drab, repetitive, nondescript. That it had no real voice.
    Having personality in the POV is vital--even if it's in 3rd person narration. The voice in the story sets a mood that floats around the reader as they read. Having a fun, exciting, awesome mood or a slow, deep, sweet mood is great depending on your genre. But having a drab mood worded blandly is not so great for any type of story.
    Using unique wording and describing things in a personified way are a few ways to add personality. Like instead of just writing: a blue flower, you could write: a small blossom with the color of the Atlantic's waves.
    So, what do you think? :)