Reddit reviews Fiction Writer's Workshop

As far as suggestions go, this is the most advice I can give you:

• Write something that you would want to read. I know it seems somewhat obvious, but really this is the general rule of thumb that I follow whenever I set out to write a story.
  
  
• (As what everyone else seems to be saying in here) READ, constantly. But while reading, try to both enjoy the story and analyze what exactly the author is doing to make it work. Which brings us to the next point...
  
  
• Emulate other writers. Learn their secrets and techniques.
  
  
• If you're stuck on what to write about, try automatic writing. One of the best ways to get through writer's block is to essentially "write through the block", as my creative writing professor told me and my class. Just write anything and everything that comes to mind, it doesn't matter what you type; it's not like anyone is going to be reading it, right? All you have to do is find a steady rhythm while you're typing and until you start to see a "voice" develop in the writing itself. Once you have that voice, you can take your reader anywhere.
  
  For general books on writing fiction, the one that I would recommend would be Fiction Writer's Workshop. I used this for my intro to creative writing class, and it was very helpful. The book itself is a great resource since it has a bunch of exercises to work on.
  
  I wish you well in your writing endeavors, now get writing/reading!

A book I recently began reading The Fiction Writers Workshop has a huge chapter on description writing! The author has some really awesome advice and a few exercises for practice. This book has helped me with character design, description and organizing my plot haha! I really recommend it!