Hi. I'm writing a story and one of my characters has the power of flight and I was wondering if you had any tips on how to write that?
One of the first things to do is figure out how they fly. There are tons of different kinds of flight in the real world and in the superhuman world. For the sake of this response let’s assume that it is the Superman-esque gravity defying flight. A good way to describe anything is to go through the five senses. What does it feel like? What does s/he see? Does it smell different in the air? By going through those senses you have a good basis for the description. Another thing to do is look at it from an outside POV. What does it look like? Does s/he just rise into the air? Does a gust of wind pick them up and carry them away? Do they seem in control of the power? All these questions will help you figure out what the important details are, and in turn help you figure out how to describe it.
Happy Writing,
-B