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Anyone for an Essay?:

Descriptive writing.

Here's a couple of hints.
I am not going to show the address because I do not want to show a fellow writer up in public.

Cut the adjectives (and, yes, the adverbs too)!

“And so, I’m going for a swim,” she declared, dropping her white cotton sundress on the chair behind her. Without a second thought, she ran out toward the water. A refreshing dip into the splashing waves would do wonders to clear her mind and wash away the stickiness from the melted shaved ice.
She wasn’t surprised that Jason was fast on her heels. They splashed into the water at precisely the same moment. Tessa watched as he expertly dove into an oncoming wave as she jumped it. When he resurfaced, Jason’s smile took her breath away.

Is this a bit better?

“And so, I’m going for a swim,” she declared, dropping her dress on the chair behind her. Without a thought, (better perhaps: Impulsively?) she ran toward the water. The waves would do wonders to clear her mind and wash away the stickiness.
She wasn’t surprised that Jason was on her heels. They splashed into the water at the same moment. Tessa watched as he dove (dived?) into a wave as she jumped it. When he resurfaced, Jason’s smile took her breath away.

Here is a master of writing who uses adjectives reluctantly:

Eventually they put Reacher in a car and drove him to a motel a mile away, where the night clerk gave him a room, which had all the features Reacher expected, because he had seen such rooms a thousand times before. There was a raucous through-the-wall heater, which would be too noisy to sleep with, which would save the owner money on electricity. There were low-watt bulbs in all the fixtures, likewise. There was a low pile carpet that after cleaning would dry in hours, so the room could rent again the same day. Not that the carpet wold be cleaned often. It was dark and patterned and ideal for concealing stains. As was the bedspread. No doubt the shower would be weak and strangled, and the towels thin, and the soap small, and the shampoo cheap. The furniture was made of wood, all dark and bruised, and the television set was small and old, and the curtains were grey with grime.
All as expected. Nothing he hadn't seen a thousand times before.
But still dismal.

If you read through Lee Child and cut any of his adjectives out, you spoil the sense.
And see how he puts exactly the right one at the very end of the phrase to give it emphasis.