tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post2373804154855902062..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: Use All SensesMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27211041252158598952012-06-05T07:14:02.650+02:002012-06-05T07:14:02.650+02:00When you describe the expressions feelings and sen...When you describe the expressions feelings and senses in a very true form within a book, you make the writers go crazy and lost in the fantasy!!Write a bookhttp://www.bonzoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-88613814492450963752012-04-26T18:23:21.238+02:002012-04-26T18:23:21.238+02:00Enjoyed your post, and am going to have to go back...Enjoyed your post, and am going to have to go back and read your other posts now. Lots of helpful information to mull over...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day :)Lily Whalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794982719681805044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3642148505278179342012-04-26T16:00:22.888+02:002012-04-26T16:00:22.888+02:00Well said. I also think it has to feel normal and ...Well said. I also think it has to feel normal and subtle. Otherwise, it feels like forced descriptions. Easier said than done, yes. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-24747537012691457872012-04-26T05:14:56.059+02:002012-04-26T05:14:56.059+02:00Excellent advice! I try to incorporate the more un...Excellent advice! I try to incorporate the more unusual senses into my descriptions - like taste rather than sound, or smell rather than sight. It makes the scene a little more vivid.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-38701024370722523302012-04-25T16:36:46.750+02:002012-04-25T16:36:46.750+02:00I tend to forget about taste (unless it's a ki...I tend to forget about taste (unless it's a kissing scene) and I overuse sight (I'm a very visual person). Sound is my favorite though and is so evocative. I have a deaf character on a book and that was a fun challenge.Jaye Robin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929739858812153990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8340332007079746582012-04-25T15:03:55.245+02:002012-04-25T15:03:55.245+02:00Great post! Usually when I'm editing, I do one...Great post! Usually when I'm editing, I do one pass where I look at each page for sensory input other than sight.<br /><br />BTW, I tagged you on my blog this morning with the Lucky Seven meme. (I hope you haven't already been tagged.)Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-43607308380377412412012-04-25T12:33:17.393+02:002012-04-25T12:33:17.393+02:00Smell is the sense that brings back memories stron...Smell is the sense that brings back memories stronger than any of the others. When I write I try to introduce characters with something about them; either the way their breath smells, or how rough their hands are. But you're right; all in moderation! Great post.Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21929757071470952792012-04-25T08:49:58.840+02:002012-04-25T08:49:58.840+02:00Excellent post! I am rubbish with descriptions so ...Excellent post! I am rubbish with descriptions so these tips are really useful!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-28984010357634742492012-04-25T05:27:26.309+02:002012-04-25T05:27:26.309+02:00Great post Misha. I tend to be very minimalist. Pe...Great post Misha. I tend to be very minimalist. Perhaps edging towards white sometimes :-)Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-86937934604575419002012-04-25T03:53:07.271+02:002012-04-25T03:53:07.271+02:00Great post. I use to describe too much, but I'...Great post. I use to describe too much, but I've honed my craft over the years and I've cut down a lot. I make sure to use all the senses, but perhaps taste is the one least used.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66533188026364551872012-04-25T02:44:47.575+02:002012-04-25T02:44:47.575+02:00Excellent post! Love this. :)Excellent post! Love this. :)Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7787764354154334342012-04-25T00:24:20.169+02:002012-04-25T00:24:20.169+02:00I tend to go heavy on visuals, especially if it ha...I tend to go heavy on visuals, especially if it has to do with technology and/or architecture. The senses I neglect and need to add more of are smell and taste.<br /><br /><br />The Golden Eagle<br /><a href="http://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Eagle's Aerial Perspective</a>Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-11858140586007255402012-04-24T23:33:45.140+02:002012-04-24T23:33:45.140+02:00Excellent tips and good description of what to do....Excellent tips and good description of what to do. Safe to say I will never be guilty of pages of description.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-36218818321633925422012-04-24T23:23:16.920+02:002012-04-24T23:23:16.920+02:00Great post! I think I have the most trouble descri...Great post! I think I have the most trouble describing what my characters see. I do fine with the other senses. I wonder why that is?Sherri Lackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574448009541412249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-11753794168376300462012-04-24T22:53:44.519+02:002012-04-24T22:53:44.519+02:00Here is one of my favorite quotes from Neil Gaimen...Here is one of my favorite quotes from Neil Gaimen.<br /><br />"He had kissed her goodnight that night, and she had tasted of strawberry daiquiris, and he never wanted to kiss anyone else again."<br /><br />Taste is one of the most evocative of the senses. I kissed a woman who tasted of strawberries and to think of strawberries, to see them, and especially to taste and smell them always brings back that moment to me. It helped that I was in Love with her and it was our first passionate kiss, but just reading those words of Gaimen's and I am brought back to that moment and I am kissing her again.<br /><br />It doesn't need to be the five senses all at once. It doesn't need to be a lengthy descriptions, the words on paper just need to have depth, heart, soul and passion behind them. They need to evocative of a shared experiences of the senses as well or the words, no matter how many you use, will be just words to the reader.<br /><br />The best a writer can do is to evoke the spirit of their senses and hope to find common ground with their reader. Don't disregard length of writing, Faulkner got away with it or brevity as Hemingway got away with, just worry about what your writing means to you. There is no one else to please (except when writing for money and that person isn't your reader it is your publisher).Jason Zavodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109502376214104276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-50539441992644581732012-04-24T22:36:27.558+02:002012-04-24T22:36:27.558+02:00My writing teacher kept telling us "sense of ...My writing teacher kept telling us "sense of place!" which I think really goes toward these five senses. It grounds the reader, and I've noticed improvement in my writing and my classmates when we included it. Great reminder!Jenna Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329926652906059439noreply@blogger.com