https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/five-senses-for-inspiration/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:53:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/five-senses-for-inspiration/#comment-3999 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:58:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30787#comment-3999 Great post! I usually rely on sight, but need to focus more on touch and sound.

]]> https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/five-senses-for-inspiration/#comment-3992 Sat, 12 Aug 2017 02:41:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30787#comment-3992 In writing I most often use sight and sound…the easiest of the senses to convey in words. Well, there’s taste. It just doesn’t seem to come into play as much. I’m sure I describe textures and physical sensations more often than taste. So it is the sense of smell that I neglect the most in my writing. Interesting, considering how much I am aware of smells in daily life. Just today I scanned some Pinterest images for something pretty to look at before I laid down for a nap after running errands all day. A photo of a “tunnel” of wisterias held my attention as the memory of the scent of wisteria blossoms filled me. I slept well. I think I can see the wisdom of using the sense of smell to inspire my writing as well as enhance it directly wherever smell might be effective. I accept the challenge to discover ways to inspire myself with the sense of smell.

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