tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post7913897857208684581..comments2023-10-29T05:30:59.905-05:00Comments on Write Me A World: Tour of the Five Senses: SmellNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-73131166360452427662014-06-29T20:57:26.938-05:002014-06-29T20:57:26.938-05:00Alex - Uh oh, I hope your characters don't sme...Alex - Uh oh, I hope your characters don't smell anything then. :)<br /><br />Kyra - Yes! I find that super tricky too.<br /><br />Leigh - Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Cherie - It can add so much.<br /><br />L.G. - Ha, yes I definitely get an immediate mental image of a character described as having "dog breath." :)<br /><br />Christine - Agreed. It can add yet another layer to the story.<br /><br />David - One of my CPs writes fantastic food scenes. I have to be careful not to read her stuff while I'm hungry!<br /><br />M Pax - Totally! I have a weird, but kind of cool, memory smell of the docks where I had a marine biology retreat for a couple years. Every time I get a whiff of it, I'm right back there.<br /><br />Misha - You're right. Important but so easy to overlook.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-13996637756395291982014-06-28T07:44:29.685-05:002014-06-28T07:44:29.685-05:00Smell is such an important sense in our lives, but...Smell is such an important sense in our lives, but we take it for granted. Which of course means that although it's probably the one sense that would be most effective at placing a reader in a scene, it gets forgotten by writers the most often.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-34039330259795900452014-06-27T15:18:50.511-05:002014-06-27T15:18:50.511-05:00Smell is such a powerful scent. Do you ever have a...Smell is such a powerful scent. Do you ever have a memory smell? Like when I play solitaire on the computer, I actually smell a deck of actual cards. It's so vivid.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-13668620181050560382014-06-25T09:40:20.725-05:002014-06-25T09:40:20.725-05:00If their description of food smell makes me hungry...If their description of food smell makes me hungry, I'll love that author forever. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-2281428929842092402014-06-24T18:03:54.677-05:002014-06-24T18:03:54.677-05:00Great post! I like the juxtapositioning of scents....Great post! I like the juxtapositioning of scents.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-15604278847645111632014-06-24T14:16:19.891-05:002014-06-24T14:16:19.891-05:00Yeah, this is one of my favorite sense to use when...Yeah, this is one of my favorite sense to use when describing a new place or even a new person. Describing someone as having dog breath sets an image of that character in the reader's mind for sure. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-33647610846304044272014-06-24T11:49:35.685-05:002014-06-24T11:49:35.685-05:00Smell is definitely a great sense to use when writ...Smell is definitely a great sense to use when writing. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-15136034634359241562014-06-23T23:37:10.621-05:002014-06-23T23:37:10.621-05:00This is FANTASTIC! Using the five senses is a grea...This is FANTASTIC! Using the five senses is a great way to add depth and detail to the story. I love what you've shared about "smell." Excellent post!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472458883307226262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-12231296570204684162014-06-23T11:56:07.455-05:002014-06-23T11:56:07.455-05:00Excellent post! Scents can be quite difficult to w...Excellent post! Scents can be quite difficult to write about, especially if you're trying to describe the way a person smells. That can be really challenging!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-30541611114486483692014-06-23T08:12:00.751-05:002014-06-23T08:12:00.751-05:00I'm getting better at using scents. Usually th...I'm getting better at using scents. Usually they signify something bad in my writing.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com