Monday, April 28, 2014

Write to Change Your Senses


Do you depend on one sense in your writing and forget to use a variety of sights, sounds and scents to enrich the text?

Select paragraphs from your favorite writer or a piece of your own writing.  Notice what sense prevails. What if you remove it and replace it with another?

Observe the use of adjectives and adverbs. Replace them with a metaphor or action verb to expand meaning.

How would you:

Describe a sunset without the use of color?
Reveal music without sound?
Comment on a meal without describing its taste?
Show the scent of a rose in metaphor?


Challenge your writing by adding elements you don't usually consider.

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