tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7355768690773808400..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: FIVE POWERFUL TOOLS OF WRITING by Korina MossJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39192736926622323642021-11-14T21:11:13.383-05:002021-11-14T21:11:13.383-05:00Kait: That would be a great exercise for writers!
...Kait: That would be a great exercise for writers!<br /><br />Tammy: Smells are difficult to describe. With the cheese in my book, I'll use a couple of adjectives and then sometimes liken the smell to something else readers might be more familiar with so they get a better idea of it. As far as other smells, I usually talk about how they make my character feel or the memory it might evoke. It's sometimes more important that it helps to set the tone of the scene than what the thing actually smells like, so a simple adjective can often suffice if coupled with an emotion. <br /><br />KM: I can practically feel your memories right along with you. How lovely. Korina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40942371882152215652021-11-14T14:33:02.524-05:002021-11-14T14:33:02.524-05:00I think of touch--a warm snuggly afghan as I dozed...I think of touch--a warm snuggly afghan as I dozed off to sleep in the back seat of a car, stuffed in with numerous siblings; the safe feel of my mother's winter coat as I grasped it while we switched subway trains and I was worried I would be left behind when the doors closed, the soothing, cool feel of waves washing over my feet at the ocean shore; the smooth feel of my baby's face against my cheek; the elastic softness of kneading bread dough.<br /><br />I have to work on getting more of these things into my writing.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91494837216232837192021-11-14T09:58:18.132-05:002021-11-14T09:58:18.132-05:00I agree with smell, but wow it's hard to descr...I agree with smell, but wow it's hard to describe in my writing. Any hints?Tammy Eulianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303272232258686650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58950723826617392732021-11-14T09:13:46.962-05:002021-11-14T09:13:46.962-05:00Smell for me. It shows up a lot in my writing, too...Smell for me. It shows up a lot in my writing, too. When I was in college part of our tests and measures lab required us to blind smell, touch, and taste multiple items. It was an interesting experiment. The hardest part was not identifying the various items, but describing them without naming them.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44923766418261585342021-11-14T08:58:09.302-05:002021-11-14T08:58:09.302-05:00Ooh -- I love how these sense memories are so vivi...Ooh -- I love how these sense memories are so vivid. Jim, that sounds scary! No wonder it's stuck with you! Korina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41936073994559786132021-11-14T08:26:25.635-05:002021-11-14T08:26:25.635-05:00Smell: the odor of a Cape Cod beach at low tide, t...Smell: the odor of a Cape Cod beach at low tide, the acrid smell of dry leaves, the almost overwhelming perfume of an old-fashioned rose, whiffs of camphor and mothballs in an old trunk.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42098048917878361042021-11-14T08:05:09.080-05:002021-11-14T08:05:09.080-05:00Touch: Specifically not being able to breathe. I w...Touch: Specifically not being able to breathe. I was three or four and had fallen off a rope swing over a gully. (I had convinced the older kids I could hold on -- I couldn't.) The thump on the ground knocked the breath out of me and spasmed my muscles so I couldn't inhale.<br /><br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com