tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post6646921957986963029..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Monday's Writing Tip: Engage the SensesMaria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-66452802579908588482011-04-06T10:23:21.637-04:002011-04-06T10:23:21.637-04:00I'm with you! I can imagine what napalm smells...I'm with you! I can imagine what napalm smells like:).Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-7351347034343873842011-04-05T14:48:28.922-04:002011-04-05T14:48:28.922-04:00Hmmm... I'm not sure what napalm smells like.....Hmmm... I'm not sure what napalm smells like... but I have a strong sense of what I imagine it to smell like... and I could see the line working very well in the context of the that novel.<br /><br />I sometimes don't use all 5 senses... It just depends.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713870959347500414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-54946764286742239132011-04-05T10:28:41.872-04:002011-04-05T10:28:41.872-04:00@Old Kitty: I've done that! Todd Stone says le...@Old Kitty: I've done that! Todd Stone says less is more;).<br /><br />@Myne: That's a great point! Simple is better so everyone can understand. BTW, I don't know what napalm is or what it smells like either:).<br /><br />@Andy: You're welcome! Adjective overload is easy to do:).<br /><br />@Desert Rocks: Thank you! After I took Todd Stone's workshop I started utilizing the senses more in what I wrote. That really adds richness!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-84654564901054786282011-04-04T22:38:34.904-04:002011-04-04T22:38:34.904-04:00Thank you Maria. This is great. I should do this m...Thank you Maria. This is great. I should do this more-<br />I'm revising my first novel and I need to put more meat on some of my characters. You wrote a great post. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-82859595455652806192011-04-04T20:15:24.684-04:002011-04-04T20:15:24.684-04:00I'm sometimes like Kitty..."overloading w...I'm sometimes like Kitty..."overloading with adjective overkill". Great tip. Thanks.The Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667034322952126127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-17760860655233075542011-04-04T15:16:24.906-04:002011-04-04T15:16:24.906-04:00I have to confess to not feeling that quote, becau...I have to confess to not feeling that quote, because I have no idea what napalm is. That is one thing with descriptions, using words, similes or metaphors that readers might not engage with or understand. Something to bear in mind as we use this really great tip in our writing.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-61157964841060276702011-04-04T13:32:21.517-04:002011-04-04T13:32:21.517-04:00I love that Apocalypse Now quote!! I wish I could ...I love that Apocalypse Now quote!! I wish I could capture such a thing succinctly too! My worst writerly crime was (not so much now as I'm trying to be very disciplined about it!) is to overload my descriptions with adjective overkill when I tried too hard to capture a scene with these senses! <br /><br />Great post - this is definitely very important to remember!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com