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Senses in Writing: Seeing the Invisible Worlds

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This week I’m talking about how to use and evoke senses within your story.  As usual, this is personal opinion formed from experiences.

First, a very brief overview of the week’s topic.  If you can set off a reader’s senses then you pull them deeper into your story.  This will not happen with every reader because people are different.  Yet, part of your goal with writing should be to trigger even a glimmer of a sensation.  For example, writing about the aroma of coffee might get one reader to think they smell it.  Yet, you do need a reader to have some prior knowledge for certain reactions.

Sight is one of the big ones because many people are visual.  A common way to teach children is by example, which means they watch you do something before copying it. You pay attention through your eyes when driving, working…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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