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Senses in Writing: Hear the Invisible Sounds

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Something I’ve heard a few times is that a sound shouldn’t be put into a story unless it has a plot significance.  Otherwise, it’s only filler and should be cut.  I politely disagree because our sense of hearing is one of the most important ones.  Some days it might even be more essential than sight.  After all, you react to noises more often than sights.  For example, you see something heavy falling off a shelf and you cringe when it smacks the floor.  Maybe you jump if you didn’t see it.  The point is that the sound is what you’re responding to instinctively instead of the sight.  Honestly, I sometimes wonder if our reaction to sound is quicker than our reaction to visual stimuli.

One of the most specific ways that sound/hearing is used is when you have a character trying to be stealthy.  Thieves, assassins, spies…

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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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