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Take a moment to look at your scenes when you reread your manuscript and see if you covered all of the appropriate senses.  Notice that I did not say “all of the senses”, you do not want to create a sensory overload, but you do want to make sure that where there is an appropriate need for a sense to have been stimulated, you have done so.

Does a room smelling musty have some significance to the plot?  Would it be crucial later on for the color of a blouse to be known? Does it matter if the paint is wet when it is touched?

Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very;” your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.  ~Mark Twain

Now who can argue with that logic?  LOL

One of the best known bits of writing advice is to write what you know, but I read an even better one once that advised me to write what I want to know.  Try picking something that you have always wanted to know about, maybe how to lift a finger print or how to set a trap line, and try writing a short story that features someone that would be using that skill.  Maybe write a short story about someone that is taking up ice fishing or fly fishing as a way to help you learn how to do it yourself?