Writing Tip: Sensory Perception
18
March 2008
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?
