tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post3779462734899294180..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: How to Make Your Reader Feel Like They Are ThereStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9905426538859812292011-12-17T16:29:18.788-06:002011-12-17T16:29:18.788-06:00I think I struggle with everything that doesn'...I think I struggle with everything that doesn't have to do with sight description. :) <br />My second strength besides sight is probably smell... or taste. <br />Description is SO hard!! And sometimes it sounds soooo stupid if you don't do it right.Jazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72984723045266996572011-12-16T10:06:00.806-06:002011-12-16T10:06:00.806-06:00Heather and Azlyn - thanks for your input on my po...Heather and Azlyn - thanks for your input on my post. Descriptions can be so much fun. It's easy to forget about them as you drive forward with the plot, so every once in a while, step back and make sure you've peppered your story with some sensory experiences. Peace!Laura L. Smithhttp://www.laurasmithauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-7429255289539472122011-12-15T20:41:31.049-06:002011-12-15T20:41:31.049-06:00Wow, what a great post! I love to describe things ...Wow, what a great post! I love to describe things in writing, and this helps me do it further! =D I will certainly be thinking about these in my descriptions. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69724253854007742002011-12-14T19:51:01.942-06:002011-12-14T19:51:01.942-06:00Thanks for this helpful reminder! I'll defini...Thanks for this helpful reminder! I'll definitely use it for my work-in-progress. I've got a good handle on the sight aspect of things, but taste and tactile things are so fun to write, too!Heather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20442476311429191902011-12-14T17:58:19.194-06:002011-12-14T17:58:19.194-06:00"Writing is kind of like a song." LOVE t..."Writing is kind of like a song." LOVE that! This does help. Thanks, Ms. Smith! :)<br /><br />Emii- I second that you must try coffee soon! It is wonderful in the mornings. :)Clarebearhttp://www.unitedinhislove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61980180218067457302011-12-14T17:34:10.667-06:002011-12-14T17:34:10.667-06:00Ellie Ann - that's awesome that you use touch ...Ellie Ann - that's awesome that you use touch - making your readers wince is like watching a 3D movie - yay you! PS - the only difference between a clang and a clong is how you perceive it - write the way you hear it and your readers will hear it the same way :D. Anonymous - think of your favorite tastes - Christmas is such a great time for this - gingerbread, candy canes, your favorite cookie - yum! and start infusing these into your writing. And Emili - you must try coffee - soon!Laura L. Smithhttp://www.laurasmithauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17964192189191630032011-12-14T16:52:17.158-06:002011-12-14T16:52:17.158-06:00Ellie Ann: Hahahahahahaha!!!!! "If my charac...Ellie Ann: Hahahahahahaha!!!!! "If my character hits her toe on a rock I want my readers to wince." That's hilarious!!!!!Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12505780361871676952011-12-14T16:20:14.942-06:002011-12-14T16:20:14.942-06:00I struggle using sound, it's hard for me to de...I struggle using sound, it's hard for me to describe the difference between a clang and a clong! Perhaps I'm tone deaf? My singing certainly is, haha!<br />I love using touch. In my writing. If my character hits her toe on a rock I want my readers to wince.<br />Great post!Ellie Annhttp://www.ellieannsoderstrom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63349354077899613662011-12-14T16:16:09.944-06:002011-12-14T16:16:09.944-06:00Oh! I love this post so much! And am now dying to ...Oh! I love this post so much! And am now dying to go visit a coffee shop. Not that I've ever even drunk coffee in my life, aha! But this is one of my favourite posts on the writing process, because I suppose I never really thought of it before and really needed to hear it, and because I loved being taken away to the coffee shop for awhile!emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8762052493796317172011-12-14T15:58:30.391-06:002011-12-14T15:58:30.391-06:00I do have to say that taste I don't use all th...I do have to say that taste I don't use all that much. Thanks for posting!<br /><br />~Alana~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82032834305184317082011-12-14T15:09:55.086-06:002011-12-14T15:09:55.086-06:00Thanks for everyone's comments. I wish we coul...Thanks for everyone's comments. I wish we could all share a booth at my fav coffee shop and toast mugs to productive, creative writing - cheers! <br /><br />Princess - LOVE Panera - especially their chocolate croissants! Pick your favorite drink, favorite food, favorite seat - is it by the fireplace, near the door so you can people watch or tucked in back for privacy? Sart describing those specific things instead of Panera in general.<br /><br />Becki - your sister's cookies sound yummy. Bravo for using your sense of smell. You're already ahead of the pack.<br /><br />Clarebear - writing is kind of like a song, there are fast parts and slow parts and verses and choruses. You need to find balance with your descriptions - a piano solo and your action - a dance beat, so you don't get bogged down in detail. Steinbeck is one of the few authors who does extended detail effectively. I alwasy read my writing out loud to make sure it flows nicely, not just in my head, but as others might read it. If you're getting bored reading it, chances are readers are skimming down to the action. I also pay attention while reading novels how other authors move from description to action. You'll need to play with it each time. Evaluate how important the description is to the story. The main character's description is going to need a lot more space than describing the Christmas cookie your character is eating - unless they have an eating disorder, or it's their favorite Grandmother who passed away's recipe and the whole book is about that Grandmother. If your character just grabs a cookie off a plate, make it sweet, crumbly, fudgy, but then move on to some fast paced dialogue. Does that help?Laura L. Smithhttp://www.laurasmithauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80569762180120406622011-12-14T10:38:51.954-06:002011-12-14T10:38:51.954-06:00This is such an awesome post, Ms. Smith and you ar...This is such an awesome post, Ms. Smith and you are in one of my favorite places: a coffee shop! :) So glad that I could "visit" with you there! ;) <br /><br />Using the five senses is one of my favorite things to do when I write, so sometimes I tend to go a little overboard in the explaining. Do you have any tips so that I describe my scene effectively, but don't go overboard either? <br />Thanks so much! This was such a fun post! :)Clarebearhttp://www.unitedinhislove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74654906425312893702011-12-14T09:16:26.673-06:002011-12-14T09:16:26.673-06:00Welcome, Ms. Smith! I really liked the post, and ...Welcome, Ms. Smith! I really liked the post, and now I want to go sit next to you in the coffee shoppe and use MY senses! <br />I tend to use hearing and smell most. That's mostly because That's what I pay most attention to in my house. I have four brothers and four sisters, we all homeschool, and there's ALWAYS noise. I can always tell if Mom is heading my way, who's going where when, and what kind of cookies my sister is baking. <br />I use seeing a lot, as well, but I tend to curl up in my room and write, so there's not as much of that. Touch and taste are, yes, underdeveloped, and I need to keep working at those. <br />Thank you very much for writing this post; I really appreciate it! :)Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65572724226856751012011-12-14T09:08:00.640-06:002011-12-14T09:08:00.640-06:00This is really helping me right now. As I am writi...This is really helping me right now. As I am writing a scene taking place in Panera.I can't tell you how many times I've been there, yet it still comes as a challenge to describe the atmosphere. <br /><br />AlysonAlyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24214718486576175162011-12-14T08:13:19.791-06:002011-12-14T08:13:19.791-06:00Great post. I think stories really come alive when...Great post. I think stories really come alive when we use all our senses. It really does make us feel as though we are there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com