tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post694587609332221928..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Bringing your writing to life, part 2 - sensory language by Andrew J Chamberlainauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-39844657117814037942015-10-04T20:21:09.558+01:002015-10-04T20:21:09.558+01:00Hi Mari, yes you are right. There's a very imp...Hi Mari, yes you are right. There's a very important difference between using this kind of sensory language and going overboard with the adjectives! I find that a lot of the best of this kind of writing actually results in a reduction in word count rather than an increase!Andy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557382151904596799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-44779362568960506802015-09-15T12:13:31.476+01:002015-09-15T12:13:31.476+01:00I do agree with you, Andrew: though there's al...I do agree with you, Andrew: though there's also a warning to be remembered. People often end up with either a (sometimes extended) cliche ('she poured the hot chestnut-coloured liquid' rather than simply leaving out about how the tea got into the mugs). Or, they pull out long something which doesn't add anything to the story, and slows it down. That can make reading tedious. The trick here is always to decide positively and consciously whether or not an action needs to be described or simply referred to, and to vary your narration. (You will know that of course!)Mari Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606125048044373268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-9844399453323026142015-09-12T21:46:04.689+01:002015-09-12T21:46:04.689+01:00Thanks Joy, and you are right of course, this advi...Thanks Joy, and you are right of course, this advice is certainly not restricted to fiction, and in fact writers of prose can learn from some of the poets (Keats for example) about the use of the senses.Andy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557382151904596799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-21954917277886818222015-09-12T16:44:45.416+01:002015-09-12T16:44:45.416+01:00Helpful advice for all of us. I can see the way se...Helpful advice for all of us. I can see the way sensory language will enliven and enhance my poetry writing too, so this isn't necessarily restricted to the fiction writers among us. Thanks, Andrew! Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.com