Road Trip Wednesday is a weekly blog carnival from YA Highway. Visit the blog to see the topic, then add your post to the comments section to join the road trip. How is your work inspired by the five senses?
A topic like this is great because it forces me to explore and deepen the setting, characters, situations, emotions and flavors of my projects. It's eye-opening how much a scent or a taste can build a scene, weave a thread or help me better understand a character, even if it didn't seem relevant to that particular detail before. Here are some things that are inspiring me as I work on one of my most recent projects:
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| The sound of wind through a cornfield |
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| The taste, the touch of a kiss, given for different reasons |
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| The sound of a scream of frustration |
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| The smell, the sound, the feel of hogs |
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| The sight of the night sky when you're in the middle of nowhere |
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| The uncomfortable, antiseptic smell of hospitals |
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| The crackle-pop sounds of a fire, the rich-wood smell of a fire, the warmth of a fire |
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| The feel of holding someone you don't think you deserve to hold |
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| The worn and haunting details of an old farmhouse |
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| A touch of assurance |
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| The sounds from an old truck down a dusty country road |
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| The taste of perennially second-place-winning pies |
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| The smell of newly-mown field, even in the spring |
11 comments:
Lovely way to show how to use the senses. I especially love the old farmhouse. Your simple words bring all the images to life :)
(Also, I love your blog's design!)
Love this: "The taste of perennially second-place-winning pies."
Okay, this book sounds (looks?!) amazing. I'm sold already. :)
Cool. How inspiring!
Perennially second-place winning pies? SOLD!
Beautiful post. :)
I love the pictures. The last one's my favorite. I can't wait for football. :)
Great post!
Pies FTW! Great line, and great selection of photos.
Love the photos! I could go for a perennially second-place winning pie right about now. :)
i so want to read this.
I think we all need pie and a football game right about now, lol. :) Thanks for the comments!
Another vote for the pie reference - "perennially second-place-winning" is great! And "a touch of assurance" says so much without saying anything.
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