![]() (Temperature and texture are good ways to use the sense of touch.) There’s not much shade in a big dry lake. TOUCH: From Holes by Louis Sachar – During the summer, the daytime temperature hovers around ninety-five degrees in the shade-if you can find any shade. ![]() Here are examples of writers using sensory description other than sight: We should pay attention to all our senses when writing, especially during the most important scenes – the ones we want to slow down for our readers. While writing, we tend to rely mainly on our sense of sight and ignore our other four senses. Many resources for student and adult writers are available at: ĭid you know 80% of our brain’s energy is used to process what we see? 80%! If you ever want to rest your brain, close your eyes. ![]() ![]() Her new novel, Death by Toilet Paper, comes out August 2014. Hi there! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend and is back, ready to write this morning! Today’s guest author is Donne Gephart!ĭonna’s humorous middle grade novels from Random House include: As If Being 12-3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!, How to Survive Middle School and Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen. ![]()
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