Barbara Neville's Blog - Posts Tagged "the-five-senses"
Atmosphere in your book
The five senses.
It's vitally important to draw the reader in. Otherwise, they won't finish your book. Or read any of your other books.
The scenery, the smell, the sounds, the tastes, the touches. They are all characters in your book. As important as the hot, sexy guy and the sensual woman. Without a sense of place, location and style your reader is floating in the haze. You want to draw them into your world. And, it better be special. Otherwise, why read your book? Do we want to read about our complicated life filled with boring minutia, like taxes, jobs, dental and doctor appointments? Or do we want to be transported to an ideal world, where people are still people, but less encumbered with the mundane bullshit? I for one, like to imagine that life is all goodies, with the occasional harsh moment, but with a hsppy trek anda wonderful conclusion.Call me crazy, but Although I realize that bad shit happens, I want the good shit to win out. And, I like a smartass to humor me along the way. How about you? Leave a comment.
It's vitally important to draw the reader in. Otherwise, they won't finish your book. Or read any of your other books.
The scenery, the smell, the sounds, the tastes, the touches. They are all characters in your book. As important as the hot, sexy guy and the sensual woman. Without a sense of place, location and style your reader is floating in the haze. You want to draw them into your world. And, it better be special. Otherwise, why read your book? Do we want to read about our complicated life filled with boring minutia, like taxes, jobs, dental and doctor appointments? Or do we want to be transported to an ideal world, where people are still people, but less encumbered with the mundane bullshit? I for one, like to imagine that life is all goodies, with the occasional harsh moment, but with a hsppy trek anda wonderful conclusion.Call me crazy, but Although I realize that bad shit happens, I want the good shit to win out. And, I like a smartass to humor me along the way. How about you? Leave a comment.
