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Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch

Welcome back everyone. This is the final installment of my mini-series on the five senses. I’ve been having a great time with this and I’m happy to see you again. I’m sincerely touched that this series has been so well received. But that’s a different kind of touch than the sense of touch. Working the sense of touch into your writing can bring your words to life. It helps make it relatable. Are you ready? Today we reach out and — Touch.

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of touch is texture. (Granted, “smooth” is a texture, but I think you know what I mean.) Texture is pleasing to my eye. If I decorate a room or put together an outfit, I like to have elements with texture. Descriptions of a tactile experience can enhance your writing. Place your hand…

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Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch

Welcome back to my mini-series on the five senses. Last weekend I interrupted this series by posting a Valentine’s story. The previous installment of this series was about the sense of smell, and I was glad everyone came out to sniff around! (Okay… I’ll try to control myself with the play on words.) Now for the next-to-last installment of this series — Taste.

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Think about the many different ways the sense of taste could be used to enhance your writing. It doesn’t have to be the taste of food or drink. Consider other ways that taste could come into play. I had a friend with no sense of smell. She said she could taste the air when it carried a strong odor. Concentrating on that, I found she was right! My point is that taste need not be limited to foods.

For my example…

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