Week 3: Sensory Writing

Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, Body, Motion

Sensory writing exercises help you master vivid language that gives listeners an entry point into your world.

Have you ever heard the axiom: "Show don't tell"?  A picture is worth a thousand words. If you can paint an imaginary picture with words you won't have to use as many.

When you paint a picture for your listener they don't have to work as hard to get into the scene with you.

Here are two short videos from a couple masters on this subject:

Andrea Stolpe on Destination Writing

Pat Pattison on Object Writing

Instructions

1. Reveal the object, place, or activity of the day (below).
2. Copy and Paste, or write the Object, time, and senses at the top of your page: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, body, motion.
3. Set your timer, and Go! Keep your pen moving. This isn't as strict as Diarrhea of the Pen, but keeping your pen in motion makes it harder for your internal editor to take over.