The Sixth Sense

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. Over the past few weeks, I’ve written a series of posts about using the five senses in writing. If you missed any of them, you can read by clicking on the following links: Sight Smell Taste Sound Touch Today, I’m going to talk about what many refer to …

Using The Five Senses: Touch

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you on this Monday morning in April. Before we get started, I would like to thank Victoria Ziglar for clearing up the myth of one sense becoming heightened if a person loses another (as I mentioned in my previous post). As someone with personal experience, she pointed out that her …

Using The Five Senses: Sound

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today with the fourth in a series of posts about using the five senses in writing. Today’s post is about the sense of sound. If you missed the first three, you can read them by clicking the following links: Sight Smell Taste It’s been said, “Silence is golden.” In …

Using The Five Senses: Taste

Hey, SE Readers. Joan back with you today with the third in a series on using the five senses in writing. Today’s topic is about our sense of taste. If you missed the first two posts, you can read them by clicking on the following links: Sight Smell Have you ever wondered why you think …

Using The Five Senses: Smell

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you with the second in a series of posts using the five senses in writing. To read the first part on sight, click here. Today I’m writing about smell. I probably overlook using smell more than any other of the other senses, but it is often the most powerful. Certain …