Comments on: Making Fiction Come Alive! Using the Senses for Maximum Impact https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: No Wasted Ink Writer’s Links | No Wasted Ink https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66404 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:00:23 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66404 […] Making Fiction Come Alive! Using the Senses for Maximum Impact […]

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]]> By: ptrikha15 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66401 Mon, 16 May 2016 07:44:02 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66401 Reblogged this on ptrkmindspeaks and commented:
Using senses for great writing impact!

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]]> By: patriciaruthsusan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66399 Sun, 15 May 2016 09:38:32 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66399 Reblogged this on Musings on Life & Experience and commented:
Alex Limberg discusses using the senses in writing.

]]> By: lonestarjake88 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66398 Sat, 14 May 2016 21:12:59 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66398 This was a great article! Thank you!

]]> By: sharonhughson https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66397 Sat, 14 May 2016 15:48:19 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66397 One of my writer friends asked how to show rather than tell sounds. I hope I answered her question alright and I know she checked out this post. Thanks for reminding us that sensory description is the best way to suck our readers out of their world and into ours *bwahahahaha*

]]> By: Ken Farmer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66396 Sat, 14 May 2016 15:03:10 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66396 In reply to Alex.

Thanks, Alex. My goal is always the complete suspension of disbelief. As in theatre or film, the body doesn’t know it’s acting. It will respond physiologically to whatever physical or emotional stimuli is in the text…depending on how well the writer can suck the reader into the story using the senses.
I sometimes use scenes from my novels in my acting classes, and tape them, of course just to see that they actually work like they did in my mind. I had two of my ladies do a murder/suicide scene (rather than let the outlaws get them to their camp). It was only 1:49 seconds long and they had the entire class crying…including me and I wrote the damn thing…Complete suspension of disbelief.

]]> By: Alex https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/05/making-fiction-come-alive-using-the-senses-for-maximum-impact/#comment-66395 Sat, 14 May 2016 14:19:22 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=19495#comment-66395 In reply to Ken Farmer.

That’s super interesting, Ken. I love how you bring it back to the physical reaction by talking about the saliva; can’t deny salivation. I’m sure I grimaced a bit while reading your comment.

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