Here’s your 15
seconds of inspiration,
your Tuesday Tidbit for this week:
Here’s a way to
add richness to your memoir.
During these days
leading up to Christmas, note sensory details—not just the typical details that
everyone thinks of, but unique sensory details relating to your Christmas:
What smells do
you associate with Christmas?
What sounds
remind you of Christmas?
What feels or
textures signify Christmas to you?
What sights do
you connect to Christmas?
What tastes go
along with Christmas?
When you write
vignettes about Christmas, include a few of these sensory details to add depth
and texture for your readers.
If you have
Christmas vignettes in rough draft form, look for places to add these sensory
details.
Your readers will
appreciate the effort you make
to include such
details.
Let your readers
experience what you
smelled, heard, felt, saw, and tasted.
That way they can
enter into your story with you.
I’m guessing they
might even smile and say something like,
“Oh, I remember
that…..
But I’d forgotten
all about it until I read this story.”
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Details, a must for your memoir
Sensory details -- something we too often forget all too easily. Thanks for the reminder, Linda, to think of Christmas in these terms but also the rest of the year in our writing. Excellent post!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sherrey, for your kind words. My prayers have been answered if someone found the blog post helpful. I hope you and your loved ones are having a special Christmas season.
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