S38E5 - How Do I Add Sensory Details to My Writing?

One of the main jobs an author has is to immerse their audience in the story. One of the most effective ways to do this is to engage all of the reader's senses - or at least their memories of those senses. We need to use sights, sound, smell, touch, and taste as we craft worlds and scenes. But that can be difficult. Books are limited in what they can actually show. Most of us tend to focus mostly on the sights of the world since it's easiest to paint that mental picture. True worldbuilding involves so much more. That's why we wanted to address this question.

Listen to this episode for a breakdown of how to include sensory details, both as you write and as you edit.

First aired December 15, 2022.