Comments on: Sweet Moments in Hard Times http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/06/08/sweet-moments-in-hard-times/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Helping you build and maintain resilience for your writing...and your life. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sadako http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/06/08/sweet-moments-in-hard-times/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Sadako Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:04:19 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=952#comment-284 I like to think of Proust and the madeleine, except for me, replace madeleine with the most snacky food you can think of--I'm talking all the good stuff with cream filling...takes me back to my college days. I like to think of Proust and the madeleine, except for me, replace madeleine with the most snacky food you can think of–I’m talking all the good stuff with cream filling…takes me back to my college days.

]]> By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/06/08/sweet-moments-in-hard-times/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Carol Grannick Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:37:37 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=952#comment-269 I agree with you about the importance of sensory details, Scotti - and thanks for responding. Darcy Pattison does some wonderful sensory detail exercises in her revision workshops that have been tremendously helpful... I agree with you about the importance of sensory details, Scotti – and thanks for responding. Darcy Pattison does some wonderful sensory detail exercises in her revision workshops that have been tremendously helpful…

]]> By: Scotti Cohn http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/06/08/sweet-moments-in-hard-times/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Scotti Cohn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:07:05 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=952#comment-267 Wonderful post, Carol! I actually do use food to improve my mood (i.e., to remind me of happy times and emotions), but I know I'm doing it and why I'm doing it, and I try very hard not to go to excess. (Yeah, I sound like an alcoholic who can "quit any time" right?) That aside, it's so important to weave all of the senses into our writing, and it's something that doesn't come automatically to many of us. Like most people, I am "sight" oriented, with "hearing" as a close second. Touch, taste, and smell can really bring a story to life for so many reasons! Wonderful post, Carol! I actually do use food to improve my mood (i.e., to remind me of happy times and emotions), but I know I’m doing it and why I’m doing it, and I try very hard not to go to excess. (Yeah, I sound like an alcoholic who can “quit any time” right?)

That aside, it’s so important to weave all of the senses into our writing, and it’s something that doesn’t come automatically to many of us. Like most people, I am “sight” oriented, with “hearing” as a close second. Touch, taste, and smell can really bring a story to life for so many reasons!

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