A tray of tangible storytelling. ✨ I’ve been steadily working on...

A tray of tangible storytelling. ✨ I’ve been steadily working on revisions for one of my books, and I just entered the third act. By this point, I’m usually feeling tired from weeks of work and I’m tempted to rush onward to the end. Sometimes, in that chaotic bustle of the-end-is-finally-in-sight, I don’t allow myself to fully unfold and savor those final chapters like I did to the opening ones. But here’s a little tip that has been like a magic wand to me in these moments: ✨ Whenever I want to feel completely grounded in a scene (which hopefully means my reader will, too!), I try to draw from three of the senses. It’s easy to always lean on sight—how do things look? But I love to delve deeper than that, into the way things sound and smell and taste. The way something feels against the skin or beneath one’s fingertips. ✨ Some of my current favorites: the metallic clink of old coins, the hum of a hive, the silk of a butterfly’s wing, the spicy scent of pipe smoke, the taste of rain, the smooth planes and angles of an amethyst’s face. ✨ They remind me that beauty is in the small things and to slow down and enjoy these story scenes I’ve been building toward. To truly let my writing transport me and to feel these moments alongside my characters. ✨ What about you? What are some of your favorite sounds or textures or tastes or smells?

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