Wright's Writing Corner: Engaging the Senses

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Advice about adding sensual details to make a scene come alive: 

Why? You ask. What’s the big deal about sound and smell, and maybe taste or feel?

 

Makes the experience feel more real.

 

Imagine you had someone in a virtual reality suit, and you wanted to convince them [sic:] into believing your program was the real world—not necessarily to delude them, but to entertain them. No matter how realistic your visuals, if they heard and smelled their living...