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My Mission: to breach the personal space of others and sniff. (Male or female, doesn’t matter). Why? Because smell is one of the five senses with which writers are supposed to imbue their scenes, and I need to experience ‘scent’. Sound I get—onomatopoeia helps, seeing I get; taste is easy—bitter, salt, sour, sweet, umani (savoury) and touch is fun—unless it’s painful. But smell? No, it rarely registers, so I need to sail forth, nostrils wide and eager. Also I’m a little tired of heroes smelling of ‘mint’ or ‘mountains’ or ‘musk’ (what the hell is that), and heroines who waft ‘roses’, ‘wild flowers’ or ‘summer meadows’.
4/30/2013 10:33:46 am
Thank you for this - it reminded me about something important.
Incy Black
4/30/2013 10:42:09 am
Thanks Amy! But remember to take my posts with snuff :). xx
Nina Milne
4/30/2013 11:05:58 pm
Incy
Incy Black
5/1/2013 12:15:34 am
Thanks Nina. Hope the odours are of the right kind. Not counting on it but 'only the brave'...
Michelle Smart
4/30/2013 11:20:05 pm
Oh my giddy aunt, I am literally wetting myself with laughter! Fabulous! xxx
Incy Black
5/1/2013 12:16:29 am
That reminds me. Steer clear of those caught in hilarity. Some scents on worth sniffing. Comments are closed.
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