tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885606332744344667.post1737731991520658319..comments2023-02-26T06:19:05.634-08:00Comments on A Southern Writer's Network: Writing where you are...Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07440346304716523395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885606332744344667.post-16354657504792284502013-08-05T11:42:01.415-07:002013-08-05T11:42:01.415-07:00Thanks for sharing your experience, Lisa! I always...Thanks for sharing your experience, Lisa! I always forget smell, too! And you're right -- it's ironic because smells do evoke such stronge memories. Yes, I'm really understanding the importance of revising; you just can't do it all in the first one or two drafts... I think I did about 30 drafts of my novel!Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440346304716523395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885606332744344667.post-18430381235999707582013-08-05T07:01:53.794-07:002013-08-05T07:01:53.794-07:00Oh, I totally agree! I almost completely ignore s...Oh, I totally agree! I almost completely ignore setting when I write a first draft unless it's absolutely crucial to the action of the story. I always have to go back and embellish. My big one is trees - what kind of tree?? how big? what season? I do love to add smells to description, but I often forget to. I thin smell can bring so many memories to a reader. Powerful stuff!Lisa T. Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236954388520308165noreply@blogger.com