Well, I'm a chatty monkey this week. I guess I can blame the influenza for that. My poor volunteers are going to have to co-ordinate themselves for now... Anywho, the purpose of this post is to draw your eye to a really nice blog's idea. Angela Ackerman, of The Bookshelf Muse, who has the really good idea of doing up a Setting Description Thesaurus. What she has done is taken a location, such as an Emergency Room, and listed a few dozen different descriptions that can fall into each one of the five sense categories, making it easier for folk to paint a picture - even if they've never been there!
I think it's a wonderful idea. In future, when I'm not so darn sick, I'll probably do a few myself to add to my bulging folder of Curse of the Rose world-building stuff. If it works for real life, why not fantasy as well?
She also has Emotion Thesaurus, Symbol Thesaurus, and other interesting stuff. So take a look.
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Thanks for mentioning The Bookshelf Muse. I'm glad the setting Thesaurus is helping you with your 5 senses description. :)
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No problem. I've been going through a lot of blogs recently (the joys of influenza gives me time) and I've found your blog so interesting I stopped reading and put it aside for now. I'll read it again when I have a clearer head so I can have a good, long read and act on some of the inspiration as it happens. A blog like that, with that kind of value, really deserved its own post so it was only natural that I'd mention it here. At the very least, writing a post about it helped etch it into my so often befuddled mind.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, did you go to the locations for the 5 Senses Description or just use your imagination?
Most I've experienced, but some I need to do a lot of research on before writing. A few I've had experts look at to make sure my facts are right (like the house fire one).
ReplyDeleteOoh, house fire... I'd better dash over to your blog and take a look at that.
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