Become a World-Class Storyteller by Using the Five Senses

You can go out and spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on creative-writing workshops. It doesn't matter what city you live in; there are always numerous writers' workshops and programs that you can take in order to help improve your writing skills. But what if you could hone your creative-writing techniques in your very own home without having to pay anything? I have always been involved in the local writing scene, and throughout my ventures, I have learned many tricks that help me get my creative juices flowing and keep my mind completely free of all pre-judgments of my writing. In this article, I'll explain the five-senses technique that I have developed to keep writing skills up to par.

Sight - This is one of the most used of all our senses, and thus we even think in "sight." The importance this variable in your writing has is shown when you are trying to describe an object or situation. If you aren't able to clearly define what you are "seeing" than your reader won't be able to create a clear mental image. Because of this, practicing your "sight writing" will aid the development of your descriptive writing qualities. In this exercise you will need, something to write with as well as an object that moves you. You can write about anything in your room outside of your window, or a picture. I usually search the internet for interesting pictures and then write about them. How you do this exercise is closely examine the object you are looking at, and then write several paragraphs about the object. It can actually be describing the item, or you can make up a story about the object, all while describing it. This practice exercise will keep your creative mind flowing, as well as keeping your ability to accurately, and interestingly, write about an object. *TIP* If you want a challenge, write a paragraph or two about an object, and then write another "story" about the object, and then another. By doing this three times, you are making three completely different stories about the same object. This always helps me with my creative thinking.