The Smell is Under Control!!!

I learned something very important from my agent in the beginning. Always use three out of the five senses in each scene. Hear, touch, see, taste and the one that almost put me down for the count. SMELL. Now I know what you’re thinking. How hard can it be to describe a smell?

Well that’s what I thought. Until I started trying to do, what my agent wanted. You have to let the reader now the smell without let them know by: Here smell these flowers under your nose. No, it has to be subtle. I turned to the internet for some assistance. Ex one, It smells like. Is a good way to start. Ex two, It smells of. And last, I took in the scent. Now there a ton of ways to do this. This is just the basic for starting.

You can also camouflage a smell with the words. Aroma and fragrance. But it is not an easy art to learn. All the other senses for me were easy. I hope this open your sinus. ; )