ONLINE EXTRA: Writing exercises about touch and taste

To create a compelling story, an author can't rely only on dialogue and action—the sensory details are just as important. Here are some exercises designed to stretch your descriptive writing muscles, excerpted from Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft.

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