In this final installment of our five-part mini-series on the Five Senses, we finish with the sense that grounds us in our own skin and confirms reality: Touch. We explore "haptic" and why the secret to powerful prose lies in the "feedback loop" between a character and their environment.
In this episode, we discuss:
Awareness: Why haptic description goes beyond simple texture to include the weight of an object, the resistance of a door, and the way the world pushes back against a character's movement.
Touch as Conversation: How to move to a "haptic" approach, treating every physical contact as a meaningful exchange of information.
Is your character merely walking through a scene, or is the world reacting to their presence through weight, resistance, and physical connection?
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