I have said it before, I just don’t have the artistic flair that seems to grace the fantastic writers among us. I tend to write in a straight forward, engineer like manner. Conveying the thoughts, facts, or opinion without a lot of trappings.
Then I run across those that have the flair, that can set the scene and convey the feel, the taste, the smells and sounds of an event in such a way that you feel you are almost watching over their shoulder. When I run across these posts, and books, I am absolutely in awe. It is more than just moving a tale along, it is more than just laying out the facts, it is more than creating a set of characters and a plot. It is about setting the scene and evoking feeling and emotion.
Brigid has done this to me again, I am awestruck, and reminded that I have much to learn about writing. Go read this post.
What do you hear and feel when you read about that coyote? I would venture to guess that it is more than I can ever hope to evoke in any of my readers.
Almost as an after thought, it is a great reason to carry.