In case you're wondering, yes, those are real lungs in the picture. A local college brought them to the recent Math & Science Night at my son's school. No one got sick or ran off screaming. The children thought it was awesome.
Did I touch the lungs too? You betcha!
We often hear the more we live, the better writers we will be. I completely agree. But it isn't all about doing exciting, clean things. We should experience the stuff that grosses us out too.
Change a baby's stinky diaper, make a bug pie, or walk through the mud with bare feet. And if you're brave, you can go to the next level. I've walked through a swamp and sewage, sat in the back of a garbage truck, and been in the back of a funeral home.
We writers do have spectacular imaginations, but experiencing something will make our writing better. Will I ever write about a character touching lungs? I don't know, but I know how they feel now, and it's not what you would expect.
Go out there and do something yucky!
What is the yuckiest thing you've ever experienced?
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Only five days until the MEME Blog Hop!
I'm hosting this awesome blog hop with the wonderful C. Lee McKenzie and Tara Tyler.
Be it funny, encouraging, or inspiring, we want to see them. Join us
the week of February 29th - March 4th. There will be prizes and a
giveaway for participants!
