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Scents and Sensibility
Jul. 14th, 2009 09:39 amThe vast majority of my friends on LJ are writers, or LARPers, or both. So I thought I'd throw out a question...do you ever use scents as part of a character concept, to evoke a mood, or to help put yourself into character?
Scent is the most primitive of our senses, by-passing the rational fore-brain and going straight to our inner lizard. A smell can transport us instantly to another time or place.
I began a few years ago using scents in LARPing. Tlena is honeysuckle. Alethia is a scent from the Disney Cruise Line called H20 which is a subtle blend of sage and sea. My next Prophecy character, Avery, is White Tea and Ginger.
In writing, I use Avon's Haiku to evoke Garafille and her repressed hope, and I've tried Ananya for Taveera, although I'm not sure that one will stick. Occassionally I use cinnamon for kid's stories. Sometimes I choose the shampoo I use based on what I'm going to write after my shower.
So...is it just me? Is this another example of my own endearing weirdness, or have any of you tried this, too?
Scent is the most primitive of our senses, by-passing the rational fore-brain and going straight to our inner lizard. A smell can transport us instantly to another time or place.
I began a few years ago using scents in LARPing. Tlena is honeysuckle. Alethia is a scent from the Disney Cruise Line called H20 which is a subtle blend of sage and sea. My next Prophecy character, Avery, is White Tea and Ginger.
In writing, I use Avon's Haiku to evoke Garafille and her repressed hope, and I've tried Ananya for Taveera, although I'm not sure that one will stick. Occassionally I use cinnamon for kid's stories. Sometimes I choose the shampoo I use based on what I'm going to write after my shower.
So...is it just me? Is this another example of my own endearing weirdness, or have any of you tried this, too?
