“To hear, by the nose, it is dulcet in contagion.”
✏ What sorts of smells and foods are there in your book?
✏ What would your characters eat, drink, and smell in the course of your book? Is your character a coffee junkie? Do they eat out for every meal? What kinds of meals are in your book? What does this tell you about the time period, focus, formalities, etc. of the people in your book? INFER.
✏ What does your author spend most of the time doing with the characters? Is this a high action book, or a low action book? What does this tell you about the plot, structure, etc. of the book?
