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The Writer’s Eye: Using the Senses in Romance Writing ~ The Sense of Smell
When I first began writing, I blogged a lot about the craft of writing and my thoughts on writing, pretty much as I went along. One series of posts I did almost ten years ago was on using the … Continue reading
The Writer’s Eye: Using the Senses in Romance Writing ~ The Sense of Touch
When I first began writing, I blogged a lot about the craft of writing and my thoughts on writing, pretty much as I went along. One series of posts I did almost ten years ago was on using the … Continue reading
The Writer’s Eye: Using the Senses in Romance Writing ~ The Sense of Sound
When I first began writing, I blogged a lot about the craft of writing and my thoughts on writing, pretty much as I went along. One series of posts I did almost ten years ago was on using the … Continue reading
The Writer’s Eye: Using the Senses in Romance Writing ~ The Sense of Sight
When I first began writing, I blogged a lot about the craft of writing and my thoughts on writing, pretty much as I went along. One series of posts I did almost ten years ago was on using the … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Sight in Romantic Writing
“Before there is a touch, a taste, a moan, a smell, there is perception, seeing and being seen, eye-beckoned.” This quotation from Anne Taylor Fleming in her article, “Awaken Her Senses: Look,” in Best Life, persuades us that sight is … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Touch in Romantic Writing
This post is a re-print of the post I did for Savvy Authors earlier this month. I’ve changed it a bit, so please enjoy it again! Romance writers are always encouraged to use all five senses when they write, in … Continue reading
The Dance of Touch–Jenna Guest Blogs on Savvy Authors
Hey! With so much going on, I clean forgot that I had a guest blog going up on the Savvy Authors Blogsite today. Actually, yesterday 8/7, but you can still go view it. It’s a continuation of my Come to … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Taste in Romantic Writing
Picture a candlelit dinner that ends with dry champagne and juicy strawberries dipped in dark chocolate, the sweet and tart flavors mingle on the characters’ tongues as they look into each other’s eyes and think about a mingling of another … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Smell in Romantic Writing
Romance writers should always use all five senses into their writing. This strategy will put our readers into the virtual bodies of our heroes and heroines by showing how those characters are feeling. Most romance readers want to vicariously experience … Continue reading
Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Hearing in Romantic Writing
Romance writers are always told to “put the five senses into your writing.” This means that we need, as much as possible, to put our readers into the virtual bodies of our heroes and heroines by showing how those characters … Continue reading
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