Recent Posts Tagged With 'karen'

• Self-Imposed Exile

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 01:01 in karen, summer holidays

  I’m writing this post, surrounded by the gathering rain clouds and the sound of the wind whistling through the poplars and the birch trees. Rain clouds. Again. It wouldn’t be so bad except I’m parked in a campground in a trailer we fondly refer...

• Backstory

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 01:03 in karen, flashbacks, backstory, literary devices

  I’m paranoid about including backstory and shudder at the idea of possibly info dumping on the reader. Because of my paranoia I don’t think I include enough history on characters and past events. It’s so tempting to explain. I so want to explai...

• Touch

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 01:03 in touch, senses, karen

  Touch is one the five external senses and your sense of touch is found all over. The skin is the largest of the sensory organs. A simple stroke of the skin can alter a person’s state of well-being. A touch can tell us temperature and texture; diffe...

• Squint, Blink and Wink

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 01:03 in karen, eye contact, physical attraction

  There’s a reason our main characters are obsessed with looking, gazing, glancing, staring, gaping or glimpsing. When you are dealing with the body language of love, eye contact is the first step in the ritual of finding a mate. It all starts with a...