Ellison James's Blog - Posts Tagged "expression"
Those Three Little Words
There is a part in my story "Lovestruck Succubus" where, from the point of view of Raif Lungren, the main character, Azra says those three little words that can scare a man to death or drive him insane with desire. I won't tell you what those three words were.
Most people associate "Those three words" with "I love you" but they could be just about anything. When you are reading a story, do you like to hear the characters say I love you at anytime?
I want to portray characters falling in love, but in the context of a story that has a timeline of only a month or so, I find it difficult to establish this point and difficult (as a reader) to believe it. To get around this, I try to have my characters show their developing feelings by their actions. It may a just a simple gesture like placing a hand on a knee, a kiss for no reason, or a sudden term of endearment.
How do you like to see these things expressed? When is it okay for character to verbally express their love?
Most people associate "Those three words" with "I love you" but they could be just about anything. When you are reading a story, do you like to hear the characters say I love you at anytime?
I want to portray characters falling in love, but in the context of a story that has a timeline of only a month or so, I find it difficult to establish this point and difficult (as a reader) to believe it. To get around this, I try to have my characters show their developing feelings by their actions. It may a just a simple gesture like placing a hand on a knee, a kiss for no reason, or a sudden term of endearment.
How do you like to see these things expressed? When is it okay for character to verbally express their love?
