Lara Zielinsky's Blog: Newsletter, page 19

Receiving Gifts

Receiving Gifts is a difficult love language for Eric and Jess, and only a little easier for Elena. They’re not needy of tangible tokens of affection though they certainly will appreciate the right sorts of gifts — given from the heart. The gift of a meal, or the gift of a trip planned together, these… Continue reading Receiving Gifts →

Physical Touch

You’d think for an erotic novel, I’d have characters who rank Physical Touch top of their 5 Love Languages list, but as already shown (Quality Time) that’s not the case with Eric, Elena, and Jess. But Physical Touch IS important to all of them. Experience has taught them words can lie, but touch doesn’t. Especially… Continue reading Physical Touch →

Words of Affirmation

The 2nd/3rd on the trio’s list is Words of Affirmation. This love language is not ego stroking but offering genuine, heartfelt statements of how a person’s is appreciated for being who they are. For Eric this manifests as wanting to be appreciated for things that reinforce he is not like his father whom he saw… Continue reading Words of Affirmation →

Quality Time

The love language that Eric, Elena and Jess all ranked at the top was Quality Time. The love languages are first and foremost about how a person likes to RECEIVE signs of being appreciated and loved. So, it was especially key that Eric and Elena both said — and did — spend time with Jess,… Continue reading Quality Time →

love language characters

Following up about the 5 love languages (a part 2 to this post), I’m discussing specifics I learned about my characters and their love languages, and how it helped me write my story. I took the 5 love languages quiz (please tell me this is not weird, that other writers take things like the MBTI… Continue reading love language characters →

is this ok

#100ways note: A way to show that you honor someone’s personal space and time is to ask permission to “invade” their space. “Is this okay?” is asking permission to join them even just to sit quietly with them while they work on something. What you are showing them is that you want to spend time… Continue reading is this ok →

making room

In the very beginning, when you’re attracted to someone, just making a space and encouraging them to sit there, next to you, is a wonderful way to show care. It can also be nerve-wracking. Here’s that very brief moment of Jess seizing upon opportunity in We Three: Jess looked from Eric to Elena and sipped… Continue reading making room →

grad news

Just a brief personal post to say: I got into a grad program! On Friday, July 17, I received my acceptance letter to the Professional Writing graduate program at the University of Central Florida (UCF). My history as a writer I received my bachelors degree from UCF in 1992, majoring in journalism. After that I… Continue reading grad news →

I bought tickets

Today’s scene for 100 ways to say ‘I love you’ is an immediate continuation of yesterday’s. When Elena and Jess get out to the dining room they find something special from Eric. So without further explanation: “I bought tickets.” Elena and Jess walked out of the bedroom. Jess veered off to the kitchen to begin… Continue reading I bought tickets →

what do you want to do

Today’s post and tomorrow’s post make one continuous scene, with two separate ways that Elena and Eric show their love for Jess. Today, Elena makes Jess’s day special. Reminder, Elena, Jess, and Eric are all characters from my menage erotic romance novel We Three. This scene is from the WIP sequel We Fit. I hope… Continue reading what do you want to do →