Lara Zielinsky's Blog: Newsletter, page 20

what do you love

Sharing what you love and learning what your partner loves are definitely ways to show love without saying the words. So continuing the theme for my writing this month, I give you: “What do you love?” There’s no specific dialogue in today’s excerpt to match the prompt because Jess and Elena’s personalities are given to… Continue reading what do you love →

you’re warm

Today’s ways to say ‘I love you’ clip is from We Three. It’s Jess who speaks the line closest to the prompt “you’re warm.” But I think Elena (the POV character for the scene) realizes she’s feeling a warmth in the heart for the younger blonde. Share your thoughts in the comments. The other woman’s… Continue reading you’re warm →

it’s not heavy

As I’ve mentioned before, Eric and Elena and Jess are all in a relationship together. In polyamory this is called a triad. In erotica terms you might call it MFF or FFM. But there are actually four relationships within the triad: Eric, Elena and Jess Eric and Elena Elena and Jess Eric and Jess In… Continue reading it’s not heavy →

my clothes

One of the things that I’ve been able to really think about as I go through these 100 ways to say ‘I love you’ is how many of them require no money at all. Just the ability to spend time or pay attention to details. A lot of relationships are financially imbalanced; one partner makes… Continue reading my clothes →

stay over

Everyone knows it’s a significant moment in a relationship’s development when you’re willing to risk being seen not at your best in the morning by asking someone to “stay over.” That moment is definitely a signal that something is deepening beyond the casual. In We Three, Eric, Elena and Jess had agreed to get together… Continue reading stay over →

sexy Saturday

Taking a one-day break in the #100ways project this month. As the snippets have been showing, I write romance first and foremost, but today I want to remind everyone I also write explicit sex between my characters too. I don’t include sex lightly. There are many emotional considerations I work through before choosing what to… Continue reading sexy Saturday →

still be here

“I’ll still be here when you’re ready” was supposed to be today’s prompt from 100 ways to show ‘I love you’ but I realized that it would give away a major plot point from the very beginning of We Fit. Since the story is a sequel, I think that would mean giving folks spoilers for… Continue reading still be here →

close your eyes

Giving presents are a wonderful indicator of deepening feelings. And a little “close your eyes and hold out your hands” shows you want the recipient to be pleasantly surprised, see the joy of the gift on their face. And it usually means the present is unwrapped, or spur of the moment. So this is a… Continue reading close your eyes →

I want you to be happy

One way to show you love someone is supporting them in what they want to do. I previously wrote about how Jess believes Elena can make a go of her business. In polyamory, there is a concept called compersion, which basically is feeling happy when a partner is happy with another partner. It’s really the… Continue reading I want you to be happy →

go back to sleep

Seriously later than I’d like to be with this post today, but I am proud of myself for getting it done. I’ve also produced what I think is some quality draft writing. I’m sure you’ll let me know. ~ LZ Different schedules are often a fact of life for a main character and love interest;… Continue reading go back to sleep →