How to Create Chemistry by Janice Seagraves

 

HOW TO CREATE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN YOUR COUPLE

Apparently, this list has been passed around from romance writer to romance writer for years. Funny this is the first I’ve heard of it. So, if you’ve never heard of this list either, here it is.

 

1. Eyes to body; acknowledging that the other H/H is hot.
2.  Eyes to eyes; making eye contact.  
3.  Voice is hot. Nice deep. Laugh like little bells. That sort of thing.   
4. Hand to hand; first touch is the hand. I add a tingle here or with the first kiss.
5. Second touch: from wrist to shoulder.
6. Hand to waist: maybe small of the back?
7. First kiss. I’d add with a rush of heat or a tingle.
8. Hand to head, while kissing or perhaps one of the H/H runs a hand down the other’s hair.
9. Hand to body; first caress of the body. 
10. Hand to breast; or mouth to breast a prelude to love making   
11. Hand to private parts meant to arouse.
12. The full love scene or fade to black.

    
    

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Needless Words by Janice Seagraves

I did a video on Needless Words on YouTube and how much better your writing is without them.

Please like, share, and leave a comment.

Thank you.

 

When going through my first edits, I overused 'and'. I hadn't realized that I'd used 'and' so much until my editor sent back my manuscript with 'and' highlighted and it was all over the place. I know now how to eliminate most of those, but not then.

Sometimes shorter punchier sentences work best.

Later, on another edit, I was given a list of overused words.

That
Very
Like
Then
Suddenly
Now
Really
Was
As

And then I learned about filter words and I had more words to avoid using:

Realized
Decided
Felt
Touched
Wondered
Noticed
Sounded
Knew
Seemed

 

Removing these words and letting the sentences stand as is, works remarkably well.

 

Example: I felt her hand gripped mine.

Correct: her hand gripped mine. 

 

And now, about my books.

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Overused Words by Janice Seagraves

When going through my first edits, I overused 'and'. I hadn't realized that I'd used 'and' so much until my editor sent back my manuscript with 'and' highlighted and it was all over the place. I know now how to eliminate most of those, but not then.

Sometimes shorter punchier sentences work best.

Later, on another edit, I was given a list of overused words.

That
Very
Like
Then
Suddenly
Now
Really
Was
As

And then I learned about filter words and I had more words to avoid using:

Thought
Realized
Decided
Felt
Touched
Wondered
Noticed
Sounded
Knew
Seemed

Actually just removing these words and letting the sentences stand as is, works remarkably well.

Example: I felt her hand gripped mine.

Correct: her hand gripped mine. 

And now, about my books.

I'm running a sale during the pandemic.

Nearly all my ebooks on Amazon, Smashwords, and Barn and Nobles are only #99cents.

 

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