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In September, I mentioned the launch of Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, listing beats you can use to convey:

Interest

Commonly used in a romantic setting, these are some nice ways to show interest between characters.

Eyes

• She anchored her attention on…
• For a moment, his eyes hung on the [object].
• He shifted his gaze to the [object].
• His eyes retraced their path to…
• Her eyes darted toward…
• His dark-eyed gaze tugged at her heart.

Hands & Feet

• She spread her arms wide.
• He held out his arms.
• She raised a hand in greeting.
• He snapped to attention.
• He leaned forward, his fingers laced before him on the tabletop.
• He gestured a little too excitedly and nearly toppled off the couch.
• Her…

My first Christmas post which is also a New Release by my friend Susan Illene is Facing The Darkness, book 4.5 in the Sensor Series.  This is a holiday novella and is a great story, I loved it.

Originally featured in the “A Very Paranormal Holiday” Anthology. Facing the Darkness has since been revised and expanded.

Kerbasi, a former guardian of Purgatory, has resisted every effort to help him find his humanity. After more than four-thousand years of ruling over supernatural prisoners in the cruelest of ways, he feels he’s above the petty concerns of mankind. But what is he to do when he’s tasked with bringing comfort to a boy sick with cancer during the holiday season? This is one child who just might break through the impervious wall he’s wrapped around his heart.

Word count: 22,000 (approximate)

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