SHOWING EMOTION - FALLING IN LOVE

Anne Greene here. A romance must show romantic feelings. Desire is a heavy emotion and extremely important. You want the reader to feel the desire as much as the heroine and hero.

 

Falling in love is a passion. It is far more than wanting or wishing. It’s a craving. There is great power in desire. How do we show falling in love on the page? 

I think going deep within yourself to understand what falling in love feels like can help you express the emotion on the pages of your manuscript. Desire brings to mind something romantic, and I think it’s best not to use images of sexual desire. That’s the fast, easy way to go. 

If only she were his. He would protect her and keep her from the neighborhood poverty. He would see that no one touched her. That no one took away the shiny innocence in her wide, blue eyes. He would see that the world did not scar her open, friendly heart or scar the unstained beauty of her face. He would keep her exactly as she was. If she were his. 

Your object is to create a real, sympathetic character. One your readers fall in love with. To show falling in love, your characters must become as real to you as your family. If they are real to you, you will see the world through their eyes. And feel their emotions. Let the characters take over your writing. Let them show you how to express the desire they feel. Then the falling in love emotion becomes real.  

All people dream of loving and being loved. They have a desire for wholeness and a wish to join two people into one. There is an initial surge of hope. One sees the loved one through rose-colored glasses. One sees the one loved as kind and successful and filled with excellent virtues. Attraction occurs. The characters experience the growth of trust and attachment. Each makes a commitment. Each feels like a huge step has been taken on the road out of distress and into enrichment. Each feels less lonely and isolated. Those steps do not necessarily happen in order.  

People are attracted to somebody who can help solve their problems. Physical attraction becomes less important as the relationship progresses, and other traits gain greater importance. 

All these are important steps in falling in love. Show these steps and others you find within yourself, and your characters will become real and not easily forgotten. 

 

What do you think is the most important part of falling in love to SHOW with your characters? Leave a comment for a chance to win an autographed copy of Anne's new book, MARRIAGE BY ARRANGEMENT.

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ANNE GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second novel, a Scottish historical, Masquerade Marriage, won the New England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of Excellence Award. The sequel Marriage By Arrangement released November, 2013.  A Texas Christmas Mystery also won awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel pictures and art work at http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com. Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s books at http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com. Or at http://www.Amazon.com. Visit http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com for information on writing an award-winning novel. Talk with Anne on twitter at @TheAnneGreene. Visit Anne’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor.