tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post1713622250467070226..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Wordless MessagesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-20432949680739919422011-07-31T20:15:25.479-05:002011-07-31T20:15:25.479-05:00Jill, Yay for using nonverbal cues and body langua...Jill, Yay for using nonverbal cues and body language in your writing. Try writing from a deeper character POV. The farther away you are from your character's POV, the more it reads like stage directions.Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-44342143143173121942011-07-31T20:09:52.853-05:002011-07-31T20:09:52.853-05:00Zan Marie, thanks for the recommendation. I'll...Zan Marie, thanks for the recommendation. I'll go take a look!Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-31523014559754230272011-07-31T20:06:31.314-05:002011-07-31T20:06:31.314-05:00Deniz, LOL. It's too easy to use the same body...Deniz, LOL. It's too easy to use the same body language over and over, isn't it? I tend to use eyes/eye contact a lot too.Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-80605327150970663492011-07-29T14:51:58.717-05:002011-07-29T14:51:58.717-05:00YES!
Gah. I loved this post. I'm a total suck...YES!<br /><br />Gah. I loved this post. I'm a total sucker for use of body language and other nonverbal stuff in fiction -- my challenge becomes using it without making it seem like stage directions. Working on that. [g]Jill W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13154417703559169377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-77296430802722286872011-07-29T13:10:13.451-05:002011-07-29T13:10:13.451-05:00There's a good article on this in July's T...There's a good article on this in July's <i>The Writer</i> by Thomas Kaufman, an award-winning cameraman and author. Check out "Use Movement and Gesture in Your Fiction." <br /><br />Good post, Susan.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-52791322547179625462011-07-29T10:25:14.369-05:002011-07-29T10:25:14.369-05:00Great post, Susan! It's hard to steer clear of...Great post, Susan! It's hard to steer clear of cliches, like widened eyes and raised brows, though...<br />I think it was Donald Maass that mentioned Desmond Morris' escalating levels of contact, which are useful in showing a developing relationship.<br />"The 12 steps he identified (in order) are: Eye to Body, Eye to Eye, Voice to Voice, Hand to Hand, Arm to Shoulder, Arm to Waist, Mouth to Mouth, Hand to Head, Hand to Body, Mouth to Breast, Hand to Genitals, and finally, Sexual Intercourse" (off wikipedia)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com