“They were close enough that he could feel the hurried beat of her heart. He could feel Charlotte's indecision in every word she didn't say and every move she didn't make. She was tense with uncertainty, quivering with irresolution. She might not be leaning into him, but she wasn't pulling away, either.” FeelsHeartEnoughMightMovingBeatsUncertaintyPullingTenseIndecisionCharlottePulling Away Author:Lauren Willig
“Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I set foot in any history class. They came from Margaret Mitchell, from Anya Seton, from M.M. Kaye, and a host of other authors, in their crackly plastic library bindings. Whether historians acknowledge it or not, scholarly history’s illegitimate cousin, the historical novel, plays a profound role in shaping widely held conceptions of historical realities.” FeelsWellsPlayRealitySoundClassRolesNovelFeetPeriodsHistoricalProfoundLibraryVariousSmellAcknowledgeConceptionHistorianHostPlasticCousinBindingScholarlyHistorical NovelsHistory Class Author:Lauren Willig
“I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination of words to describe a curl of the lip, a tilt of the chin, a change in the atmosphere. Done well, novel-writing can combine lyricism with practicality in a way that makes one think of grand tapestries, both functional and beautiful. Fifty years from now, I imagine I’ll still be questing after just that right combination of words.” ThinkingWayFeelsWritingYearsWellsStillsDoneBeautifulSoundChallengesPerfectNovelImagineFindingsFlowLipsCombinationAtmosphereFiftyChinsCurlsNovel WritingTapestryPracticalityTiltPerfect Combination Author:Lauren Willig
“Old books exert a strange fascination for me -- their smell, their feel, their history; wondering who might have owned them, how they lived, what they felt.” FeelsBookMightReadingFeltWonderStrangeSmellFascinationOld Books Book:The Orchid Affair: A Pink Carnation Novel Source: The Orchid Affair: A Pink Carnation Novel
