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Please Try This Position At Home

So I’m deep into my romance novel; the spunky hero, the tortured heroine (can you tell I like to mess with expectations?) are wonderful. And then… oh my, he does something that aggravates me every time I read… Read More

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Posted on September 11, 2017 by Joan Leacott

Personal Musings, Romance Rant

body language, Joan Leacott, romantic women's fiction, silly stuff in romance novels

Silence in Writing

I adored The Artist. Jean Dujardin, as Valentin, deserves his Best Actor Oscar. In one scene, the irrepressible Peppy disparages the broad gesticulations and exaggerated facial expressions of the old silent films as “mugging for the camera”. This film has none of that…. Read More

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Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joan Leacott

Writerly Musings

body language, Joan Leacott, writing