As I get older, I feel gorgeous less often. I must do something about that. What makes you feel gorgeous? When someone compliments you, when you treat yourself, get pampered, a look, comment or gift? That touch or the feel of some wonderful clothes.
I love pink.. and usually feel gorgeous when I wear anything with pink in it. I’m not really one for the girly pink more of a brighter harsher pink.
Show don’t tell.
He felt gorgeous.
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He noticed her looking at him. With his hand in his jacket pocket, feeling the touch of the new designer suit he’d had made and taking in the scent of his aftershave, he strode across the room towards her.
Lynne’s AtoZ blogging challenge theme in case you couldn’t tell:
Linked to thoughts of emotions and behaviours, my theme is ‘I feel….’. Writers among you will be familiar with the phrase show don’t tell, for others it’s what every novelist tries to do. Authors want to show you the emotion and behaviour without telling you it. Trying to practice showing not telling, I have included an example in each post. I may have got it right, I may not have. Please let me know.
Here’s who else is doing the AtoZblogging challenge.
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