{"id":48,"date":"2003-06-03T17:07:41","date_gmt":"2003-06-04T00:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/words\/"},"modified":"2003-06-03T17:07:41","modified_gmt":"2003-06-04T00:07:41","slug":"words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/words\/","title":{"rendered":"Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been thinking about how romance writers use words. It interests me how they take words that are not commonly associated with sex and imbue them with a sensual patina. I was reading a book by Linda Howard called “Kill and Tell.” The setting is New Orleans, so you already have heat, and humidity, and a languid sensuality overlaying everything. She used the word “heavy” repeatedly in one chapter. She described the main male charachter, Marc, as being heavily <\/i>muscled. Karen hears his slow, heavy<\/i>, heartbeat as she rests her head on his chest. She experiences that melting, warming, heavy<\/i>, sense of ripeness in response to Marc’s lovemaking. And, she welcomes his heavy<\/i> weight pressing her into the bed.
\n“Heavy” isn’t a word you often see in romance novels, unless it’s used to describe male anatomy, so it’s interesting to see how the repeated use of a common word ups the ante in the scene.
\n“Writhing” is another word that’s being used more frequently. When I was younger, you might read that someone “writhed in pain.” Or, snakes writhed. Now, women writhe in pleasure, seeking an elusive climax. IT’s a really great word. Can’t you just see her arching and twisting….her hair spread over the bed….eyes gone blind with need??
\nBut, I have to say, kiwi<\/b> is the most unusual word that I’ve read that brings sex to mind. Until recently, I rather thought it could be said to have male attributes. I mean….it’s sorta the right size and shape…and hairy! I highly reccomend that you visit Speedbump<\/a> to read what he has to say about kiwis. You’ll never think of them in quite the same light again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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