But it’s those waves of emotions before and after the “kiss” that sweep the reader through a tsunami of feelings that will hopefully leave them breathless and gasping for more. Sure, you have to get the actions right, taking the reader through the step-by-steps of a kiss as if they’re watching a movie, like I blogged about in my Seeker blog, Keeping It “Reel” … or a “Novel” Approach to Putting a Movie in Your Readers’ Mind. Whew! Trust me, as a “wall-pusher” from way back, the perfect kiss to me is when a hero makes no bones about staking his claim, disarming the heroine with a powerful and possessive attraction that pushes her back to the wall-literally!īut for me, the real secret to a great kiss are the emotions surging around it like a romantic riptide that rolls in and out. Or how ‘bout that kiss in The Notebook when Ryan Gosling kisses Rachel McAdams in the rainstorm, then carries her inside and pushes her to the wall?

Which means that the “perfect kiss” to some might be a nose nuzzle, while to somebody else- like moi-it’s a liplock that not only curls your toes, but your tummy as well.Ĭome on, you know what I’m talking about-like Rhett laying one on Scarlett before he swoops her up the stairs in Gone With the Wind? Or George Peppard in a liplock with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, in the rain no less, with a cat between them. The perfect kiss? Mmm … that’s a little bit like asking about somebody’s favorite food, isn’t it? I mean, come on-some people like their chili flamin’ hot and others like it mild and sweet. Next » Blog Home ➺ Guest Post: The Perfect Kiss, by Julie Lessman

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