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The Luxury of Tea
Posted Feb 7, 2021 at Word Wenches
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Why Shoot a Butler?
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at Word Wenches
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New Year, New You?
Posted Dec 31, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Christmas Nostalgia
Posted Dec 22, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Winner
Posted Dec 6, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Travelling with Vikings
Posted Dec 3, 2020 at Word Wenches
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True Friends
Posted Nov 22, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Sir Sean Connery - A Tribute
Posted Nov 10, 2020 at Word Wenches
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I love Christmas romances and especially Regency ones, so I'm really looking forward to reading this one - it's next on my TBR pile! Absolutely love that cover too, it's gorgeous!
Anne Gracie Holiday Novella
The Christmas Bride Mary Jo here to interview our own Anne Gracie about her brand new, just released novella, The Christmas Bride! Part of Anne's much loved Chance Sisters Series, it's a delightful holiday story that is pure Anne Gracie. So… MJP: What inspired you to write The Christmas B...
Ghostly Tales
Posted Nov 3, 2020 at Word Wenches
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What's on your Keeper Shelf?
Posted Oct 22, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Authorly Curiosity
Posted Oct 4, 2020 at Word Wenches
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A Taste of Chocolate
Posted Sep 20, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Ruined Castles Tour Part II
Posted Sep 3, 2020 at Word Wenches
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Childhood Reads and Influences
Posted Aug 16, 2020 at Word Wenches
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We all do things differently, don't we, and that makes it more interesting! I know some authors don't do descriptions of any kind, whereas others decribe their characters in minute detail. I think mine are somewhere in between, but I do like to emphasise the eyes. It probably also depends on the type of book/story, don't you think?
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Same here, Cindy, on both counts! Interesting that you feel they are changing colour now though - perhaps it depends on what you're wearing? (Apologies for the late reply - something went wrong with the comments today and they didn't appear.)
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Thank you Kareni and apologies for the late reply - something went wrong with the comments today and they didn't appear, but now I've got both of yours! I didn't look into heterochromia but Binne mentioned it above - it does make for a very interesting look. You're so right about the dukes LOL - I will have to pay more attention to their eye colour from now on but there are definitely too many of them! There must be lots of green-eyed ones with very long eyelashes :-)
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Thank you, Annette - yes, Elizabeth and Mary Jo mentioned genetic inheritance too, it's a fascinating subject! I'm pretty sure that we can inherit things from a couple of generations back so you just never know what colour eyes a child will have.
It's interesting how our eyes can change colour depending on what we wear, isn't it? And things like eyeshadow can do that too. For some strange reason lilac seems to enhance the green in mine - no idea why!
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The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
That's exactly what I've been thinking, Margot, as I heard someone say it's much easier to only pretend to smile when people can only see your eyes above the face mask. Hopefully most people are sincere and really smile underneath as well.
Good point about the eye details - you're right that you would only see things like that on very close inspection and not at first glance!
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The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
That does sound interesting, Binnie, and a great thing for a fictional hero to have. It would certainly make him stand out! I wonder how common that condition is? I believe you can have different coloured eyes after having an accident too. Definitely something to think about for a future hero/heroine - thank you!
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The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
There does seem to be an abundance of red-haired heroines, but it definitely makes them stand out and I think it's a beautiful colour! As I said, I do try to vary my character's eye colour and the heroine in the book I'm working on at the moment has amber eyes (like the girl in my second photo above). (Apologies for the late reply - something went wrong with the comments today and they didn't appear.)
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Oh, I know that feeling - my brother has much longer eyelashes than me and I always felt it was most unfair! Thank goodness for mascara! You're lucky to have really dark ones - I know it's possible to have them coloured but I would be too scared to attempt it. As for blue eyes, it really depends on the person's emotions I think - my daughter has blue eyes and when she's happy it's a very warm colour.
(Apologies for the late reply - something went wrong with the comments today and they didn't appear.)
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Yes, but only some of them, or so I understand.
I think eyes and eye contact must have been so much more important in times gone by when men and women weren't allowed to touch in any way unless they were married. You can say a lot with just one glance, can't you?
Good point about the heritage!
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
Many thanks, Constance! Yes, flashing eyes is perhaps a strange way of describing it - one of my friends hates that expression. For me it just means when the hero or heroine shoot you an angry or smouldering glance so that the light sort of bounces off the eyes. Not sure I'm putting it very well either! (Apologies for the late reply - something went wrong with the comments today and they didn't appear.)
The Windows of the Soul
“The eyes, like sentinels, occupy the highest place in the body.” “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” “The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero Christina here – the Roman Cicero seems to h...
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