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Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This one deals with:
Doors
He opened a door. She closed a door. Is that really all we can say about doors?
- He tore the door open.
- She slammed the door.
- The doors lumbered shut.
- They filed through the door.
- Doors banged.
- The door crashed open.
- He vanished behind the glossy wooden doors as he swung them shut. She waited until they clicked closed.
- He slammed the door behind him.
- The door creaked open.
- Doors squeaked, scraped and groaned open.
- He reached in and yanked the connecting door closed.
- The door snapped shut.
- Behind her, the door groaned shut.
- The door thudded closed.
- The door clanked into its lock.
- The brass door handle squealed when he pressed it down. The door swung inwards without making a noise. When he closed the door behind him, the handle squealed again, as if in pain.
- The doorbell gave a soulless ‘ping’. She heard shuffling steps, then the rattling of a chain and the door opened, scraping across the carpet. While she brushed her damp shoes on the door mat, the door clicked shut and the chain rattled again.
- The master key was on his belt. He slid it into the lock and jerked open the door to the cell. The hinge squeaked from the weight of the door.
- The solid wood door they’d so carefully fortified was split in half, like kindling.
- Her fingers found the rain-slick knob and, to her surprise, it turned in her hand.
- His hand found the rust-roughened knob. To his surprise, it turned in his palm.
- Her fingers found the lichen-encrusted knob and, to her surprise, it turned in her hand.
- With a pneumatic hiss, a vertical line appeared on the rock face. The wall split and slid apart to reveal a small area behind it.
- Just as the door was about to latch shut, it stopped moving.
- Every beat of the bronze knocker reflected the beats of her heart.
- He was stopped by a cherry door flanked by stained-glass sidelights and crowned by a matching transom / covered with elaborate wrought-iron latticework.
- Voices broke through the door, warm and loose by tone, although she couldn’t piece together any single conversation.
- We broke the threshold and crossed into the sort of scene I’d conjured up during a hundred sleepless nights.
- The door gave up a wide yawn. A short man leaned into the gap.
- His wide shape filled the front door and crept onto the porch.
- She drifted through the open door.
- A coded knock issued from his knuckles.
- The red door pulled a tight yawn. A porcelain face filled the thin crack.
- The doorknob felt cool against her hand.
- He shoved the door closed.
- Hushed voices conspired like conniving schoolboys behind the thin door.
- A curious jiggle found the doorknob.
Next week: Driving. View all posts on the subject, or buy the book on Amazon – free on KU!
The Story Reading Ape said:
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
More ‘Show – Not Tell’ ideas from Nicholas 😀
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patriciaruthsusan said:
Thanks for this addition to the emotional beats, Nicholas. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you for reading, Suzanne 🙂
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Writing your first novel-Some things you should know said:
Who knew there was so much you could do with doors? Great blog! Thanks! I’ll have to check your ‘Emotional Beats’ series out.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – indeed, poor doors are so misunderstood 😀
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AlanMiller said:
He cannoned through the open door, filling the living room with his hectic energy.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – exactly so 😀
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Don Massenzio said:
Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog and commented:
Here’s another great selection from the book, Emotional Beats, by Nicholas Rossis from his blog
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usfman said:
These are some good story starters. Would you be okay if someone paraphrased one of them for their own use?
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I’d be more than happy for anyone to paraphrase them! That’s why I’m listing them here, to serve as inspiration to others 🙂
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kimwrtr said:
Reblogged this on Kim's Author Support Blog.
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rijanjks said:
GREAT stuff!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank you so much, Jan 🙂
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