I’ve mentioned Steve Searls’s writing chops twice before in Steve Searls “A Little Chit-Chat” and Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Aug 2020’s Great Opening Lines)
He continues to impress, this time in his Dalliance blog post.
Here’s a sample:
It begins with the placement of a necklace: simple gold chain links– not curb link, not snake, not rope – in a Figaro design. It is carefully placed so that the charm that hangs down, gold rings of varying sizes, dangles between the V of your breasts as you stand and watch yourself in the mirror above the sink, twisting back and forth. You hop from your right foot to left foot, searching out the angles, the light and the shadows that augment your form, your skin tone, the small mole on your neck.
A fascinating read.
Are there some errors and such? Yes. Minor.
Searls told me that his publisher offered little editing advice/services and asked him to rush his first novel into print.
I told Searls “Never let anyone rush you again. You’re too good an author to rush your work.”
Steve Searls’s Dalliance bears that out.