One of the more unique and commented on component of Warehouse Dreams is how the main character, Kendle, views the other telepaths around her. In this world, telepaths have developed shielding that protects their thoughts from other telepaths and provides some protection from the innedendation of thoughts. When Kendle uses her Gifts, her abilities, she sees the shielding in colors and patterns and movement. I’ve had so many readers comment on this, so I wanted to take a moment to talk about it.

From Kendle’s viewpoint, each character has a specific color and tone to their shields. Stephen’s a fairly even tempered personality, so his shields are turquoise like the ocean. But when he’s upset or tired, his shields turn stormy and he has ‘reds and oranges of anxiety’ swimming beneath the surface.

Casi’s another example of a character going through a rough patch. Her shields are charcoal with ‘lava-like’ rivers running through it. Leon has purple shields with tentacles when he uses parts of his Gifts. Indira who is physically very beautiful, with a charismatic personality, has golden shields with jewels winking throughout and those jewels disappear when she’s annoyed. Daniel’s honey shields darken to amber when he’s feeling strong negative emotions and Miriam’s darken from magenta to gray throughout the entire novel, indicative of a problem with her well-being.

As a writer, this was my version of explaining and showing all the body language we all do: raising an eyebrow, wringing hands, tightening lips etc, but from the view of a telepath who can read emotions.

I enjoy reading stories that are unique and I hope Warehouse Dreams fit that bill for you. If you’ve read it, let me know what you thought about how Kendle sees other characters’ shields and the movement and the patterns of all the characters.

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