diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b42400..f1f59c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Kill first, ask later - an emacs mode for killing things quickly
 # Introduction
 
 Viking minor mode  enables you to delete things at  point with one key
-stroke at once.  More and more will  be deleted if you  repeat the key
-stroke.
+stroke at once.  More  and more will be deleted if  you repeat the key
+stroke. As visual feedback the thing to be deleted will be highlighted
+shortly.
 
 The default  key binding is C-d,  but you may  also bind it to  C-k or
 whatever you wish.
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ it into berserk mode by setting 'viking-really-delete to t:
 
     (setq viking-really-delete t)
 
+You can change the default key binding by:
+
+    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-k") 'vk/kill-thing-at-point)
+
 In case you  don't like the default key binding  cascade, you may also
 use separate bindings for each kill function, e.g.:
 
@@ -61,6 +66,14 @@ use separate bindings for each kill function, e.g.:
     (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d p") 'vk/kill-paragraph)
     (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d a") 'vk/kill-buffer)
 
+Also, the font face of the short highlight can be modified:
+
+    M-x customize-face  (select viking-blink)
+
+Or, modify all available viking-mode variables interactively with:
+
+    M-x customize-group  (select viking-mode)
+
 Besides, the primary function of viking-mode is vk/last-key-repeats,
 which returns the number of times the last key have been pressed.
 This can be used for other things as well, for example:
diff --git a/viking-mode.el b/viking-mode.el
index 32d35a7..183d0a3 100644
--- a/viking-mode.el
+++ b/viking-mode.el
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 
 ;; Viking minor  mode enables you to  delete things at point  with one
 ;; key stroke at once. More and more will be deleted if you repeat the
-;; key stroke.
+;; key stroke.  As visual  feedback the  thing to  be deleted  will be
+;; highlighted shortly.
 
 ;; The default key binding is C-d, but  you may also bind it to C-k or
 ;; whatever you wish.
@@ -75,15 +76,29 @@
 
 ;;    (setq viking-really-delete t)
 
+;; You can change the default key binding by:
+
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-k") 'vk/kill-thing-at-point)
+
+;; 
+
 ;; In case  you don't like  the default  key binding cascade,  you may
 ;; also use separate bindings for each kill function, e.g.:
 
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d") nil)   ;; turn C-d into a prefix-key
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d w") 'vk/kill-word)
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d r") 'vk/kill-line-from-point)
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d l") 'vk/kill-line)
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d p") 'vk/kill-paragraph)
-;; (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d a") 'vk/kill-buffer)
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d") nil)   ;; turn C-d into a prefix-key
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d w") 'vk/kill-word)
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d r") 'vk/kill-line-from-point)
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d l") 'vk/kill-line)
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d p") 'vk/kill-paragraph)
+;;    (define-key viking-mode-map (kbd "C-d a") 'vk/kill-buffer)
+
+;; Also, the font face of the short highlight can be modified:
+
+;;    M-x customize-face  (select viking-blink)
+
+;; Or, modify all available viking-mode variables interactively with:
+
+;;    M-x customize-group  (select viking-mode)
 
 ;; Besides, the primary function of viking-mode is vk/last-key-repeats,
 ;; which returns the number of times the last key have been pressed.
@@ -340,3 +355,6 @@ kill function then."
 
 ;; un-*ing-believable: I'm done *g* 
 (provide 'viking-mode)
+
+
+;;; viking-mode.el ends here