tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post6892322193427918647..comments2023-06-20T07:47:24.386-05:00Comments on The Spiced Tea Party: The Real ThingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-77373533804525728252007-05-07T20:53:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:53:00.000-05:00I like stories where it's not always perfection & ...I like stories where it's not always perfection & angels singing, earth rocking, etc. It's more realistic! However, I do like the times when it does work to outnumber the times when it doesn't. I do read romance for the fantasy/escapism. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-9386569976815818482007-05-07T20:27:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:27:00.000-05:00Hi Pam,That's a very good point, and something I w...Hi Pam,<BR/>That's a very good point, and something I want to think about more as I write. That's what I like about writing characters--the mechanics are basically the same but they all put their own twist on it.Sharon Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204125452024951988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-20483507142813027632007-05-07T20:24:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:24:00.000-05:00Hi Kalen,That was a terrific post of yours on "who...Hi Kalen,<BR/>That was a terrific post of yours on "who has hand". I think it's great to write a scene where the hero gets off and the heroine doesn't because I feel as a female writing erotic romance, I'm always making sure the woman does have a climax. In fact, in my first book with Ellora's Cave, I had a scene where the heroine didn't because the hero lost control and my editor wanted me to go back and revise, as considerate heroes were preferred.Sharon Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204125452024951988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-65864940255955382422007-05-07T20:20:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:20:00.000-05:00Hi Kate,I think it's true that different genres se...Hi Kate,<BR/>I think it's true that different genres seem to provoke different tones and stories in the writer. <BR/><BR/>I deal with a m/m scene in my second historical vampire book and I just couldn't resist some humorous banter between the vampire hunting men when the big moment happens, even though the rest of the story was quite angsty. It seemed in character for the men to deal with this big emotional step with the same wry humor they'd use for slaying demons. <BR/><BR/>And congratulations on being compared to Robin Schone! That's wonderful! Susan Grimshaw, the National fiction buyer for Borders did the same for me and I was completely floored.Sharon Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204125452024951988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-59655147586907782802007-05-07T20:16:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:16:00.000-05:00Hi Lacy,That's a very good point about trust. It'...Hi Lacy,<BR/>That's a very good point about trust. It's fate I don't have any trust in, i.e. what if my partner has a seizure, or the house catches fire, etc? :-)Sharon Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204125452024951988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-22856137565723825882007-05-07T20:14:00.000-05:002007-05-07T20:14:00.000-05:00Hi Celia,Definitely think about going to RT. I ve...Hi Celia,<BR/>Definitely think about going to RT. I very much enjoyed the chance to network, meet authors and readers, and be a part of the book signing feeding frenzy when Kensington gave away some free books :-)<BR/><BR/>I do like fantasy scenes, because pleasure happens a lot in the head. Since the character is going to be really into the fantasy, that can make the climax so much sweeter!Sharon Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204125452024951988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-13558449681076797062007-05-07T17:46:00.000-05:002007-05-07T17:46:00.000-05:00For me, the humor and the fascination have to do w...For me, the humor and the fascination have to do with how it's really always pretty much the same, and how on the other hand it isn't. It's the kind of writerly conundrum I enjoy.Pam Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357928783704661668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-87380710713316793882007-05-07T15:17:00.000-05:002007-05-07T15:17:00.000-05:00My favorite scenes to write are the ones where the...<I>My favorite scenes to write are the ones where the characters don’t necessarily have great sex . . . In the book I finished in January, Black Silk, I wrote a scene where the hero doesn’t reach orgasm during sex.</I><BR/><BR/>This part of the whole "who has hand" thing I talked about last month. Less than perfect can be fun, and reveling! In my current release, <I>Lord Sin</I> there’s a scene where the hero gets off and the heroine doesn’t, and he does it on purpose, to get her keyed up (he is assuming they have all night . . . ). It was loads of fun to write, and it just felt right (plus, I do think it’s funny, and humor is not always my strong point).Kalen Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216420943081679978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-24139150579513939912007-05-07T12:04:00.000-05:002007-05-07T12:04:00.000-05:00I think it depends on the book. I write futuristic...I think it depends on the book. I write futuristics for EC and for some reason they are usually funny,(I hope) whereas my historicals tend to be dark and angsty with heroes with strange sexual procilivies. The sexual scenes tend to be more hit and miss in the futuristics and contemporaries I write-not sure why!<BR/><BR/>I too love Robin Schone-a reviewer once said I reminded her of RS and I was so chuffed!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-63107892667952350422007-05-07T11:13:00.000-05:002007-05-07T11:13:00.000-05:00I like both. In my paranormals most of the time ...I like both. <BR/><BR/>In my paranormals most of the time it is fantasy, but that is what paranormal is all about. <BR/><BR/>Internal thoughts are what make our characters real, especially during sex and about sex and that is a must for me to enjoy an erotic story. <BR/><BR/>Handcuffs.... Part of the thrill of being handcuffed is that huge unknown and trust... You can do very little with your hands when you are shackled and even less when you are secured to something big. So, you need to trust that if something happens, the other person will take care of whatever it is. <BR/><BR/>Wink.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Lacy.Lacy Daneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874884605068154385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-16790482025537368002007-05-07T10:49:00.000-05:002007-05-07T10:49:00.000-05:00Hey Sharon -- sounds like RT was great for you. On...Hey Sharon -- sounds like RT was great for you. One of these years, I'll go.<BR/><BR/>and OMG!! Roobin Schone?! *squee*!!<BR/><BR/>As for writing less than perfect sex, I did it once in an unpublished ms that will probably never see the light of day (and it should except for that sagging middle bit), but in my erotica, not everybody gets to get off all the time.<BR/><BR/>I do have to say fantasy scenes are rather fun to write though...Celia May Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124733975264957145noreply@blogger.com