tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post6728461764178588747..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: HOT OR COLD? Phew! It Can Be So Confusing!Alison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-49640193032571420202014-03-31T12:09:27.149-04:002014-03-31T12:09:27.149-04:00Alicia & Diane - that's exactly right! Our...Alicia & Diane - that's exactly right! Our readers know the mechanics of sex, what they really want to feel is the emotion. And a couple of lines of loving feeling can trump three pages of what goes where :-) glenyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722150642061311226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-67303585763449373842014-03-31T10:47:27.231-04:002014-03-31T10:47:27.231-04:00Enjoyed the post! I completely agree that you shou...Enjoyed the post! I completely agree that you should write the heat level you feel comfortable with. I have a problem with the emotional and the physical aspects of love scenes. Just not my strong suit, although I do have love scenes in my stories, but only if they fit. I won't have the hero and heroine jumping one another's bones just because it's a third of the way into the story. :) Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-9391573888877374242014-03-30T10:00:49.026-04:002014-03-30T10:00:49.026-04:00Sometimes we don't give readers enough credit....Sometimes we don't give readers enough credit. They know what goes where. We don't have to spell it out for them. That can be more sexy than erotica.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-37346045667941017992014-03-29T14:23:39.173-04:002014-03-29T14:23:39.173-04:00Jannine - I struggle with this as well - it's ...Jannine - I struggle with this as well - it's possible to be quite clichéd! To me, emotions are more important than who does what to whom with what body part .I think readers can imagine pretty well what we're hinting at.glenyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722150642061311226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-45370982470013723852014-03-29T14:21:14.504-04:002014-03-29T14:21:14.504-04:00Leah - you're right, the hot and cold is reall...Leah - you're right, the hot and cold is really quite subjective. The big thing is to have a really good story, yes? I find it disturbing that reviewers say things that can really ruin a book when their views are also subjective. Remember the Victorians, who even covered their piano legs with fabric?glenyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722150642061311226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-13037264129714952672014-03-29T14:18:01.183-04:002014-03-29T14:18:01.183-04:00Margo - I've heard a few complaints recently a...Margo - I've heard a few complaints recently about reviewers reviewing books they admit to have not read - how weird is that? Author Anne Rice has put in a protest to Amazon about reviewers who 'gang up' on writers, giving bad reviews just to see their names in print....glenyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722150642061311226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10511097231868590112014-03-29T11:52:36.285-04:002014-03-29T11:52:36.285-04:00The only thing I have to add is I agree completely...The only thing I have to add is I agree completely with what you've said, Glenys. Been there, done that myself. Also agree with Leah and Jannine. Surprise! I write sensuous, definitely NOT erotica, and had a reviewer talk about objecting to the child porn and rape in one of my books. Then went on to say she hadn't read it! Amazing, huh?!Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-90252617435927667502014-03-29T11:26:37.979-04:002014-03-29T11:26:37.979-04:00I'm not a huge fan of writing bedroom scenes. ...I'm not a huge fan of writing bedroom scenes. I struggle with how to make them original. Let's face it--there's only so many ways to, well, you know, without turning it into erotica. Definitely not going there! I focus on the emotional impact of what they're doing instead of describing body parts--not that there's anything wrong with that. LOL Yep, we all have to write (and read) what we're comfortable with.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-74338178730665126362014-03-29T10:10:20.012-04:002014-03-29T10:10:20.012-04:00Great topic, Glenys. And you're right--one per...Great topic, Glenys. And you're right--one person's hot is another's tepid. I once read a review of a friend's sweet romance where the reviewer had called it pornographic. (The big offense was the heroine catching glimpse of the hero's, uh... you know.) :-) Anyway, it was nowhere near pornographic, to me. I left a comment to that effect, and so did others. I think writers should be comfortable with what they write, regardless of the heat level, because they're the ones who have to talk about (or defend) it. Loved your first chapter to "Marry for Money" -- it's going in my TBR stash! (Must check out the others as well!)Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.com