Nae asks, “What makes sex scenes sizzle versus too much?” Aside from the awful grammar that I’ve just translated this into, I answer! Well, I answer that, remind about contests, and go all ADD up in your grill.
I don’t know what it is, but Liv always seems to know when I’m gearing up to do a video. She sneaks in when I’m not looking and flops right in camera view, and then buggers off soon as it’s done. I swear, that cat is more of a diva than I am.
You are absolutely as ADD on video as you are on Twitter… which is a good thing! (I’m @2jewells, btw) Hmmm, judging by my twitter feed I must be boring. *sigh* Or, I’m _too_ ADD. “I should tweet that, oh look, my 8-year-old is rising to the 5-year-old’s challenge to run naked through the house.” (Phone gets tossed onto the couch and doesn’t resurface for four hours.)
Or maybe ADD & motherhood are some sort of cataclysmic combination.
Loved the thoughts about what needs to be in a sex scene. My WIP is a fairly tame YA steampunk novel, but the same rules will make the fight and battle scenes much more visceral. Yes?
Does commenting on this post enter me into the contest?
Keep up the video blogs! It inspires me to think about doing it myself. After I vacuum up all this golden retriever fluff.
Jane
@Jane: Twitter much more fun when people just say the random things they (or mini-they) are up to. I think you should use it any way you want! :) And yes, absolutely, the same rules WILL make the fight scenes that much more. (Mind, if you’re using the word “vulva” in a fight scene, you may need to rethink….)
As for the contest, you’ll want to make a comment on the blog post that the contest is for. :) Good luck!
Heheheh … you rock in your chair too ….. :-)
Stella!? What happened to Liza??? I loved her!!!! *sniff*
Do I need to fly home to get you to autograph my books???
Sex scenes …. too many pages per event = gratuitous verbage. Less and succinct is better. Sensuality trumps all.