tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post6723921775631366393..comments2023-08-28T20:55:37.738+08:00Comments on Satima's Blogspot: Icing the WIP - and another great little conSatima Flavellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-22054785781102267972008-10-25T21:43:00.000+08:002008-10-25T21:43:00.000+08:00Oh, I dunno, Glenda. I'm sure I'd rather have gone...Oh, I dunno, Glenda. I'm sure I'd rather have gone on your American trip:-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-19440461926304392162008-10-25T21:30:00.000+08:002008-10-25T21:30:00.000+08:00Great news about Marillier and Eaton! And I envy y...Great news about Marillier and Eaton! And I envy you the Wastelands...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-76479170143117311312008-10-24T08:53:00.000+08:002008-10-24T08:53:00.000+08:00I gues travel - and any other experience - feeds i...I gues travel - and any other experience - feeds into our fiction writing. Any actual travel book I could write has already been written - e.g "Holy Cow" "Eat, Pray, Love" were written by people whose backgrounds and experiences were similar in some ways to mine. In fact, after my 3 year backpacking, casual working and dharma-buming stint in the mid 90s, I full intended to write a book - but fiction took over and that book remained in the realm of good intentions!Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-19875529552669699552008-10-23T22:28:00.000+08:002008-10-23T22:28:00.000+08:00Satima --You should write about your travels ... D...Satima --<BR/><BR/>You should write about your travels ... Do however work on those sex scenes.<BR/><BR/>MarilynMarilyn Z. Tomlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393948791752045902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-69767876371834434452008-10-21T22:33:00.000+08:002008-10-21T22:33:00.000+08:00Aaaah, now I understand. Left yourself with a coup...Aaaah, now I understand. Left yourself with a couple of difficult scenes to write. All the best for it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-82733807967956355672008-10-21T22:11:00.000+08:002008-10-21T22:11:00.000+08:00Heh heh - not only have I been married twice, Jo, ...Heh heh - not only have I been married twice, Jo, but I've had more lovers that one could shake a thingumajig at. The sex isn't the problem; it's the characters' motivations and hidden agendas and the effect of the relationships on their personal growth that interest me. My character has a relationship with an woman who is using him. She is not just in control; she actually has him under a spell. He finally sees through her and leaves, and takes up with a younger woman whose only previous sexual experience was a rape. I need to show the second relationship as being a real eye-opener for both parties as they realise that it's possible to have sexual relations as an equal partnership without any power struggle or mind games. If I can't do this then there's no reason for the sex scenes even to be included. But if I can swing it will be a huge step forward in my writing and will add an extra dimension to the book.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-42642096780778150632008-10-21T21:54:00.000+08:002008-10-21T21:54:00.000+08:00For a woman who has been married twice I cannot be...For a woman who has been married twice I cannot believe you really need to do research in order to write sex scenes. It seems to me the thing you need to do is take the restraints off your own experience, which I agree is very difficult to do and I would have problems with. But reading someone else's erotica probably won't help.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-53720861091709816582008-10-21T21:01:00.000+08:002008-10-21T21:01:00.000+08:00Oh, I forgot - the son I'm staying with is Scott, ...Oh, I forgot - the son I'm staying with is Scott, my youngest, who lives here in Perth. Kurt, Erinn and Fenris the Furred live in Canberra.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-6004546631245538642008-10-21T20:44:00.000+08:002008-10-21T20:44:00.000+08:00Carol, great day at the con, eh? CU Sunday!Jo, I t...Carol, great day at the con, eh? CU Sunday!<BR/>Jo, I think it depends on the publisher whether you get the UK or the US versions of books in Canada. I seem to remember reading something about some kind of international agreement whereby Canada got divvied up:-)<BR/>Ru, I'm talking serious research here. A friend who writes erotica has sent me e-copies of her work. Trouble is, it's M/M gay erotica, and the nuts and bolts are obviously different from M/F. The bells and whistles, however, are pretty much the same, I'd imagine, so will concentrate on those;-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-63711769747650970862008-10-21T07:40:00.000+08:002008-10-21T07:40:00.000+08:00Does that mean you're visiting the son who has Fen...Does that mean you're visiting the son who has Fenris the Furred? :)<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I want to ask how ones 'prepares' for writing sex scenes ... some things are perhaps best left as mysteries of our craft ...hrugaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621922879300266376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-14649200771845842572008-10-20T21:14:00.000+08:002008-10-20T21:14:00.000+08:00Some of the books make it here, but some just seem...Some of the books make it here, but some just seem to stop at the UK for some reason.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-28693774917266539272008-10-20T14:23:00.000+08:002008-10-20T14:23:00.000+08:00Hey Satima,Glad you like my scrabble skills :) Tha...Hey Satima,<BR/><BR/>Glad you like my scrabble skills :) Thanks for the other kind words as well. It was so fun, sorry I couldn't stay to the end. I ended up with a bit of a migraine and got home just in time to stop it from taking hold. See ya Sunday.Carol Ryleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303656672609607055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-55010329610934912522008-10-20T11:22:00.000+08:002008-10-20T11:22:00.000+08:00You should be able to get Juliet's books in Canada...You should be able to get Juliet's books in Canada, Jo. I don't know about Anthony Eaton since I haven't yet read him myself, but most things published here in Oz seem to find their way to the UK and North America through one route or another - often though, not for a year or more after they come out in Oz.<BR/><BR/>The shoulder will recover within a few months (or years!) but I can't do Yoga in the meantime, which is really disappointing as it's my favourite form of exercise. I can't raise my left arm more than 45 degrees in any direction and I ceertainly can't take any weight on it. And there won't even be any more dog-walking until next March, when the next house-sit is booked:-(Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-12238216606451849172008-10-20T07:18:00.000+08:002008-10-20T07:18:00.000+08:00I wish it were possible to get some of these books...I wish it were possible to get some of these books you mention. Sounds like you have a busy time ahead of you.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your shoulder.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com