tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post3129019632153183722..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: The Dreaded "Yes... But!" - Revise and ResubmitLiana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-77201839460396903862011-11-20T17:52:24.961-05:002011-11-20T17:52:24.961-05:00Misa - That only proves that you have better roman...Misa - That only proves that you have better romances published in the UK. The first one I picked up was (unfortunately) from the 1980s, an era when rape equaled romance and it was a Tab A/Slot B romance. There are several authors I can think of who published multiple novels in the 80/90/00 decades who seemed to use the exact same love scene in each of their novels.<br /><br />I laughed, and it turned me off of that style of writing. A love scene can be done well, but I find the mechanics bores me. Unless something is added during the scene (which doesn't happen as often as it should) then the point of the scene is ... what? Titillation? Word count? Required Love Scene #3? <br /><br />I respect the genre, love the authors, but it isn't what I write. :o)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-37083006988097764912011-11-20T17:49:13.636-05:002011-11-20T17:49:13.636-05:00Just to clarify I don't write just sex either....Just to clarify I don't write just sex either. I love emotional development too. I wouldn't like just a sexy story with no plot, story or character development either. I hope I didn't give that impression!Kaye Manrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639814610213100626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-90849082447969633512011-11-20T06:12:12.243-05:002011-11-20T06:12:12.243-05:00I'm slightly offended by the "tab A into ...I'm slightly offended by the "tab A into slot B" comment, because though I write sex scenes I don't write those. I don't read anyone that does.<br /><br />Yes, there's more to romance than sex, but there's also more to sex than exchanging bodily fluids.Misa Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571385607998323197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-39048108856957619172011-11-19T14:49:41.733-05:002011-11-19T14:49:41.733-05:00Thanks I am working on it. I hesitated to do twitt...Thanks I am working on it. I hesitated to do twitter cause I did not want to be a twit..LOL<br />well I thought it was funny. Today I think they call them nerds, but when I was growing up it was twits.Ric 'The Turtle' Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557268545385347913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-53595792479078701362011-11-18T21:42:42.592-05:002011-11-18T21:42:42.592-05:00Ric - Ah! I wondered who sent that Tweet. Here'...Ric - Ah! I wondered who sent that Tweet. Here's a good primer for using Twitter: http://lianabrooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-use-twitter.htmlLiana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-45674420148213438402011-11-18T20:54:21.639-05:002011-11-18T20:54:21.639-05:00Well I am a twitter and you are my first actual tw...Well I am a twitter and you are my first actual tweet and first one to be followed. Don't understand it yet, but hope you got it. congrats on your challenge, I know you can handle it. Looking forward to getting your short story soon as I figure out how you do that. It has been and adventure....Ric 'The Turtle' Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557268545385347913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-34896723043624975642011-11-18T19:20:25.902-05:002011-11-18T19:20:25.902-05:00Kaye - No pun intended, but some people love Tab A...Kaye - No pun intended, but some people love Tab A in Slot B Romance. I'm always more interested in the emotional foreplay. <br /><br />Stefanie- I have trouble keeping a straight face during a kissing scene. The emotions make sense, but describing it makes me laugh. :o)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-74716990571560119302011-11-18T15:11:58.781-05:002011-11-18T15:11:58.781-05:00I totally get you. I can't write explicit sex ...I totally get you. I can't write explicit sex either. I giggle too much and find it awkward rather than hot - if I find it awkward, how could the reader get something else. I'm the fade too black or waay too confusing type.<br /><br />I would expand on certain things, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to add an extra plot thread from beginning to end. (unless I think it's a smashing idea and slap myself for not thinking of it in the first place)<br /><br />I would never change a character gender, sexual orientation, my genre or anything else I built my whole novel on.Stefanie J Pristavuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445250707790220690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-31939281077442854402011-11-18T14:36:01.003-05:002011-11-18T14:36:01.003-05:00Good luck! I know how hard it is. It isn't eas...Good luck! I know how hard it is. It isn't easy for anyone who writes these days.<br /><br />However, I'm one of those who will write slot A into slot B stuff, lol.<br /><br />I think maybe because of this, I've had ms changes only after I signed a contract and started working with an editor.Kaye Manrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639814610213100626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-11086750618025900862011-11-18T08:44:08.671-05:002011-11-18T08:44:08.671-05:00Nick - I feel the same way, but the edit is one I ...Nick - I feel the same way, but the edit is one I feel works with the story. It's an expansion, not a cut. I can do that. *I hope*Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-44784810002879694972011-11-17T23:35:47.324-05:002011-11-17T23:35:47.324-05:00There are many, many changes I would never make, n...There are many, many changes I would never make, not matter how much anyone assured me it "would still be okay." <br /><br />I write the way I write for a reason, and I'm not changes the fundamentals of my style or plots for anyone, no matter how renown the agent or mighty the publisher.<br /><br />End of discussion. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, though. I <i>am</i> willing to make changes because I know for a fact my writing isn't anywhere close to perfect. I can improve in many places, and if someone sent me an R&R request and told me to back and revise some troublesome things, I probably would without much question.<br /><br />It's when you start trying to mess with the core elements of my stories that I'll give an automatic "no."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610184057896951494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-34073754182924461892011-11-17T19:06:05.739-05:002011-11-17T19:06:05.739-05:00Always tough. I'm doing edits on an R&R ri...Always tough. I'm doing edits on an R&R right now. The stress and pressure of it is a lot, but I'm hoping it turns out to be worth it in the end.Emily Calehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565254147540303402noreply@blogger.com