tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post838408775250836941..comments2023-10-01T08:46:19.407-04:00Comments on Intrigue Authors: Too Much? Not enough? Let's Talk...SexUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-35460134593059057462009-03-28T07:59:00.000-04:002009-03-28T07:59:00.000-04:00I considered that, but the theme of the story has ...I considered that, but the theme of the story has so much to do with the heroine coming to terms with how she's allowed her tragic past to suppress her nurturing instincts, so I think the epilogue is probably going to have to be about the resolution to that. So...this one may just have to live or die on sexual tension. ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782874709995381574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-20832579060706151892009-03-25T09:39:00.000-04:002009-03-25T09:39:00.000-04:00Paula, if you really want a sex scene, then maybe ...Paula, if you really want a sex scene, then maybe you can write it as an epilogue?<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-5845620803539500672009-03-24T20:16:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:16:00.000-04:00I'm working on a book right now that I think will ...I'm working on a book right now that I think will turn out to be my first Intrigue without a sex scene. I just can't find an organic place in the plot for it to happen. I'll be curious to see what my editor has to say about that.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-60351842497457471282009-03-24T14:48:00.000-04:002009-03-24T14:48:00.000-04:00Ellen, you aren't alone. A friend admitted to me t...Ellen, you aren't alone. A friend admitted to me that she skips over the sex scenes too. It's all just a matter of personal taste.<BR/><BR/>I do read books that aren't romances, and sometimes, I cringe because I think the sex scenes are either way too graphic or else they're so skimmed over that I wonder why they're there at all. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Delores<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-69261546688335163932009-03-24T13:28:00.000-04:002009-03-24T13:28:00.000-04:00Either my age or my upbringing is working against ...Either my age or my upbringing is working against me--I can do without sex scenes although I have learned to read books with them since almost all romances have them. However I have a hard time with some scenes and just skip over them. From the sounds of it I am the odd person out.EllenToohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114930219445131840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-80663111820421693422009-03-24T12:52:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:52:00.000-04:00Beth, that's a great way of putting it--no sex jus...Beth, that's a great way of putting it--no sex just for the sex's sake.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Melprincess!<BR/><BR/>Virginia, I totally agree--some sex scenes are just too much. I want the romance to be part of the scene as well.<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-73163051881739227572009-03-24T12:50:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-37473711272566207762009-03-24T12:35:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:35:00.000-04:00I enjoy the sex scenes and I do read them although...I enjoy the sex scenes and I do read them although I have read some book where I thought they were overdone.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-4231164065918114382009-03-24T11:38:00.000-04:002009-03-24T11:38:00.000-04:00It's very cool, Delores.LOL! about the anatomy les...It's very cool, Delores.<BR/>LOL! about the anatomy lesson. FOR REAL!Meljprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923768085680554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-1132434666709617382009-03-24T11:20:00.000-04:002009-03-24T11:20:00.000-04:00I read them, I miss them when they aren't there, b...I read them, I miss them when they aren't there, but, they have to be a part of the story. not just sex for sex's sakeBethRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146606069117495534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-35545573244902169432009-03-23T20:52:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:52:00.000-04:00Patsy--thanks so much. That put a smile on my face...Patsy--thanks so much. That put a smile on my face. :)<BR/><BR/>I agree about sex scenes--leave something to the imagination so we can fill in the blanks. ;)<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-85676622831788361252009-03-23T20:42:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:42:00.000-04:00Yeah I agree with everyone here.. There needs to b...Yeah I agree with everyone here.. There needs to be a couple of good sex scenes in a book.<BR/><BR/>Yeah we don't need clinical explanation either. Just let us enjoy it and use our immagination on it.<BR/><BR/>Delores loved the series too.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363134907458687253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-29864582568373649972009-03-23T19:05:00.000-04:002009-03-23T19:05:00.000-04:00I enjoy reading sex scenes that make the story flo...I enjoy reading sex scenes that make the story flow but also find that I often skip the more detailed ones and use my immagination.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728312794812033536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-34736926327972484832009-03-23T15:27:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:27:00.000-04:00I enjoy sex scenes that go with the flow of the st...I enjoy sex scenes that go with the flow of the story.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-7173352883245361922009-03-23T12:08:00.000-04:002009-03-23T12:08:00.000-04:00Mel, it's an old cover I found on the internet. Is...Mel, it's an old cover I found on the internet. Isn't it cool? It reminds me a calendar that Harlequin sent out to their authors. It has covers from the last 60 years, and some of them are so funny. <BR/><BR/>I hear you on too much detail in love scenes. I don't want to read an anatomy lesson. LOL.<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-10200035743919119832009-03-23T11:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T11:19:00.000-04:00I enjoy reading sex scenes but sometimes I like us...I enjoy reading sex scenes but sometimes I like using my imagination instead of reading all the deets.<BR/>Is that image above a cover of a book, Delores?<BR/>It's awesome.<BR/><BR/>Mel K.Meljprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923768085680554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-46453742620320780102009-03-23T11:02:00.000-04:002009-03-23T11:02:00.000-04:00Thanks, wsridgerunner! I hope you enjoy the next b...Thanks, wsridgerunner! I hope you enjoy the next book. I've really had so much fun writing the Texas Paternity series.<BR/><BR/>I TOTALLY agree about the sex scenes. I want them as a vital part of the story and not just thrown in there.<BR/><BR/>Take care!<BR/><BR/>DeloresAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767415633391114398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64350408750596636.post-31861180261534521132009-03-23T10:39:00.000-04:002009-03-23T10:39:00.000-04:00A vote YES for the sex scenes! Now, let me add a "...A vote YES for the sex scenes! Now, let me add a "but"; it must go with the flow of the story line, it must balance out. Some of the best sex scenes written are ones where the reader is not even aware that this is a sex scene, simply becuase it is written with the flow of the story, the reader just considers it part of the book. Hot is great; it just has to have substance with it. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I can't wait till your next Texas Paternity book comes out and I love the "classic" book cover on the blog!wstridgerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431485556791617765noreply@blogger.com