tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post789648277675329071..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: HOW IMPORTANT IS SEX?Sylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-70767447792355812782007-04-06T08:35:00.000-05:002007-04-06T08:35:00.000-05:00There are authors like Crusie, Foster, Banks, and ...There are authors like Crusie, Foster, Banks, and Anderson, that write phenomenal sex scenes, and they are both huge sellers. I wonder if it's more the author pressuring themselves to be more like the big sellers than the pub houses pushing? I don't know, LOL everytime I think about it I come up with something different!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting us over at d&D!<BR/>Take CareChari-Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620983794213263227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-63387079353414844372007-03-29T12:43:00.000-05:002007-03-29T12:43:00.000-05:00Kalen and Nancy, I'm glad you know what I mean! T...Kalen and Nancy, I'm glad you know what I mean! The thing is, the books I'm complaining about have been well written, with well-drawn relationships. But the issues of the relationship have been built on the head and heart, not the pull of passion that's essential in a steamier book. Romantic/emotional tension can be different from sexual tension, and I don't think it should necessarily lead toSierra Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550535744012603427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-48741698726002862982007-03-29T12:06:00.000-05:002007-03-29T12:06:00.000-05:00Sierra, I agree. I don't want it there just for th...Sierra, I agree. I don't want it there just for the sake of having it there, although I think readers expect sex in a romance novel. I also think that sex and sensuality are two different things. I personally prefer love scenes that are sensual and leave much to the reader's imagination as opposed to sex scenes that are graphic depictions of body parts and positions. The popularity of erotic Nancy Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947358450252385401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-28926771688757592842007-03-29T10:19:00.000-05:002007-03-29T10:19:00.000-05:00If it's not there for the rush of sensuality (whic...<I>If it's not there for the rush of sensuality (which can certainly be fun!), and it doesn't contribute to the story, I just wonder … why is it there?</I><BR/><BR/>If there's no rush of sensuality, and it doesn't move the story forward (or backwards!), I don't want it in the book! <BR/><BR/>Let's be clear, I write HOT books. I enjoy plots that revolve around attraction and sexual escapades. But Kalen Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216420943081679978noreply@blogger.com