tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post111548579770542625..comments2024-01-10T04:48:38.766-05:00Comments on Procrastination Station | Author Vanessa Jaye: Some thoughts on Romantic Suspensevanessa jayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115576764291637142005-05-08T14:26:00.000-04:002005-05-08T14:26:00.000-04:00I think if it's jarring you out of the scene then ...I think if it's jarring you out of the scene then there is a problem...a big problem.Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115575876558747822005-05-08T14:11:00.000-04:002005-05-08T14:11:00.000-04:00I LURVEEEEEEe Tiramisu!!!!!LOL Great post and that...I LURVEEEEEEe Tiramisu!!!!!<BR/><BR/>LOL Great post and that's why I like Lisa Gardner. She handles the romance in her suspense very well. Interestingly enough, I think Mary Kay Andrews kinda fell flat in Little Bitty Lies with the romance (its a chick lit mystery)Amie Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145328243563702260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115567855840262982005-05-08T11:57:00.000-04:002005-05-08T11:57:00.000-04:00Not a panic, but a good thing to think about and l...Not a panic, but a good thing to think about and look at when you're trying to figure out how to make your writing "work". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115565850167904032005-05-08T11:24:00.000-04:002005-05-08T11:24:00.000-04:00I looove Tiramisu. There are two times in particul...I looove Tiramisu. There are two times in particular is dessert has stood out for me. Once, a coworker/friend made some authentic homemade stuff--her mother's mother's recipe kind of thing--for a potluck get together. You could literally smell the alcohol fumes coming off of this thing. It was soo darn rich, and absolutely delish. And, yeah, I felt a little tipsy after. lol. The second time, we went to this lovely little Italian/family run place. They baked their own Lady Fingers biscuits (daily), which was served with an AMAZING cream sauce (<I>crème anglaise</I>or <I>fraiche?</I>) poured all over it and topped it with freshly grated chocolate and a light dusting of icing sugar. <I>Heaven.</I>vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115565828657915142005-05-08T11:23:00.000-04:002005-05-08T11:23:00.000-04:00Yikes! Didn’t mean to start a panic. :-P It's just...Yikes! Didn’t mean to start a panic. :-P It's just something that happened with two books I'd read lately. Different authors, but interestingly enough, same publisher. TOR. This is an imprint I'm interested in submitting to, and it's very obvious they're trying something new here. While the books so far haven't worked 100% for me, I do see what they're trying to accomplish, and I like the chances they're taking with characterization and plot. I think the line will only get better. I’ve read some reviews where there was dissatisfaction because the books didn’t seem to know if they were romances are not. I think this issue I’ve posted about is partly to blame.vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115545082520391012005-05-08T05:38:00.000-04:002005-05-08T05:38:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Interesting. I think I have a *fast* voice...Hmmm. Interesting. I think I have a *fast* voice and a *slow* voice, but I've used both in romantic/sensual moments, depending on what else is going on, and just how it fits, you know?<BR/><BR/>I don't *think* I go all romancey for the softer stuff. But I hope I DO have a slightly different tone between describing a car crash, and a kiss....<BR/><BR/>;-)Anna Louise Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069551559749215187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115528052285499322005-05-08T00:54:00.000-04:002005-05-08T00:54:00.000-04:00Alrighty then... thanks for that cold water on the...Alrighty then... thanks for that cold water on the MS. LOL. I think this may be why I was told by the agent about shoot, I can't remember now, but I'm thinking that maybe I sounded more romance-y than suspense-y. :)Must review my MS for this. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115516598500014092005-05-07T21:43:00.000-04:002005-05-07T21:43:00.000-04:00Oh, my God! Now I have something else to fixate o...Oh, my God! Now I have something else to fixate on. (smacks forehead) Thanks, Jaye. ;-D Off to read the first seven chapters of my RS WIP to see if my voice shifts from gritty and real to soft-focused and flowery. LOL.<BR/><BR/>And that Tiramisu sounds heavenly . . .Linda Winfreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904942939086659167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115502778856077642005-05-07T17:52:00.000-04:002005-05-07T17:52:00.000-04:00Geez, Sash, I dunno. But some of those pet phrases...Geez, Sash, I dunno. But some of those pet phrases can make a reader kinda <I>twitchy</I>, ya know? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Lyn, I don't know if I'd call it lazy writing, but I see this mostly when the RS author has a history as a romance writer. It's like they fall back on what worked in their romance novels of those moments, when clearly they've been able to adapt or cultivate another voice for their suspence. That suspense voice needs to be tweaked for the sexual/emotional tension moments too. But you do have a point, it could be outside input that has influenced them. Like you said, food for thought. I've seen complaints that a lot of RS books seem to *stop* when they get to the romance moments, I think this is (partly) why-- the voice changes and throws the pacing off.vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115494927157658982005-05-07T15:42:00.000-04:002005-05-07T15:42:00.000-04:00Damn. Now I'm craving a good Tiramisu. *g I wonde...Damn. Now I'm craving a good Tiramisu. <I>*g</I> <BR/><BR/>I wonder if writers who do this aren't falling back or taking the easy way out. Or those portions have been edited, commented up on CPs or editors? Is it it just outright laziness?<BR/><BR/>Food for thought. Thanks.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711039452246216110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-1115492521066486052005-05-07T15:02:00.000-04:002005-05-07T15:02:00.000-04:00Some peopel have pet phrases or words that can rui...Some peopel have pet phrases or words that can ruib a scene when used to much. Even if they;re not explicit ones. <BR/><BR/>One omy good writing buddies (I wonder WHO) pointed out mine...and now she calls it my "signature" phrase cuz I still use it, only once in every story though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com