Is there some unspoken rule that once you hit the rolls of Bestselling NY or USA Today author, there’s no need for sticking to the basics? What basics, you’re probably thinking…
I expect any book I write to have a heroine that I like, and that I hope readers will like. Basically I’m reading a book right now and the heroine’s irked me soooo much I just want to throw it against a wall!
The story premise is awesome. But the heroine is childishly stubborn (I mean, “I’m still human even though I’m really a vampire and to prove it I’m going to run out into the sun! Aaahhhh!” followed by sizzle, sizzle, burn, burn, and the hero coming to save her…yet again. Strong woman and stubborn woman don’t necessarily equate to the same thing.
Sigh. Putting book down for the millionth time and scratching head. The first book in the series is what hooked me. The second book was pretty good too. This one? Hmmm. Well, maybe the next one will be better because the premise for the stories and the supporting cast is interesting enough to keep me buying ‘em. Either that or I’m just stupid.
Okay, done bitchin’…Now, back to the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings football game! It’s ten minutes into the first quarter and I’m still trying to decide to route for while I write the final sex scenes for Hatsept Heat.
Um, you still working on that love scene???
I’m laughing because I’m still stuck with my stubborn couple. They go on and on, just like the Energizer bunny, except they’re not doing what I want them to!
by Shelley Munro September 24th, 2007 at 12:58 amGirlfriend! Working on the sex scene? Try, stuck on the sex scene. I’m looking at it, imagining all kinds of kinky stuff to put in it, but neither my couple or my fingers are cooperating! Still looking at two BLANK scenes. GGrrrrrrr!
by TJ Michaels September 24th, 2007 at 10:37 am