tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post7871920229833257153..comments2023-04-27T02:29:03.577-05:00Comments on Chewing the Fat with Bettye: bettye griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-20079650627031748812011-11-29T11:29:38.743-06:002011-11-29T11:29:38.743-06:00@Sharon, I think you summed it up beautifully when...@Sharon, I think you summed it up beautifully when you said a book needs balance. Thank you.<br /><br />@Chicki (or should I say "Sis," LOL), here's something else we have in common: The hero of <i><b>Isn't She Lovely?</b></i> is actively involved in an increasingly unsatisfying affair at the beginning of the book, and the heroine is inactively involved with a man as well, bettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-1737085890276911852011-11-28T23:51:46.959-06:002011-11-28T23:51:46.959-06:00I don't read romance novels just to get to the...I don't read romance novels just to get to the sex scene. I like a good story line and if there is a sex scene, fine, if not, I am okay with that too. I have read novels where the sex scene is six pages long and it takes away from the story. If is part of the natural flow of events, then I am fine.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661105274667742579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-32145723247924914642011-11-28T14:57:56.051-06:002011-11-28T14:57:56.051-06:00I'm in for the story and the romance. I don&#...I'm in for the story and the romance. I don't have a problem with sex scenes but I don't read a story looking for them, and only appreciate them if they fold seamlessly into the story and are not overdone. As to how hot, I don't need super hot. I'm more into sensual than graphic and even more into the romance and emotional tension of the scene. <br /><br />I think readers PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-65204620343440442912011-11-27T23:28:11.890-06:002011-11-27T23:28:11.890-06:00Tori Scott says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):
I...Tori Scott says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):<br /><br />I tend to skip sex scenes when I read if they're all about the details. If they're about the emotions involved rather than body parts, I'll read them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-31955812098753912212011-11-27T17:42:12.939-06:002011-11-27T17:42:12.939-06:00Nancy Naigle says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):
...Nancy Naigle says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):<br /><br />I'll admit ... I'm a sex scene skimmer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-74426029958989494102011-11-27T17:40:58.046-06:002011-11-27T17:40:58.046-06:00Avis Exley says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):
P...Avis Exley says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):<br /><br />Personally speaking, I prefer romances with a strong plot so it's not just about the sex scenes. The market is so broad now, readers can find anything they want - if you're more comfortable writing a realistic story rather than straight erotica, go with it. there'll be readers out there for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-80622679798880304772011-11-27T17:39:49.546-06:002011-11-27T17:39:49.546-06:00Candy Little says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):
...Candy Little says (via Facebook Romance Junkies):<br /><br />Although my couple get married in the third chapter they don't fall in love and have sex until half way through. You are right about her needing time to change her heart. I think that is the beauty of romance. To me sex isn't romance, it's two people overcoming obstacles to be together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-26614829453161452022011-11-27T15:01:54.023-06:002011-11-27T15:01:54.023-06:00Bettye, you must be my sister from another mother,...Bettye, you must be my sister from another mother, because you've expressed me thoughts perfectly. <br /><br />When I was submitting to editors and agents, I got sick and tired of hearing about the romance "rules." The first one I got on my manuscript for HAVE YOU SEEN HER? was, "You can't call this a romance if your heroine is with another man at the beginning of the storyChicki Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866110558880351017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35476861.post-89271508520872007712011-11-27T14:58:20.499-06:002011-11-27T14:58:20.499-06:00i personally love to have a good story well writte...i personally love to have a good story well written characters that u can relate too..i also dont need a whole bunch of sex scene to make the book be good or worth while , i have to say sometimes i get tired of reading books like that cause for the most part that is all they have in common is sex i want more an need more for a book to be good to or hold my interest i will put a book down if its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com