Comments on: Special Guest blogger: Jaci Burton! http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/ Testing the Plot Monkey Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jaci Burton http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48718 Jaci Burton Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:19:42 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48718 Thanks so much to the Plotmonkeys for having me here! And thank you all for stopping by to visit me, and for your wonderful, insightful comments. I wish you all a safe and Happy Holiday season! :xmastree: Thanks so much to the Plotmonkeys for having me here!

And thank you all for stopping by to visit me, and for your wonderful, insightful comments.

I wish you all a safe and Happy Holiday season! mastree:

]]> By: kim h http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48620 kim h Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:54:17 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48620 goo d to see u here your books look hot. :cheer: goo d to see u here your books look hot.

]]> By: Jaci Burton http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48523 Jaci Burton Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:20:56 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48523 Stephanie S - I think every writer who does write sex does it in the way it makes sense for them, and is the most comfortable for them. I tend to write the sex scene viscerally first, imagining it in my head, making it as graphic as possible from start to finish--no holds barred. Then I go back and smooth out the rough edges, layer in the emotion, really think and feel like the characters would. It usually takes two to three passes over a sex scene until it passes for me, and even after the book is finished, I may go over them again. They're so important! Donna - thanks for being here today, and for your nice comments. Wild Wicked & Wanton was one of my favorite books to write because it's all about characters. And there's a LOT of sex in that book because it's integral to the plot. Hope you enjoy it! Fedora - thanks for coming today. I agree. And for me, it's all about the characters. Patricia - some of the greatest sex 'scenes' are when there's no sex, huh? :winking: Jane - thank you so much! And Merry Christmas to you too! :xmastree: Estella - me too. Nothing worse than a buildup followed by disappointment. Stephanie S - I think every writer who does write sex does it in the way it makes sense for them, and is the most comfortable for them. I tend to write the sex scene viscerally first, imagining it in my head, making it as graphic as possible from start to finish–no holds barred. Then I go back and smooth out the rough edges, layer in the emotion, really think and feel like the characters would. It usually takes two to three passes over a sex scene until it passes for me, and even after the book is finished, I may go over them again. They’re so important!

Donna - thanks for being here today, and for your nice comments. Wild Wicked & Wanton was one of my favorite books to write because it’s all about characters. And there’s a LOT of sex in that book because it’s integral to the plot. Hope you enjoy it!

Fedora - thanks for coming today. I agree. And for me, it’s all about the characters.

Patricia - some of the greatest sex ’scenes’ are when there’s no sex, huh?

Jane - thank you so much! And Merry Christmas to you too! mastree:

Estella - me too. Nothing worse than a buildup followed by disappointment.

]]> By: Jaci Burton http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48500 Jaci Burton Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:49:47 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48500 Vero - thank you! Glad you liked the blog, and if you do buy one of my books I certainly hope you enjoy it! :wreath: Vero - thank you! Glad you liked the blog, and if you do buy one of my books I certainly hope you enjoy it! :wreath:

]]> By: Estella http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48487 Estella Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48487 I have read a few books with ho hum sex scenes. I have read a few books with ho hum sex scenes.

]]> By: Jane Squires http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48486 Jane Squires Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:48:07 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48486 :cold: snow is falling off and on here. Enjoyed your comments about sex scenes. You are right love is more than sex and the sex scenes. I have visited your webiste from moth to month. :violin: singing your praise as your comments were so right on and enjoyed. :thumbsup: Merry Christmas. :cold: snow is falling off and on here. Enjoyed your comments about sex scenes. You are right love is more than sex and the sex scenes. I have visited your webiste from moth to month. singing your praise as your comments were so right on and enjoyed.

Merry Christmas.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48445 Patricia Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:16:51 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48445 Jaci, Welcome. While I'm not a writer, really enjoyed your discussion of writing what is usually my fave part of Romances--LOL. In books, one of my fave sex scenes was Leslie's NATURALLY NAUGHTY, where, after lots of hot, funny, sexy dialogue, the hero beds(?) the heroine on an old movie theater stage by page 66, & the rest of the book is about her trying to avoid him & not fall in love. I loved how he was written as gung-ho, but, she wasn't (an unusual twist), & that the initial tryst was a springboard for their having a real relationship & falling in love. In movies, my two faves were the "creating pottery" scene in GHOST (smokin'....), & in COMING HOME, because of his disability, the hero can't make love, but, he sure makes certain the heroine is satisfied. Showed real love. Patricia A. Jaci, Welcome. While I’m not a writer, really enjoyed your discussion of writing what is usually my fave part of Romances–LOL.

In books, one of my fave sex scenes was Leslie’s NATURALLY NAUGHTY, where, after lots of hot, funny, sexy dialogue, the hero beds(?) the heroine on an old movie theater stage by page 66, & the rest of the book is about her trying to avoid him & not fall in love. I loved how he was written as gung-ho, but, she wasn’t (an unusual twist), & that the initial tryst was a springboard for their having a real relationship & falling in love.

In movies, my two faves were the “creating pottery” scene in GHOST (smokin’….), & in COMING HOME, because of his disability, the hero can’t make love, but, he sure makes certain the heroine is satisfied. Showed real love.

Patricia A.

]]> By: Fedora http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48432 Fedora Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:08:12 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48432 Hi, Jaci! I'm with DonnaM--not a writer but read lots, and I really enjoyed your post today. It's so true that a good sex scene builds from the previous scenes, and isn't just about the sex! Just like in real life, the best sex scenes are the ones that express how the characters feel about one another :) Hi, Jaci! I’m with DonnaM–not a writer but read lots, and I really enjoyed your post today. It’s so true that a good sex scene builds from the previous scenes, and isn’t just about the sex! Just like in real life, the best sex scenes are the ones that express how the characters feel about one another

]]> By: Donna M http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48427 Donna M Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48427 :santahat: Hi Jaci, Thanks for visiting us here in the jungle. I have no desire to write but love to read. Reading about writing the sex scenes is interesting as some of the books I read it seems so natural and just flows into the story. Others it seems it about the sex which doesn't make it a favorite read for me. Thanks for the insight. Wild, Wicked & Wanton looks like an interesting book. I'll have to check into that! :stocking: Cher, I'm so cold & last I checked it was 40 degrees here! My house takes forever to heat up and it is cold inside!! One of my daughters lived in Colorado for over 8 years and she would give me a bad time when I complained about the cold here!! She is in Oregon now so it is a bit warmer there in the winter! :snowmanhead: I have to go check to see if Leslie has an installment on her online read today. Loving it! :candycane: Enjoy your Saturday! :xmastree: :santahat:

Hi Jaci, Thanks for visiting us here in the jungle. I have no desire to write but love to read. Reading about writing the sex scenes is interesting as some of the books I read it seems so natural and just flows into the story. Others it seems it about the sex which doesn’t make it a favorite read for me. Thanks for the insight. Wild, Wicked & Wanton looks like an interesting book. I’ll have to check into that! :stocking:
Cher, I’m so cold & last I checked it was 40 degrees here! My house takes forever to heat up and it is cold inside!! One of my daughters lived in Colorado for over 8 years and she would give me a bad time when I complained about the cold here!! She is in Oregon now so it is a bit warmer there in the winter! :snowmanhead:
I have to go check to see if Leslie has an installment on her online read today. Loving it! :candycane:
Enjoy your Saturday! mastree:

]]> By: Stephanie S. http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48416 Stephanie S. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:23:21 +0000 http://www.plotmonkeys.com/662/662/#comment-48416 Hi Jaci! I love your books! Thank you for this blog on sex scenes. I have trouble writing them. I think if I layer the scenes like Janelle was talking about it would take care of some of my difficulty. I want the scenes to be true to the characters and to my writing style. It makes me feel better to know that it can takes days to come up with a good sex scene. Hi Jaci! I love your books! Thank you for this blog on sex scenes. I have trouble writing them. I think if I layer the scenes like Janelle was talking about it would take care of some of my difficulty. I want the scenes to be true to the characters and to my writing style. It makes me feel better to know that it can takes days to come up with a good sex scene.

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