tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post8030619083146988228..comments2023-06-28T07:30:23.194-07:00Comments on Kirsten Saell: This Sex Scene is Doing Nothing for Me--It Must Be Goodkirsten saellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-56446495097504066182008-06-11T13:05:00.000-07:002008-06-11T13:05:00.000-07:00I spent half my late teens sitting on a lawn chair...<I>I spent half my late teens sitting on a lawn chair in my folks' heated garage, chainsmoking</I><BR/><BR/>See, I love the image this conjures up. It's like this tough gristled writer, smoking and drinking coffee in the wee hours. Sort of the Sam Spade of writing. <BR/><BR/>I used to chain smoke in the garage. Good times that.LVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-43423116646337667212008-06-10T16:49:00.000-07:002008-06-10T16:49:00.000-07:00yeah, a manual typewriter, to start with :O lolyeah, a manual typewriter, to start with :O lollaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-78355281806973947512008-06-10T10:13:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:13:00.000-07:00Ugh, laughingwolf, the typewriter! I remember when...Ugh, laughingwolf, the typewriter! <BR/><BR/>I remember when Smith-Corona came out with the "electronic typewriter" with <B>13 lines of memory, baby!</B> Oooh, and autoerase! <BR/><BR/>I spent half my late teens sitting on a lawn chair in my folks' heated garage, chainsmoking (they wouldn't let me in the house) and writing longhand in pencil on graph paper. <BR/><BR/>I find I can't write if I have to be "on". So at work, where I'm expected to be sociable, or when my parents are visiting -- there is no writing at all getting done then.kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-61727820351561274192008-06-10T09:34:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:34:00.000-07:00Heh, Seeley. I've been trying to stay away from an...Heh, Seeley. I've been trying to stay away from anything *ahem* <I>inappropriate </I>at work, because sometimes - okay, frequently - stuff comes out of my mouth that I just should not say in public. Like when the two construction guys came in for lunch and caught me reading a very informative and interesting post on SBTB. <BR/><BR/>"Internet poker, huh?" one of them says with smirk. To which I reply, "No, actually, I'm reading about the decline of lesbian erotica in the publishing insdustry."<BR/><BR/>Um, yeah. That gave them something to talk about over burgers.kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-73465272700467104732008-06-10T09:28:00.000-07:002008-06-10T09:28:00.000-07:00none of the jobs i've had in the writing field, or...none of the jobs i've had in the writing field, or any other, gave me time to play with my own scribbles, so had to shut myself away, initially with a typewriter! lollaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-11800207590307019492008-06-10T08:26:00.000-07:002008-06-10T08:26:00.000-07:00Funny, I get nothing while I'm writing, but if I r...Funny, I get nothing while I'm writing, but if I read back what I've done...<BR/><BR/>I started writing at work, back when I was waiting out the time between my sawmill being shut down and my last day. I did work on a couple steamy scenes, and yeah, awkward when the shift supervisor or maintenance superintendant came into my office. I had to go from writing about wood to making wood pretty quick.Seeley deBornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692166883821777947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-48837798643498036542008-06-09T18:04:00.000-07:002008-06-09T18:04:00.000-07:00Oh, Mme. B, you are quite the flatterer. Keep talk...Oh, Mme. B, you are quite the flatterer. Keep talking ;).<BR/><BR/>I try to be realistic. I know there are plenty of wonderful authors out there who never make it big, despite all the talent in the world. But come to think of it, I only work part time (12-16 hours a week) and my income isn't huge. It is conceivable that I could quit my day job someday--but only because I've already trained my family to live on next to nothing. Much as I like to complain about them, they are good about making do.kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-91730448576154353582008-06-09T17:42:00.000-07:002008-06-09T17:42:00.000-07:00I've waitressed a lot over the years and one good ...I've waitressed a lot over the years and one good thing about it is that it's mindless work, so you can be in your head dreaming while working. <BR/><BR/>It seems that writing and making up stories comes so easily to you and you write so well, I'm sure it won't be long before you are making enough money to write full time and you won't have to worry about coitus interruptus. ; )LVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-62386069989425996982008-06-09T13:49:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:49:00.000-07:00Totally, laughingwolf. Books need to engage me, or...Totally, laughingwolf. Books need to engage me, or I just can't be bothered at all.<BR/><BR/>Madame B- yeah, even angry is good, although I can't sustain that for long. And yeah, scenes that I've gotten inured to over repeated reading do become fresh again if I let them sit long enough. The curse of having a good memory for words is that sometimes that takes a loooong time!<BR/><BR/>And no, I don't write sex scenes (or read them) on the job (I'm a waitress), but I work mostly evenings and often I'll be excitedly typing away at home and suddenly realize "crap! I've got to be at work in fifteen minutes!" If the sex scene is cut off in the middle, I'll spend the whole evening writing ahead in my mind. Which leads to a lot of staring into space, followed by blushing and stammering when people finally manage to snag my attention!kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-16433860031175509942008-06-09T13:23:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:23:00.000-07:00Kirsten—I love this post, it’s so interesting. I o...Kirsten—I love this post, it’s so interesting. I often wonder what goes on with authors when they are writing. <BR/><BR/>My favorite books are the ones that affect me deeply. If I’m reading a book and it makes me laugh, cry, get pissed, get hot, feel good, or makes me think about things, then that’s a book I will love and remember for a long time. I love it when an author can take me to those places. So it’s probably essential that an author feels some of those things while writing it.<BR/><BR/>Do you still feel the same feelings you felt at first with the stories you have written if a fair amount of time has passed when you re-read it? <BR/><BR/>You write sex scenes while at work? That would so be a mood breaker for me. LOLLVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-45674256354164833012008-06-09T12:02:00.000-07:002008-06-09T12:02:00.000-07:00i'm with you on that score, k, if i don't get hook...i'm with you on that score, k, if i don't get hooked into 'living' the book, it leaves me cold, if not indifferent, and i never go back to that author....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.com