tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post7244127042192350305..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: How Many Sex Scenes?Victoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-28752396198989132572010-09-25T21:07:24.049-04:002010-09-25T21:07:24.049-04:00Cara, that's how I see it. Yeah, his love for ...Cara, that's how I see it. Yeah, his love for the heroine, and a REAL desire for her would have been my focus, also. <br /><br />That's why we're all different, though, as writers and readers.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-76254147831850822532010-09-25T18:30:52.544-04:002010-09-25T18:30:52.544-04:00Savanna, yes, the idea was that he had become jade...Savanna, yes, the idea was that he had become jaded about sex and wanted to take a break (hence the vacation), BUT, wouldn't you think he would rediscover how wonderful sex could be after he falls in love with the heroine? Maybe it's just the writer in me wanting to rewrite someone else's book...Cara Bristolhttp://carabristol.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-57363946865881673032010-09-25T12:11:13.617-04:002010-09-25T12:11:13.617-04:00Cara, I remember the promo for that particular boo...Cara, I remember the promo for that particular book because of the hero being a sexual athlete and time traveling. I sure would have expected some HAWT sex/passion scenes. <br /><br />Since the idea of that kind of sexual athlete didn't really inspire my particular erotic interest I never read it. Maybe the idea was that the hero was so fed up with sex, he just needed the emotion of love???Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-83816985343517335642010-09-25T11:58:40.351-04:002010-09-25T11:58:40.351-04:00For me, it really depends on what the author sets ...For me, it really depends on what the author sets up in advance, what the author leads me to expect I will find. There's romance, erotic romance, and erotica. Each one has different levels of heat. I'm okay with a romance that has no explicit sex. But there sure better be sex in an erotic romance!<br /><br />My expectations are built by the blurb and cover and the first chapter or two. Cara Bristolhttp://carabristol.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-45168263181106750262010-09-24T16:52:54.178-04:002010-09-24T16:52:54.178-04:00p.s. I forgot to add you're right about what r...p.s. I forgot to add you're right about what readers want and don't want in a particular story. It *does* always come down to personal preference, and mood. <br />One reviewer wanted more crime fighting in my superhero menage. Another liked the balance of plot, action and lusty sex scenes. <br />So there ya go. As writers we do our very best, but, hey, everyone's a critic, and they Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-29346894432922567072010-09-24T16:46:42.295-04:002010-09-24T16:46:42.295-04:00Xandra, different metaphors, I think that's tr...Xandra, different metaphors, I think that's true.<br /><br />In Red Lioness the sex, the fierce attraction between Sun Rocket and Draxen, did drive their story. <br /><br />However, in Murder by Hair Spray, the mystery and suspense elements drive the story, as well as the attraction between Sheriff Kalypso and Fed Detective Zryphus. <br /><br />And, if Mr. Xandra likes tanks, and who doesn&#Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-80912043444381109462010-09-24T10:31:47.098-04:002010-09-24T10:31:47.098-04:00I just wanted to say I am really enjoying hearing ...I just wanted to say I am really enjoying hearing all the different perspectives!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-72320863884990777612010-09-24T09:08:05.265-04:002010-09-24T09:08:05.265-04:00Savanna, I hope you didn't think I was short-s...Savanna, I hope you didn't think I was short-shrifting your stories--that wasn't my intention at all! Victoria said it miles better--she was interested in the *mystery* moreso than the characters' relationship at that point in the story (and that point in the series). Your stuff has the bedroom scenes in it because they are an important part of how the tale of those characters plays XandraGhttp://www.xandragregory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-85386723235786613932010-09-23T17:06:19.684-04:002010-09-23T17:06:19.684-04:00Xandra, I'm not certain we disagree. However, ...Xandra, I'm not certain we disagree. However, maybe we do. <br /><br />Number one, my books are NOT about what primarily takes place in the bedroom or sexually. My books are rich in the whole dynamic of the relationship. How the heroines and heroes interact *intellectually*, for example. <br /><br />However, it's been my experience in life that everything is interconnected in a Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-22412666198952915222010-09-23T11:25:06.504-04:002010-09-23T11:25:06.504-04:00Xandra, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment...Xandra, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment!<br /><br />Yes, definitely reader expectation is very important. I think we will never be able to please every reader every time.<br /><br />Recently, when I had a cold, I read several J.D. Robb mysteries in a row. I found myself skipping the sex scenes between the two main characters (a married couple who continue through the whole series) Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-18758604819648140562010-09-23T10:20:36.133-04:002010-09-23T10:20:36.133-04:00Well, sex sells, has sold, and will continue to se...Well, sex sells, has sold, and will continue to sell. There's nothing new about that. As long as your marketing department isn't selling sex and delivering something else, there's a place for books of all heat levels. <br /><br />I'm going to disagree with Savanna above, though--there isn't a need for keeping the camera rolling through the bedroom door if the book is not XandraGhttp://www.xandragregory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-40251342833813250292010-09-23T08:46:50.709-04:002010-09-23T08:46:50.709-04:00I also wonder how much market pressures affect the...I also wonder how much market pressures affect the issue.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-4426858565255865492010-09-23T04:11:24.929-04:002010-09-23T04:11:24.929-04:00Wow, that's a tough question. I write erotic r...Wow, that's a tough question. I write erotic romance because I want a holistic approach to the relationship that CANNOT occur if the love/sex scenes fade to black. <br /><br />On the other hand, I have no problem with a romance being written in that manner because obviously the author wanted to focus on other critical emotional issues... <br /><br />What I do think, as romance novels continueSavanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.com