tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post4093934787881952695..comments2023-06-20T08:38:49.480-04:00Comments on 'Tween You and Me: Should a Writer Write at a Consistent Heat Level, Whatever the Story?Sam Cheeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18345859454984056740noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-62613896930442145732011-05-10T21:25:35.963-04:002011-05-10T21:25:35.963-04:00Probably help if I left my email:
maw1725@gmail.c...Probably help if I left my email:<br /><br />maw1725@gmail.comHarlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-78337750212201627952011-05-10T21:25:10.338-04:002011-05-10T21:25:10.338-04:00Thank you so much. I thought it was a great post ...Thank you so much. I thought it was a great post and you got alot of feedback.<br /><br />I would like Dancing with Tad. Thanks again.Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-97888088766594412011-05-10T05:59:40.008-04:002011-05-10T05:59:40.008-04:00Such great comments! Thanks to all of you for your...Such great comments! Thanks to all of you for your input! I'm glad to hear that, for the most part, you value a great storyline over expectations. That's how I view the subject too. I'd much rather have a really great story than formulaic writing that makes sure we have 1 part plot to 2 parts sex. #:0) <br /><br />You've made my decision very difficult, but I've decided to Sam Cheeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345859454984056740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-65257882198998081332011-05-08T22:44:24.769-04:002011-05-08T22:44:24.769-04:00I don't mind reading essentially the same book...I don't mind reading essentially the same book over and over again. I am willing to try new stuff from my favorite authors too though. Reading to me is an adventure. I don't get upset if I buy a book expecting a certain level of heat and find something entirely different. Sometimes when an author does this the story actually turns out real good. It might not be what I was expecting, Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900600731051775847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-9693495101051345282011-05-08T20:02:48.325-04:002011-05-08T20:02:48.325-04:00Oh, and that's not to say that I wouldn't ...Oh, and that's not to say that I wouldn't finish the story or that I'd ultimately be super upset--if it's a great story, that'll carry the day!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-67236078896022157692011-05-08T20:02:19.374-04:002011-05-08T20:02:19.374-04:00Hmm... Interesting question, Sam--in general, I r...Hmm... Interesting question, Sam--in general, I read all over the spectrum when it comes to genre and heat level, so I tend not to mind mixing it up. I do understand people having expectations though, and not wanting to have those messed with. I think the bottom line for me whether it is an author I've read before or with a new author is that the marketing of the story match the story Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-29509777458479392472011-05-08T19:15:48.232-04:002011-05-08T19:15:48.232-04:00me i think the author has what they want to write ...me i think the author has what they want to write and then if it is different form other so what some do gay some do m/m f/f i love them all you can add the temp Gage in side of the book say sexy hot to trot or out of the worlddesitheblondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146001799371317795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-38068492687815357972011-05-08T18:23:00.122-04:002011-05-08T18:23:00.122-04:00A good writer will let the characters take the sto...A good writer will let the characters take the story in the direction the book is supposed to go. Some characters may desire hot, steamy get-it-on now while other characters enjoy stationary-in-bed. If an author is good (and he/she is if I am reading another book of theirs), I won't care about the heat level as I am too absorbed in the book to notice!books4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606807491144479880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-54955235963392593072011-05-08T07:25:31.346-04:002011-05-08T07:25:31.346-04:00I'd be disappointed if I picked up another boo...I'd be disappointed if I picked up another book by a favorite author and found the heat was pretty much a carbon copy of what was in her other books.<br /><br />When I write a story, the heat has to flow from the characters and the story line--my BDSM books are going to be hotter than my MODERNEs, and my futuristics are the hottest of all my work, because of the characters and the worlds theyAnn Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176748768155458312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-2607398179786449202011-05-07T16:14:59.202-04:002011-05-07T16:14:59.202-04:00Actually I like it when an author mixes it up with...Actually I like it when an author mixes it up with the heat level. I read everything from BDSM to inspirational from Harlequin. The heat level is not important to me as the story itself. The characters, dialogue, plot, setting and do I even like the characters enough to keep reading the book. Sex in a book has always been secondary to me. While I appreciate heat in my books, when an author Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-64716994063871548702011-05-07T15:11:37.803-04:002011-05-07T15:11:37.803-04:00I have a long list of auto-buy author's, and a...I have a long list of auto-buy author's, and appreciate it when I am a bit surprised with each story I read. That would include changing up the heat level, adding new characters, and giving me a unique storyline. Just don't mix it up by giving me a cliff hanger. That kind of storyline is just too extreme for me, and takes away the HEA or HFN conclusion that I enjoy the most in the romanceCathy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755004700955618379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-87441435775094830972011-05-07T14:27:37.068-04:002011-05-07T14:27:37.068-04:00I think different stories, characters, etc...call ...I think different stories, characters, etc...call for different levels of heat. I write under two different names - erotic - and non-erotic. But I did get a lot of angry Goodread reviews for a non-erotic free read and I think they expected sex within the pages and only got a kiss at the end.Kelli Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699150495979430778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-38087304297778356692011-05-07T13:42:02.091-04:002011-05-07T13:42:02.091-04:00Consistency in heat level does not bother me. I&#...Consistency in heat level does not bother me. I'm interested in the story. I want consistency in the writing. Not every book will have the same level of consistency(sometimes personal lives have a way of getting into the way of deadlines and some stories have to be rushed) but if I know you are a good story teller I'm going to buy your book. I'm finding when an author has achievedShehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376023103870884939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548886118693004719.post-31607026698932364552011-05-07T10:37:12.359-04:002011-05-07T10:37:12.359-04:00Great topic, Sam! Personally, whether it's rea...Great topic, Sam! Personally, whether it's reading it or writing it, I like it hot and sexy. If I like a particular writer's heat level, I would be disappointed if it didn't live up to my expectations. That's not to say I don't want variety and a difference in their locations and such. I have read some authors in the past where all their "scenes" are the same. That IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com