tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post1316403989228881402..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: Wicked Wednesday - the slow burnChristine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-47991422434703533042011-09-15T13:59:43.719-04:002011-09-15T13:59:43.719-04:00Aubrie, I think you do well with romance. You'...Aubrie, I think you do well with romance. You're very poetic. :)<br /><br />M Pax, yes, it's the anticipation that's alluring. If you ever want a pair of fresh eyes to look at your R rated scenes, I'll gladly do so.<br /><br />Rachel, I don't believe in love at first sight either. Lust, yes, but love is something else entirely.<br /><br />Madeleine, I agree. Love needs something to grow on. If you hate someone, you're not going to look too hard for something to like! Thanks for the mention of the text. I'll have to fix that.<br /><br />Heidi, first rule of Fight Club, don't talk about Fight Club! Hehehe! ;) Sometimes people don't pick out the romances in movies when other things overshadow them. Yet you're right. It was an odd slow burn.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-55915827456915966542011-09-15T10:44:45.053-04:002011-09-15T10:44:45.053-04:00I see your point about using a realization of love...I see your point about using a realization of love to suddenly move the plot ahead. I guess when I first commented, I was thinking about Fight Club, which is a very odd slow burn. I love the point at the end where he realizes that just maybe everything that he went though was really all for a girl. But that isn't so much moving the plot forward as wrapping things together. Anyway--random thoughts. I totally see what you are saying!Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-23330489270681210942011-09-15T04:32:31.013-04:002011-09-15T04:32:31.013-04:00Absolutely! Slow burners are the best sort of roma...Absolutely! Slow burners are the best sort of romance. I know some M&B writers who say that if they cut to the chase too soon there is nothing for the reader to anticipate and nothing for your characters to work towards, as long as the tension is beleiveable. Some seem to have ridiculous notions of achieving an almost kiss etc.<br />I don't enjoy the typical cliché hate turns to love scenario I want my characters to have something about them that is immediately attractive in their personality as well as some infuriating elements so that the love has something to grow on while the irritations resolve.<br /><br />BTW the post text seemed to disappear into the background I had to highlight it to see itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-8684035777811822502011-09-15T03:11:34.696-04:002011-09-15T03:11:34.696-04:00"The payoff is sweeter when you have to wait ..."The payoff is sweeter when you have to wait for that first kiss." - absolutely!<br /><br />I'm definitely into the slow burning type. Love at first sight just doesn't seem believable to me (attraction maybe, but not love).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-84782952039973385082011-09-14T19:36:08.789-04:002011-09-14T19:36:08.789-04:00Great advice, and I totally agree with you on that...Great advice, and I totally agree with you on that build up. It's so much more rewarding when you have to wait for that moment :)WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-87272812682065975992011-09-14T17:12:34.074-04:002011-09-14T17:12:34.074-04:00Nice tips. My current WIP [well one of them] has r...Nice tips. My current WIP [well one of them] has romance elements. I've been dancing how far to go ... my crit group said I need to learn to write R. My last attempt, they still tease me about. :)<br /><br />I like the slower build, too. It's the anticipation that's alluring. yes? And the wooing and courting.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-87409512951497074292011-09-14T15:18:29.534-04:002011-09-14T15:18:29.534-04:00Great ideas! I love the slow burning romance, but ...Great ideas! I love the slow burning romance, but it's sooo hard to write and get it right!!!<br /><br />I'm working on it...Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-91029637879395671082011-09-14T13:52:53.603-04:002011-09-14T13:52:53.603-04:00Damyanti, thanks! I definitely use them in all my ...Damyanti, thanks! I definitely use them in all my fiction writing.<br /><br />Amy, thank you for the awards! Gives me something to post tomorrow. :)<br /><br />Cherie, you have a good point about short stories. Sometimes fast has to be the way it is.<br /><br />Heidi, I was thinking for that final point that the protagonist couldn't suddenly just realize it. One just doesn't blink and realize they're in love. Yet I can see a character sitting back after a lot had happened, thinking about things, and saying, "Wow, that person is awesome." I just don't like it when that's the trigger to love and it happens just in time to move the plot.<br /><br />E.R., I think vulnerability is the key. Strength is easy, but not opening your soul at your weakest moment.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-41922170076700317732011-09-14T13:37:50.280-04:002011-09-14T13:37:50.280-04:00I agree with your advice about characters needing ...I agree with your advice about characters needing to be vulnerable. If they aren't, it's hard to relate to them or root for them. Great post!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-83123602892737785372011-09-14T10:10:24.129-04:002011-09-14T10:10:24.129-04:00Great tips! Thanks so much for thinking/posting ab...Great tips! Thanks so much for thinking/posting about this.<br /><br />I struggle with creating slow burns because I am just so darn excited for my characters to get together. I also really struggle with number five. <br /><br />But re number 5, isn't there a point when the character has to realize this? Certainly they don't necessarily state it straight out--but that realization--should it be in there at some point?Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-87629274617552763562011-09-14T10:02:51.344-04:002011-09-14T10:02:51.344-04:00I agree that I like the slow burn more than the in...I agree that I like the slow burn more than the instant love. Of course, there are cases where the instant love is almost necessary (short stories and novellas), but for novels, the slow burn works so much better.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-89236293640863079212011-09-14T08:07:08.254-04:002011-09-14T08:07:08.254-04:00Great tips! I love romances that are slow burning,...Great tips! I love romances that are slow burning, I think it adds more tension for when they finally get together. :)<br /><br />I have a couple of blog awards that I want to pass along to you. You can check them out here:<br /><br />http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-trilogy-coming-soon-and-some-awards.htmlAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915440989018472093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-21715143795403525242011-09-14T05:04:01.122-04:002011-09-14T05:04:01.122-04:00Great tips not just for romance but for writing fi...Great tips not just for romance but for writing fiction in general...if the context is altered.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Join me at the <a href="http://amloki.blogspot.com/p/sign-up-for-rule-of-three-blogfest.html" rel="nofollow">Rule of Three Writers' Blogfest!</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.com