Review: Good ideas.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Good book, well written. Mind you when I read some of the purple prose I cringed and said, 'No wonder I can't write erotica as I not only can't but I don't want to write like that nor would I want to read flowery cliched passages. I could not get into a scene where the language is not as people regularly speak. However the message of how to steam up your love scenes isn't written in flowery prose, it was only the examples of the love scenes from the authors own writing. That just means that I love this authors non-fiction  but would not love the non-fiction, not because of the authors skill but because of my reader's taste in books. I would have loved to have read an example of a steamy love scene without "His voice wet her panties all by itself" type phrases as that lost me--no way would I aspire to write like that. I accept, that's my choice and not a fault of the book.This book is practical and direct, no time wasting filler words. I liked that. I will use one of the practical suggestions of keeping a fantasy journal. Mind you, my life has always been and still is so fulfilled I don't have fantasies. Perhaps that's why I've never been able to relate to reading 'women's romance' fiction nor write for that genre. Perhaps the tips in this book might help me push beyond my comfort zone. Discovering romance writers who do not write lines like "He took her lips" which has me replying in my mind, "Where did he take them," might also help me appreciate this genre.I am still seeking those examples of great sensual writing by today's love scene writing authors that are plain speak. I can overlook that the examples in this book were not to my taste and recommend this book because a skilled writer doesn't copy other writer's styles they simply focus on writing.This book does a good job of explaining how to write that steamy love scene. You can use your own choice of plain or purple words.