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[solafiamma]

Hey, hey. Just poking my head out briefly to say that I haven't spontaneously combusted, although the warmth might be welcome, and I haven't been whisked away by aliens, because apparently they have no discernment whatsoever.

Or maybe they just like human folk who can write sex scenes without wanting to stab themselves in the heart repeatedly in frustration. That wouldn't be me.

And that's pretty much all I've got.

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[nonchop.livejournal.com]

Please tell me you aren't stressing about my story! That would be sad! I hate causing story stress! I'd rather have a happy AIM talk with you instead! Come and say hi! I promise I'll stop using exclamation points!

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

It was good chatting with you last night on AIM. And as I told you then, for me writing = stress, it's just the nature of the beast. Doesn't mean I don't love it. And hate it. Sometimes I think an obsession with plumbing would be much easier all around. And much more lucrative.

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

I think you should have a lie down. And chocolate.

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

Dude, that was exactly what I needed, but instead I had a rather horrible apple strudel-ish thing and a couple of glasses of wine. And like an idiot, I stayed up way too late struggling with the frickety frackety sex scene that will not be writ.

Tonight I'm getting chocolate. It's the only way.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Sex scenes are the devil.

So wonderful to read, so hard to write.

I hope things get better soon.

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

Sex scenes are the devil. They're evil beyond comprehension. But, yes. Reading them. Mmmm. So we soldier on.

It's already getting better. Sometimes a good whine is very therapeutic. A good wine, too, come to that.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Or maybe they just like human folk who can write sex scenes without wanting to stab themselves in the heart repeatedly in frustration. That wouldn't be me.


Me either. Are there such people? There must be somewhere. I envy them.

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

You know, I really think there are such people. Were you in Sentinel fandom when Julad, Lydia(I think) and Calico wrote that story, Hot Sky Blue? Julad and Lydia (I think) wrote the bulk of it and then tossed it over to Calico to sex it up, because she just totally rocks at it. And, yowza, what an amazingly hot story that was.

And for people like bnonchop, writing sex scenes seems to be as natural as breathing.

So. Tell me. What's your favourite part of the writing?

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

Digging my way back through the friends list, I just caught up with the post where you said that your favourite part of the writing process was the editing, which I totally get. I wouldn't say it's my favourite, necessarily, but I do enjoy it.

What about the writing itself, though? What part of that do you like best?

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Lord, yes, I remember that story. You're right, Calico can write sex like no one else.

My favorite part? I like to write arguments and fights. I also like to write a character's innermost thougts, although that often turns into an info dump and the character becomes Exposition!Man if I'm not careful.

What do you like to write?

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

I'm a dialogue whore, I'm afraid. I could write dialogue till the cows come home and never get tired of it. Stringing it together with connective tissue is more demanding, and I often have to go back and fill in after I've finished a scene. The innermost thoughts thing, yes, I like writing that too, especially when the character is having a neurotic, semi-delusional moment.

You know, all the stories I've written have been light, fluffy, heavily dialogue driven things, and I'd really like to take a few more risks, try writing something a bit angstier, maybe, or something where the connective tissue doesn't always take a back seat to the dialogue.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Stringing it together with connective tissue is more demanding, and I often have to go back and fill in after I've finished a scene.

That's exactly what I do, too. I mean, with dialogue, I just write what they say, then fill in what they're doing while they're saying it later.

The innermost thoughts thing, yes, I like writing that too, especially when the character is having a neurotic, semi-delusional moment.

I tend to write angsty more than light, and you can tell the state of my marriage by which kind of story I write more often. :) It's good to work stuff out in writing, sometimes. Fluff is hard, because if you can't pull off the dialogue, it falls pretty flat. My dialogue often sounds stiff to me, or overly dramatic. It's been fun to find out what I'm good at and what I can't do well for shit.

Yes, that's when it's the most fun.

[sola-fiamma.livejournal.com]

Fluff is hard, because if you can't pull off the dialogue, it falls pretty flat. My dialogue often sounds stiff to me, or overly dramatic.

But, dude, that story you wrote? "Lance Went Down to Georgia" -- one of my favourite fluffy stories ever! The dialogue in that puppy rocked, all smart and peppery, and just. so. funny. You did get my feedback on that one, right? Because, yep. Loved that story. I was just so glad you'd recc'd it when I was looking for Basez.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I got your feedback. It was wonderful, thank you again. I have to admit, I'm kind of proud of that story, I think I like it the best of all the ones I've written.