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Welcome to the golden anniversary episode!
TB is amazed Clare had the foresight to schedule a sex talk during the week of Valentine’s Day. For some inexplicable reason, TB has Thanksgiving on her mind.
On the work front, TB is twenty-five percent done with the cowrite with Miranda MacLeod, and fittingly, she had to stop a sex scene to talk about sex. She’s that dedicated. For those in the Massachusetts’s area, TB will be on a panel, with Miranda MacLeod and Jane C. Esther, at the Peabody library on March 13th. In non-writing news, TB wishes TV shows wouldn’t mess with her. There’s been a lot of sobbing on the couch.
Clare claims she hasn’t had a productive week, but after listing what she has accomplished, including getting through twenty percent of the edits for her upcoming release, writing 10k in her Xmas romance, and visiting family, all while being bogged down with a cold, TB thinks Clare should call the week a win. Oh, TB also thinks Clare is brilliant and wonders why people don’t like Clare.
The duo turns to this week’s topic: where their characters have sex. This is a topic that causes TB to blush repeatedly and giggle. When she uses a certain phase, it tips TB over the edge. Before they get to that point, they discuss all the exciting places their characters have gotten their groove on and why the scenes are necessary for the romance genre. As Clare says, they’re the action scenes of romance, and they help move a story forward. Furthermore, they’re important to add drama and all the feels readers crave. Like all aspects of writing, it’s important to mix them up and to keep them fresh.
Resources and links:
I Heart Lesfic Valentine’s Sale Page: iheartlesfic.com/love-is-in-the-air-sale/
How Do You Write Podcast: rachaelherron.com/category/podcast/
Why Queer Romance Matters Panel deets: www.facebook.com/events/591982348319759/
Please share your thoughts about sex in books. Head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com, and leave a comment on the episode. Or you can email them at: lesbianswhowrite@gmail.com.
Stop back next week for the much-requested discussion about mailing lists.
Happy listening, and thanks for all of your support. Here’s to the next 50 episodes!
Clare and TB