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March 10, 2010
The Same but Different
Thanks, Jenny! I was also one of those horse lovers. I enjoyed your post, and thank you for being my guest. Our road trip is technically over by the time you're reading this. We have one more driving day (Tuesday) but will end up at our daughter's house, so this is our last hotel night.As a reader, if you pick up a book by a favorite author, especially one in a series, you're going to have
March 9, 2010
Girls and Horses
Today I'm welcoming Jenny Anderson to Terry's Place. Jenny grew up bouncing between city and farm, hating cities yet spending her whole adult life in them. She's been a wife, mother, geologist, mineral museum curator, soda jerk, materials analyst, antique jewelry dealer, and student. Her master's thesis turned into her first published book.Little girls love horses. Well, most little girls love
March 8, 2010
Written in the Stars
What I'm reading: Inside Out by Barry EislerDespite the hectic schedule and stress of a conference, the three-day break from driving was welcome. I met with two agents and an editor, and all requested pages. Considering I hadn't thought about my romantic suspense in some time, I'm pleased that I sounded coherent enough so they were willing to ask for a peek, not only of the romance, but also of
March 5, 2010
On the Road - and SleuthFest Sex Panelists
Normally, I'd have a Friday Field Trip posted today, but I've been taking a 'real' field trip, but at 70+ mph on the Interstates, there aren't a lot of nifty photo ops. Plus, I'm not exactly sure where I packed the cables that let my camera talk to my laptop, and my cell phone camera doesn't do anything justice. And, most of my travel shots are on my PC, not my laptop. Some observations –
March 4, 2010
Gumbo. Dinner in Shreveport
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12 Steps to Intimacy
Yesterday, I mentioned that Leanne Banks talked about the 12 steps to intimacy, which came from Intimate Behavior: A Zoologist's Classic Study of Human Intimacy by Desmond Morris (originally published in 1971). Linda Howard has addressed them as they apply to writing romance. The following is part of a post I did in November, 2008. 1. Eye to body –This is the sizing up of a potential mate. The
March 3, 2010
SleuthFest, 2010, part 2
Our sex panel was great fun, even without Barry Eisler's presence. We discussed a variety of topics, from sexual tension to where you draw the line. We talked about the difference approach to sex in the mystery and romance genres. In a romance, a reader expects a wrapped up relationship with its happily ever after. But in a mystery, especially in series, it's not obligatory to have a relationship
SeluthFest, 2010, part 2
Our sex panel was great fun, even without Barry Eisler's presence. We discussed a variety of topics, from sexual tension to where you draw the line. We talked about the difference approach to sex in the mystery and romance genres. In a romance, a reader expects a wrapped up relationship with its happily ever after. But in a mystery, especially in series, it's not obligatory to have a relationship
March 2, 2010
The Necessary Evil
As you read this, we should be closing on our house and heading off to Shreveport for the Writing in the Stars Conference. I'm happy to turn over Terry's Place to my guest, Carol A. Strickland, not to be confused with Carol Strickland without the A. who's an art historian and doesn't use a middle initial but writes a lot. My guest is also an expert on Wonder Woman, but today she's talking about
