by Charlene Teglia | Jun 25, 2006 | Uncategorized
because I couldn’t help myself.
Scene opens on a typical city bar at night. There’s a crowd of 30-something urban professionals. Zoom on blonde woman seated on barstool. A man approaches.
Man: “Hey, baby. Let’s have sex.”
Woman: “My name isn’t baby, and what happened to buying me a drink first?”
Man: “Didn’t you get the new notes? We don’t banter. We don’t get to know each other. We just do it.”
Woman: “There was a last-minute change? Dammit. Okay, well, we can wing it. Skip the banter, check. What’s my motivation in this scene?”
Man: “That was one of the changes. We don’t need motivation. Apparently breathing is enough.”
Woman: “Ewwww. Have you seen some of the guys around here who are breathing? I’m not supposed to do ALL of them, am I?”
Man: “I get you, but we’re wasting paper here. We have to have sex in chapter one, so how about getting naked?”
Woman: “Are you sure you’re breathing? When did a vampire get written in?”
Man: “Okay, fine, you outted me, I don’t breathe anymore. But other than that, I’m a regular guy. Feel free to get naked now. Or I could help.”
Woman: “Maybe you should just go hang out with Jake and I’ll take care of the sex scene by myself.”
*just to clarify, I’m very grateful that St. Martin’s, Samhain and Ellora’s Cave are all about quality stories! And I’m really hoping that the message AK is talking about is misunderstood, because I really can’t imagine the above parody is what any editor wants.*
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
I think we should all pester PBW to write the book about John the half-demon cop. Really. Because that’s what she gets for writing such an interesting example in her plotting how-to.
Angela Knight has a column on erotic romance that says it all. It’s very disconcerting to hear that an editor might think things like plot and characterization aren’t needed in a novel. I can’t even imagine trying to fill an entire book with nothing but disconnected sex scenes. I’d be bored by page 50 and by page 100 they’d all start dying in horrible, mysterious ways or beds would spontaneously blow up just to have some action.
Good grief, my short story is an erotic romance, and it contains plot, setting, characterization, conflict, resolution, romance, happily ever after. And hot sex. If it was nothing but hot sex, there’d be no STORY. I’m not saying it would win any awards, but it does contain all the elements of fiction. Readers read books for stories, that seems pretty clear. So, to sum up, if there’s no story I can’t imagine who would want to write it let alone read it.
Now I’m hearing that line from Natalie Goldberg about her first novel attempt; “It has no narrative drive”.
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
So I finally got around to my free read plans for the site. The husband made a lovely cover for the first story and did all the tech work to get it live. There is now a new page for free reads so that I can add to them occasionally, and I’ll announce it whenever something new is added. Third Time’s The Charm, a short contemporary erotic romance, is available in HTML, PDF and eReader (PDB).
I suppose I should add this would be an S-rated story at EC, hot and graphic but nothing too shocking. For those unfamiliar with the EC rating system, think Blaze or Brava.
Isn’t the cover nifty?
by Charlene Teglia | Jun 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
My parents sent me this from Montana to celebrate the cowboys and inspire me. My husband wants to know how these poor cowboys tragically lost their shirts and what can be done to save them? Thanks Mom and Dad, great birthday present. 
From the husband I got 12 Sharp. Yes, I already read it. Yes, it’s fantastic!
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