I swear this novella refuses to end. (Picture me hitting my head on my desk here.) I think I may have mentioned that I’ve been writing this book in pieces. I discovered yesterday that most of what I have left are love scenes. (Forehead bleeding now.) I didn’t realize it until yesterday. I have enough difficulty writing one love scene, but now I have at least two to write and quite possibly three. 
(Wailing here.)
Before you ask, yes, I do need all those scenes because a lot is happening during the lovemaking in this book. One hero is holding back due to his perceived sins of the past, while the secondary man is trying to get a verbal acceptance out of a woman in order for him to maintain his flesh form. (He’s a gorgoyle.) Both are working toward an emotional connection. One man realizes this, while the other doesn’t until it’s too late. So I can’t skip any of them. WAAA!!!
I suppose I should look at this as a lesson to be learned. If one chooses to write books in pieces, make sure the pieces are equally distributed. (Shaking head.) Have any of you had something like this happen?
October 19th, 2005
Haven’t had something exactly like that happen, but I desperately need to write 78 more pages FAST! This sucks. I know what needs to be written and what will happen but am just not excited to get it down. Think am having a brain freeze. I knew when cleaning my silverware drawer seemed more appealing I was in BIG trouble!
by CJ October 19th, 2005 at 11:13 amJordan,
I tend to write page by page, chapter by chapter, so I usually don’t run into having to write multiple sex scenes…unless I’m having a really good writing day and get more than a chapter written.
I do know when a love scene is slow in coming, I have the tendency to turn on some music that represents what the characters are feeling. That, or I read a few love scenes from some of my favorite authors.
I remember an author, who shall remain nameless, say that when she writes sex scenes she dresses in a teddy and stripper heels, pours herself a glass of wine, and dims the lights to get herself in the mood. Though this technique is something I haven’t personally tried , who knows–it might just inspire you.
Good luck!
Love, Julie (who is trying to keep a straight face as she types this)
by Julia October 19th, 2005 at 11:20 amJordan, I can’t write books in pieces. I have to write very linear because I change my mind so often about things and the pieces never make sense later.
by Trace October 19th, 2005 at 12:01 pmCJ, LOL on the silverware drawer! That’s definitely a sign. *ggg* I hear you on not being excited about getting it down on paper. I think my problem is the multiple love scenes. I’m going to try the bulldoze method and see what happens. (wg)
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 1:11 pmJulia, If you’re keeping a straight face with that suggestion, you’re doing FAR better than me. LOL! I may take you up on the music idea, but the lingerie…snort. Oh that wouldn’t be pretty. (shaking head)
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 1:12 pmTrace, I’m normally like that too. I’ve only done this a couple of times. The other time I did it, it worked really well. This time, not so much. I think I need to be careful about writing the black moment, which I did fairly early in the story. It leaves me nothing to strive for or look forward to.
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 1:14 pmOh I definitely know how it goes! That’s the point where I get frustrated, put it all together anyway, claim I’ll fix it in the edits, and move on. Of course, I now have 3 or 4 books to fix, so you know how successful THAT plan was.
by Danica October 19th, 2005 at 2:08 pmDanica, Sounds like it’s been VERY successful for you. *ggg*
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 3:13 pmLike Trace, I can’t write in pieces. I guess I’m too linear. Did you lose the thread or does writing in pieces help bring the plot to life for you? Always love to hear about the writing process of other authors.
by HelenKay October 19th, 2005 at 4:16 pmI’ve never written a book in pieces. I’ve never thought about doing that and I don’t think I could. For me it just needs to flow with the characters driving forward. I don’t think I could do it in pieces. Besides, the love scenes are a break every now and then this way. *g*
by Cheyenne McCray October 19th, 2005 at 7:25 pmI haven’t written a book in pieces and I don’t really think I could because my characters and their reactions drive the next scenes. Books kind of run like a movie in my head so I just write until the movie stops.
by Patrice Michelle October 19th, 2005 at 10:57 pmHelenKay, Writing in pieces seems to bring the plot togther for me. I think because I break things up into smaller bites it’s easier to handle and less overwhelming, if that makes any sense.
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 11:00 pmYeah Chey, I didn’t realize that the bulk of what I had left was love scenes until I reached this point. It went from a nice break to OMG I can’t write another one. LOL! I’ve only done this with a couple of books, so I’m not sure if I’ll try it again. I started breaking the book into pieces to get unstuck in places. For that problem, it seems to work wonders.
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 11:04 pmPatrice, That makes sense. Some of my books are like that, while others are not. I suppose for me, it depends on the book.
by Jordan October 19th, 2005 at 11:05 pmI’ve often thought about writing a book ‘out of sequence’. Esp. when I’m a bit stalled on one scene and I know there’s a really juicy one ahead. But I’ve never been able to do it. Maybe I’m too much of a linear thinker, and that’s why my plots are v. basic, because they’re linear too? I don’t know… The one time I wrote a scene out of sequence, at the request of an editor, because she wanted a sample of something particular from the book, I had the devil’s own time with the continuity when it came to hooking everything up again!
by wendywoo October 19th, 2005 at 11:55 pmWendy, I rarely think out of the box, which is why it’s so strange that sometimes writing this way works for me. I think it truly depends on the story and what you’re trying to do. Stick with what works.
by Jordan October 20th, 2005 at 12:57 am