Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

Can I talk a little bit about ridiculous damage done to your character = sexy times?

Yes, I know this grows out of the whole hurt/comfort thing. I'm also willing to accept insane amounts of damage being done in an action picture since that is part of that genre but in general, not so much.

Far too many times I've read a scene where one of the would be lovers are hurt, badly and that leads up to a hurt comfort scene where we have sex. Am I the only one who finds this unbelievable? I mean, I wouldn't want to have sex if I had a headache, let alone cracked ribs.

And yet yesterday, I've seen an attempted sex scene where one character has a gash in his face and a broken wrist (unset except by the teenaged girlfriend) and one accomplished sex scene with broken ribs. In fact, I've seen the latter multiple times. I can only come to the conclusion the author AND editors have never had hurt ribs. Let me tell you that is not conducive to sex. I don't find this level of hurt/comfort believable or satisfying. Let's not even get into the times I've seen it with sword slashes and gun shot wounds.

I think this goes to my post the other week or two about believe ability. I want to present the most believable story I can. I want to read the same. I can suspend my belief for some things but having broken boned sex isn't one of them, I guess. The broken wrist one nearly went flying across the room because not only did we have that we had the same young man in school and his teacher knowing it was child abuse does nothing but hand him a card and says call me. That's technically illegal. It's like did no one at all check into how schools have to respond to these things (then again this same book had the same young man break another kid's arm and wasn't even expelled...).

Here's this from ELD

I like it.

ANd from Chuck Wendig which was timely since I plan on doing this. pros and cons of going to pro cons I am as of right now going to Aminmazement (or something like that) anime con in Raliegh NC in May with some other DSP authors. I won't be on panels or anything but I WILL be in the dealers room with books. If anyone wants to join me (I think one long term Elfquest fandom friend I had never met will be there and if so I would like to pay her to take pro pics of me as Jana) do so.

I'm also considering going to the Rainbow con in Tampa which is specifically for LGBT centered stuff. The pros - completely right audience (which you might not have at the anime con) the cons - Florida in July. I mean seriously, Florida in fucking July. Why not just dose myself in flammables and light a match? If I DO go to that one I would probably consider going to Orlando (from Tampa) for a day just to go to Diagon Alley. But damn, July....

I still haven't written enough to put up a word count

Anyone here want to get a slow chapter by chapter YA (not LGBT) urban fantasy set in Madison (wildrider you've read it all already)? I DO want to get out of the LGBT only rut I'm in. Yes it's a nice rut but I want more.

And I saw this picture of Pond's Tampons sonjajade put up and tracked it down. opium soaked tampons
I have to use this somewhere.

All right back to bacterial growth media and the crafting of another instrument of test-based torture. Sadly the bacteria seem to have gotten me. I'm getting sick (actually it's probably the cold virus going around). I've been burning it out of my throat with tea and chipolte infused honey.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I can't get past unbelievable stuff in a story either. It just pulls me right out and kills my interest.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

very much so.

I'm actually angry about that YA book. I can't get a minute's notice on mine and this one has SUCH unbelieveable stuff in it I can't believe it got past an agent and multiple editors, like in the first few chapters the Hyde character (it's a take off Jekyll and Hyde in modern times) breaks the star quarterback's arm in a fight and NOTHING happens. No cops. No explusion. Nothing.

Later the Hyde character comes to school after his father has beaten him so badly his face is laid open and his wrist is broken and all the teacher does is say I know what's happening, you can stay with me, here's my phone #. Doesn't call the cops. I'm like that's illegal. You HAVE to report this stuff.

This is not esoteric knowledge. Even the YAs geared to would know this.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

That sounds unreadable. Blech.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah I need a J for my alphabet challenge and the library doesn't have much and this is short. mostly skimming at this point and whining that this got published and 101 people I know writing YA can't get an agent

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeeowsh regarding the h/c sex. At least mine HC is usually mental in nature but regardless. Mom could barely move with her cracked/broken/fractured ribs. I can't imagine the idea of sex with a broken wrist unless it was non-con.

Okay, Florida in June or in July? Let me know. I'll make plans. Though I'm talking to Mom about going down for a long weekend to take her to Universal.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah exactly cracked ribs are incredibly painful and I'm just not buying it or that broken wrist or the gunshot wound or....


Well I'm trying hard to avoid that one but it's my back up because FLorida sucks in July

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Seriously re: the sex.

Snort. Of course you are. Not that I blame you.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'll be one sweaty stinky witch running around Diagon Alley

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yes, that too.

[scribesds.livejournal.com]

Yes, you have to wonder over some of the h/c stories around. I tend not to read them, simply because so many of them are totally unbelievable, and you wonder sometimes what the writer was thinking of! Well, you know what I mean...

The tampax thing was interesting. They said that they'd had medicinal uses, but I wasn't clear on why. I assume it would have been for menstrual disorders, but perhaps it would have just been for general pain relief for other things. What do you think?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah exactly, h/c comfort works for me UP to the point it's okay to have sex with some giant wound.

It sounds like that a lot of these could have been for endometriosis but more likely it was a way for women to relax. They weren't allowed into saloons etc back then but no one questioned the feminine hygiene. Between this and laudnum, women (at least wealthier ones) were probably ripped half the time

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

As someone who busted a rib, trying to get comfy in bed HURTS, why would I want to smex it up? And having a stress fracture in my foot, moving that around HURT too, so why would I want the movement that goes with smexing it up when I have a broken bone? o.0 Even slashed up & bleeding, I have a hard time finding that to be the key to smexy fun times. XD I don't know I can see being hurt & being comforted, and I can see smexy fun times, but I can't see them at the same time, unless the characters are into some weird-arsed stuff. XD So no.

Cons are fun, I'm not sure how much fun it is to be on a panel, cuz I've never done that before, but okay. If I was heading to Animazement, I'd definitely stop by & say hi! :D

I've been to Melbourne Florida in the summer & it's not that bad. & Ive been to Disney in the summer as a kid... Then again, I have a high tolerance for the heat. XD

I'd read it, but I have writing I need/want to do & then there's work... *sighs* Why is there never enough time in a day to do everything you want?

Opium soaked tampons... Interesting stuff.

I hope you feel better! *huggles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I can't see them at the same time, unless the characters are into some weird-arsed stuff - Ahahahaha, no kidding. I've broken enough bones and tore up enough joints to know I'm not having sex willingly in those conditions.

hahaha I lived in FLorida for 3 years. It WAS that bad, I promise you (I have no heat tolerance)


And you've done enough for me already, thank you.

I'm like hmmmm to those tampons

thanks.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Yeah, really XD Thank you! They must be written by someone who's idea of major HURT is a paper-cut, cuz that I can see smexing it up with. ;p

XD I must have a high tolerance for heat then. XD

You're welcoem.

*nods*

You're welcoem! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

haha you have a point.

Compared to me everyone has a high heat tolerance.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

:D

XD

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I need to follow even one of those rules... and then maybe I could call myself a writer.

I did manage to keep a little hand-written journal while I was gone -- that's a first for me. Maybe I can keep it up!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's easy not to follow those rules.

yay to the hand written journal.