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Quickly before I go back to work...
Aug. 4th, 2010 12:55 pm1. The death rate from the Iraq War is staggering. It's well over 104,780.
(shudder). Violence never helps.
2. Sex scenes in fiction? Honestly, don't write from experience. Your characters are not you, well unless you are writing about yourself - and that's obviously different. Everyone experiences sex differently. And it probably goes without saying that a superpowered being and a vampire aren't going to be the same as two normal humans. Or astronaut whose been stuck on board a spaceship with a hot female alien warrior who looks at sex as recreation an no big. I've read more bad sex scenes in fanfic in which people are obviously writing from experience than I care to mention. Also, note - if they two characters clearly had sex before in the series you are basing your fic on, and spent time in each other's bodies during a body-switch, they clearly aren't going to be "shy" or awkward the next time they have it. Just saying.
3. It's hot out, was out long enough (ten-fifteen minute walk to a meeting in another building) to realize did not want to go out again.
4. Hmmm, from what I've read, the Lynch Spike comic actually looks more interesting than the Whedon Buffy comic. Maybe because it's being teased better? Or issue 34-35 more or less killed all interest I have in Buffy, Angel and their journey forever. If Whedon killed those characters off at this point? I'd applaud. Not even all that curious what happens to the others. I'll probably buy the Lynch one and pass on Whedon's, but we shall see.
Back to work.
(shudder). Violence never helps.
2. Sex scenes in fiction? Honestly, don't write from experience. Your characters are not you, well unless you are writing about yourself - and that's obviously different. Everyone experiences sex differently. And it probably goes without saying that a superpowered being and a vampire aren't going to be the same as two normal humans. Or astronaut whose been stuck on board a spaceship with a hot female alien warrior who looks at sex as recreation an no big. I've read more bad sex scenes in fanfic in which people are obviously writing from experience than I care to mention. Also, note - if they two characters clearly had sex before in the series you are basing your fic on, and spent time in each other's bodies during a body-switch, they clearly aren't going to be "shy" or awkward the next time they have it. Just saying.
3. It's hot out, was out long enough (ten-fifteen minute walk to a meeting in another building) to realize did not want to go out again.
4. Hmmm, from what I've read, the Lynch Spike comic actually looks more interesting than the Whedon Buffy comic. Maybe because it's being teased better? Or issue 34-35 more or less killed all interest I have in Buffy, Angel and their journey forever. If Whedon killed those characters off at this point? I'd applaud. Not even all that curious what happens to the others. I'll probably buy the Lynch one and pass on Whedon's, but we shall see.
Back to work.