tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post4399611303350497249..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: There's a Reason It's In The TrunkCroco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-39815649311771852162014-07-07T16:51:01.386-04:002014-07-07T16:51:01.386-04:00I have a beast in the trunk. It's 100K and sti...I have a beast in the trunk. It's 100K and still no ending. At one point I had a plan to revamp it, but now I'm not sure that plan is the right solution either... Renee Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414212384941364401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-21354910546387347822014-05-25T13:05:35.267-04:002014-05-25T13:05:35.267-04:00Technology is another big issue. I wrote one short...Technology is another big issue. I wrote one short story where I had the character using the phone in his hotel room. When I polished it for publication four years later, I realized they would use their mobile. <br /><br />I have a smoker in The Nigthkreatures, and I really wonder if I'm going to cut it. The movement feels right for the character, but it seems so old fashioned.<br /><br />Let me know if you do rewrite it, and if you decide to start from scratch.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-23837075318851065222014-05-25T13:00:44.538-04:002014-05-25T13:00:44.538-04:00I actually have a trunk novel which I think still ...I actually have a trunk novel which I think still has potential. It was available as an e-novel from British website/publisher Amatory Ink from 2002-2006, when the company closed shop. More recently, M. Christian generously offered to help me republish out-of-print stuff. I mentioned my Amatory Ink novel but didn't send it to him because I want to revise it. It's so old that parts of it seem out of date, not only because my writing style has changed. (For one thing, my central character "comes out" by going to the local gay bar, where many of the regulars chain-smoke - no longer legal OR socially acceptable). I haven't found the time to go through the whole file (56,000 words), but I think this needs to be done. IMO, it's too good to abandon completely, but not good enough to republish as is.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-69665605191899571412014-05-25T12:54:04.369-04:002014-05-25T12:54:04.369-04:00Kathleen, one of your "Chaos Magic" nove...Kathleen, one of your "Chaos Magic" novels explores the idea of celebrity and fame (character actually bcomes a God of Fame) - & it's brilliant & hilarious. If you have something like that in your trunk, I would like to see it in the light of day. :)Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-57801706233894586392014-05-24T23:36:13.644-04:002014-05-24T23:36:13.644-04:00Oh, gosh. I loved the way the story explored the i...Oh, gosh. I loved the way the story explored the idea of celebrity and fame, and an anti-hero who was really evil. But it might never be a sell-able work.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-80350914301924572042014-05-24T22:59:05.840-04:002014-05-24T22:59:05.840-04:00I *wish* I had a trunk novel I could pull out LOL....I *wish* I had a trunk novel I could pull out LOL.<br /><br />However, I agree with you 100% about forcing things. It always ends up showing. I've been trying to let instinct take control lately, but it's surprisingly hard to stop micromanaging my plots and characters.<br /><br />BTW - what ever happened to that scifi novel I edited for you, ages and ages ago? There were lots of great ideas there... I'd love to see it in print.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-31088819922151639572014-05-24T19:02:36.152-04:002014-05-24T19:02:36.152-04:00Annabeth - I'm wondering now if I would have b...Annabeth - I'm wondering now if I would have been better off to start from a clean slate. It's as much work to rewrite the entire thing as it is to go from scratch.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-77797379112956264552014-05-24T14:00:41.579-04:002014-05-24T14:00:41.579-04:00I agree with your title. I have some older stuff l...I agree with your title. I have some older stuff lying around, but anything more than about two years old is such a "cold crime scene" that if I still wanted to tell the story, I would probably throw out the draft and redo the whole thing.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com