I almost forgot to post today! I never miss posting on Sundays, but last week was so disrupted because of my trip to Chicago. I guess my days got mixed up. Anyway, I had a little progress this week, but not as much as I had hoped. I was sleepy all day Saturday. I just couldn’t get to all the things I wanted to do. I had no energy, and I kept falling asleep every time I started to watch something on TV. I think my body was making up for all the sleep I’m NOT getting lately (for one reason or another).
Here’s the word count: Tuesday-1096, Friday-1500. It was only two days, but the word counts were good on those days, so I’m okay with it. This book only has a few more scenes left before it’s finished. I’m still trying to figure out the love scene for the ending. I don’t think it necessarily needs the characters to have sex, but at the same time I get a little flack in reviews when my characters DON’T have sex. Whatever I decide, I’m certainly not going to tell since there are a few of you who I know will read the book. In fact, I’m not sure there necessarily has to be a steamy love scene at all, given the circumstances. See, now I’m really confusing everyone. LOL. But I’ll write what I feel when I write it.
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Sounds like you need some rest 🙂 Hope you had a good time in Chicago, and glad you had good counts despite being away. Good luck with that steamy or not-so-steamy love scene!
Lauren, I think our bodies know when they need rest. Some nights I have that cover up, throw the cover off, cover back up situation. Then, some night, I sleep okay. Then there was the night I left the cats in overnight and they used my bed as a springboard and fighting arena. LOL
We’ll see about the love scene. I’m just not exactly sure where I want to go with it. But I’ll know when I write it. 🙂
Hi Lauralynn! Good luck getting back into your usual routine and out of the no sleep funk.
I know I’m one who’s asked for more steamy in your romance, but Lauralynn, your characters should be who they are. Don’t take that sort of pressure. (Sorry!) lol.
Thanks, J.R.
Hey, come to think of it, you ARE one of the culprits. Hahahahahaha. Some of my love scenes in Libby got kind of steamy, then even more so in the last book. I made everyone wait a little longer on that one. LOL. I just usually don’t write explicit sex, although the emotions are there. It’s just not really graphic. You have to remember…my MOM reads this stuff. 🙂 I guess the steamiest scenes I’ve ever written are in Starfane, and they are still nothing compared to what most romance authors write.
I did wonder where you were today? Thought maybe I missed something. Hope you get some rest soon. If not we can make up for it on our trip in a few weeks! 😉
My days are all messed up. And I know the cats are confused. I let them stay in all night three nights in a row. LOL
I can’t wait for our trip!
Trips always take it out of me. (As do cats who believe I need feline CPR.)
Good luck on catching up with your sleep, and don’t worry too much about the love scenes: if people ask for more that means they like what they got.
Traveling wears me out. And this trip consisted of listening to a lot of presentations, which are draining. Everyone there said they were really tired. They crammed too many sessions in each day, in my opinion.
Thanks, I’m really going to try to start getting to bed a little earlier. I fall asleep on the couch a lot, then have to wake up and go to bed. LOL.
The love scene will be what it will be. I don’t want to give anything away in the book, but the scene will be very emotional, so I don’t even know if it will get “sexual” or not. We’ll see.
Glad to hear you are home safe and sound, Lauralynn! I’ll bet the kitties are happy to see you. (Or maybe they’re punishing you for leaving them? LOL.)
Hey…emotional is the best…whether steamy emotion or otherwise. :}
Thanks, Nadja! I think the kitties were just glad to get out of the cage. Hubby won’t let them in the house if I’m not here. I was really glad to see them.
Sometimes the emotions and the things they say to each other can be sexy. 🙂
Sex isn’t always needed. It really depends on the characters and the purpose of the scene. If sex doesn’t add to the plot, I see no reason for it. Sometimes an emotionally charged scene is much more gratifying to read than sex. 😀 Good luck on deciding how you want to go. I know it can get tricky, esp. if the characters aren’t clear about things.
I know sex isn’t always needed. In fact, these two characters have gone through so much, the love is more important than the lust at the end. I think it’s more important to let the characters speak to you than worrying about “what if readers will be disappointed if there’s no sex”.