tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post2265896163455788625..comments2024-01-03T23:18:26.327-05:00Comments on Celeste Jones: Writing Spanking Stories Wednesday---Conflict Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-43053222105243391932012-09-14T18:13:50.692-04:002012-09-14T18:13:50.692-04:00Creating conflict and making it seem believable, y...Creating conflict and making it seem believable, yet exciting and not cliched is a challenge. Conflict in romance is especially tricky cause the focus is on the relationship. How do you bring two people together while simultaneously trying to drive them apart with conflict?<br /><br />In romantic suspense, which I call heroine-in-jeopardy, the conflict comes from outside the relationship, so you Cara Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787980548582603649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-11894093043992427672012-09-14T16:55:26.629-04:002012-09-14T16:55:26.629-04:00Thanks! I'd love to have you visit. If you&#...Thanks! I'd love to have you visit. If you're wanting just a quick taste without reading the entire 160 pages (so far), I'd recommend "Cafeteria Tray Sledding" or "The Roommate Agreement" or "An Interesting Thanksgiving". Those tend to be the favorites. :) (Hope your spam filter lets this go through even with three links..)<br /><br />http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-67710151499236903342012-09-14T15:15:09.570-04:002012-09-14T15:15:09.570-04:00Thanks! I'll check out your blog.
I think i...Thanks! I'll check out your blog. <br /><br />I think interesting characters, by their very nature, are going to have some sort of conflict because interesting people get themselves into interesting situations...it's just not always what we thought would happen when we started the story. :)Celeste Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636997442600551241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-30989471627903336452012-09-14T14:36:57.238-04:002012-09-14T14:36:57.238-04:00Yes, indeedy! Minelle told me that she'd talk...Yes, indeedy! Minelle told me that she'd talked to you about me. I am signing in with my story blog this time so you can go there. Minelle is an unbelievable sweetheart. Blogland is lucky to have someone like her. <br /><br />I like your approach to teaching about writing. It's a very, very difficult thing to teach--and mostly it's taught very badly. People pay a lot of money Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-90002317842287210522012-09-14T13:14:40.814-04:002012-09-14T13:14:40.814-04:00Ana---Thanks for stopping by. Are you the same Ana...Ana---Thanks for stopping by. Are you the same Ana that Minelle has been telling me about? She says great things about your writing so I'm looking forward to checking it out too. <br /><br />You know...when I started this series it was trickier than I expected because writing isn't really a step one, step two, step three sort of process so breaking the different parts into weekly segmentsCeleste Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636997442600551241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-51696559993047456872012-09-14T12:23:12.854-04:002012-09-14T12:23:12.854-04:00It's funny...I work the other way around in se...It's funny...I work the other way around in setting up a story. I start with my characters, get to know them, and set them in a situation. They get into masses of trouble and create conflict all by themselves! (What do you mean, they're like their author? :D ) <br /><br />I think that even the most cliched conflict (an example for a spanking story cliche would be spanked for bad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-68854630466531605552012-09-12T19:04:08.134-04:002012-09-12T19:04:08.134-04:00Conflict is the engine that powers the story, no d...Conflict is the engine that powers the story, no doubt about it.Recently I've used all kinds. Some of my stories are crime/mystery dramas with good guys and bad guys. But sometimes the conflict is internal, totally inside the mind of a character. Recently I've written a couple that call for an act of self sacrifice because that theme fascinates me. Those are interesting because it allows Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164186761666324757.post-52116927396785619452012-09-12T08:11:23.012-04:002012-09-12T08:11:23.012-04:00Thanks Celeste, I love these little lessons. It ge...Thanks Celeste, I love these little lessons. It gets me thinking. I certainly want to be a better writer.Minielle Labraunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206283897752166320noreply@blogger.com