tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post8358656364838109769..comments2024-03-24T07:16:56.052-05:00Comments on PlottingPrincesses: Conflict and ChemistryPlotting Princesseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498235738737791614noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-82537634892166643812012-05-02T09:47:33.913-05:002012-05-02T09:47:33.913-05:00Great post, Sylvia!
I'm late commenting as I ...Great post, Sylvia!<br /><br />I'm late commenting as I read the post and immediately realized what was missing from the story I've been working on—so in went more conflict.<br /><br />Since I read mostly historicals, my favorite conflicted pair has to be Maddie and the Duke of Jervaux in Laura Kinsale's Flowers from the Storm. Everything about that pair, EVERYTHING, was in conflict. It was a stupendous romance as a result. Sigh. <br /><br />Now back to work!Elizabeth Essexhttp://elizabethessex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-49856005140007703832012-05-01T22:39:30.124-05:002012-05-01T22:39:30.124-05:00Hi Kathy,
Those darn day jobs just keep getting in...Hi Kathy,<br />Those darn day jobs just keep getting in the way. I would recommend Fifty Shades just for the characterization. It's a hot read, but the tortured hero is really good.<br />SylviaSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-48844990050189741632012-05-01T22:38:15.828-05:002012-05-01T22:38:15.828-05:00Hi Kathleen,
I'm so glad you went and wrote to...Hi Kathleen,<br />I'm so glad you went and wrote today. Love Pride and Prejudice and to me that book has layers of conflict. Great book!<br />SylviaSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-34802491490123807912012-05-01T22:36:52.061-05:002012-05-01T22:36:52.061-05:00Hi Amanda,
Thanks for stopping by and I'll get...Hi Amanda,<br />Thanks for stopping by and I'll get over to visit your blog. Wow, they barely kiss and there is a lot of tension...that's a great author. I love that kind of tension/chemistry in a book.<br />SylviaSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-43822081570871928782012-05-01T22:35:26.939-05:002012-05-01T22:35:26.939-05:00HI Karilyn,
I use to read Roberta Gellis, but that...HI Karilyn,<br />I use to read Roberta Gellis, but that was many years ago. I wonder if I read that one. <br /><br />SylviaSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-10464662623428308832012-05-01T22:09:29.684-05:002012-05-01T22:09:29.684-05:00Sylvia, I'm really late to the party today--da...Sylvia, I'm really late to the party today--day job stuff. But I agree wholeheartedly you have to have the conflict between the H and H if you want a compelling story. The conflict drives the chemistry, drives the diaglog, and drives the entire story. <br /><br />Love the examples that you named too, although I haven't read Fifty Shades yet.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-1560203825362938252012-05-01T21:16:36.230-05:002012-05-01T21:16:36.230-05:00as you all know, I love Pride and Prejudice. The c...as you all know, I love Pride and Prejudice. The conflict seems fairly tame but it isn't - it's the whole of the story. <br /><br />There is not much action. It's inner conflict. Her prejudice pitted against his pride. Well really, she has too much pride, too, and he is woefully prejudice against her family. It's a wonderful twist, but throughout most of the story the characters are pitted against each other.<br /><br />Ah, my kind of conflict. Sylvia you will be so proud of me. I actually wrote today. Lots of conflict. Because you inspired me.Kathleen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568097102600913219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-48541026428268075502012-05-01T20:52:59.639-05:002012-05-01T20:52:59.639-05:00conflict is great! I just posted a vlog about the ...conflict is great! I just posted a vlog about the chicagoland vamps and I loved the tension between the two main characters Merit (that's her last name) and Ethan. They barely even kiss (in the first book) but the tension was off the pages! loved it!Found your site through the list in the making connections group on goodreads and am following you! Hope you will check out my blog as well!<br />Have a great day!<br />-Amanda<br />http://shmandarinorange.blogspot.comShmandarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440647404011366707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-9889104911805553862012-05-01T19:19:45.548-05:002012-05-01T19:19:45.548-05:00Hi Sylvia,
I like Roberta Gellis's Fires of Wi...Hi Sylvia,<br />I like Roberta Gellis's Fires of Winter. Loved the conflict between the two. Good blog about conflict!Karilyn Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359102189839118744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-4675969826516685892012-05-01T17:02:15.029-05:002012-05-01T17:02:15.029-05:00Hi Kathleen,
Yes, conflict is story, but how many ...Hi Kathleen,<br />Yes, conflict is story, but how many stories have you read that were missing it? The best books have the greatest amount of conflict. Go get conflict.<br /><br /><br /><br />SylviaSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-14074930394451394602012-05-01T15:42:15.836-05:002012-05-01T15:42:15.836-05:00OH, this is such a good post Sylvia!
Conflict i...OH, this is such a good post Sylvia! <br /><br />Conflict is story. No story without it. So what does that mean about us writers. Are we just so well-versed with conflict that we love to write about it? <br /><br />And I enjoyed your point about how conflict contributes to chemistry.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Now I'd better go get some conflict on the page.Kathleen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568097102600913219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-66118762115438173922012-05-01T13:24:12.634-05:002012-05-01T13:24:12.634-05:00Hi Karen,
See Jane Score -- I've read that boo...Hi Karen,<br />See Jane Score -- I've read that book at least 3 times. I pick it up ever so often and just reread. There was so much tension between them, I loved it. Yes, we certainly seem to share the same tastes.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-17458096114424019282012-05-01T13:17:52.691-05:002012-05-01T13:17:52.691-05:00Love, love, love, love these:
Jane and Luc in See ...Love, love, love, love these:<br />Jane and Luc in See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson, Jane and Cal in Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. did I say LOVE these? LOL. We certainly seem to share the same tastes. I adore the tug of war between these characters. So very clever and yes...magic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501031285768648247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-43484138907957636172012-05-01T11:41:23.488-05:002012-05-01T11:41:23.488-05:00Vicki,
I really like the characters. I don't k...Vicki,<br />I really like the characters. I don't know if it's a must read. The erotica part is hot, but it really fits into the story. The ending of the first one irritated me, but the second one has been good so far.<br /><br />Patricia,<br />I love SEP. I couldn't find the book last night, but one of her stories opens with the heroine's dog peeing on her father's casket. I've let someone borrow the book, but it's one of my favorites. She's a must buy for me everytime she has a book that comes out.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-15630385278427665052012-05-01T10:19:30.380-05:002012-05-01T10:19:30.380-05:00I just found Susan Elizabeth Phillips and read her...I just found Susan Elizabeth Phillips and read her Simply Irresistible and loved the tug and pull between the couple. I would never have guessed she'd end up with him, given the beginning of the story. I'm on to another one of her novels and will have to read the one you mention.<br />Thank you.<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-3876947549317429202012-05-01T09:41:34.764-05:002012-05-01T09:41:34.764-05:00I love the "will they, won't they" i...I love the "will they, won't they" issues. Something always gets in the way of the romance until the characters can overcome it to find their happiness. <br /><br />I don't know if I'll read 50 shades of Gray. It certainly has garnered a lot of attention. Is it a must read, Sylvia?Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-20504462389939655542012-05-01T08:53:32.787-05:002012-05-01T08:53:32.787-05:00Hi Liese,
I didn't even think about Scarlett a...Hi Liese,<br />I didn't even think about Scarlett and Rhett's story. But you're right it can be boiled down to her thinking she loved Ashley and her desiring Rhett. I kept turning the pages. Good point!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028147191445531358.post-7723778644908679982012-05-01T08:50:34.443-05:002012-05-01T08:50:34.443-05:00Margaret Mitchell's book can be boiled down to...Margaret Mitchell's book can be boiled down to Sarlett O'Hara's conflict of loving two men and trying to decide between them (her words, not mine). It's this tension that propels her through all the whole book. <br /><br />And it's not just the sexual tension, but rather the clash of personalities that makes it real.<br /><br />Good blog!Liesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966381021139898743noreply@blogger.com