So last night at dinner during a discussion of my daughter's poetry writing, my brother accused me (jokingly) of writing porn plus three. I immediately pointed out that a. I don't write porn, I write romance and b. I don't write orgies.
Not orgies, bro said. It's porn with three extra chapters.
Chapter One (Plus): boy and girl cute meet. Porn ensues. Porn ensues for many chapters. Chapter Two (Plus): Boy and girl separate for some reason. Girl angsts. Chapter Three (Plus): Boy and Girl resolve issue and are back together. Porn continues and ends the book.
He was being funny but his comment wasn't. Not really. Because his porn plus three analogy really embraces a lot of books I've read. Although there is generally more story mixed with the porn, sometimes it seems as though the plot is being used to have a reason for the next tiresome sex scene.
Carolyn and I have both stopped reading most erotica and in a book like the Kylie Scott series where nobody is having sex beyond the first half of the book, well, cause for celebration.
Really bugs me that bro nailed that one.
Little notes: Watch the Jack Ryan movie last night with Chris Pine, Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branaugh. Costner has aged well (though balding on top) and Branaugh was impossible to take eyes off of. Not usually my kind of movie but I really enjoyed it.
Also watched She's The One. Horrible. Someone please stop Ed Burns from ever making another movie.
And over on Amazon, someone left a really comprehensive 4 star review on Losing Hope. I was delighted reading it. Complete stranger really loved my writing (but hated something I did...) but still. 4 stars and a lot of thought went into it. I'm a happy writer person.
Yay for well written and thoughtful reviews for writer type people!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm curious about that movie...
Yay from me too on review :D
ReplyDeleteBoo to brother for nailing it (pardon the pun)
And I too saw Jack and enjoyed it, although I can't stand Keira Knightly. Kev has aged well hasn't he. There was a scene with him in uniform and I immediately thought of that movie from way back when (can't think of the name) where he was in uniform, in the back of the limo... never mind!
Kenneth Branaugh is good isn't he. I don't think I've seen him in a movie where he hasn't been a baddie to some degree, although that's not a bad thing anyway. Might have to research that lol.
Yay again for review - drinks are on you :D
I'm off to read the review, but might I suggest a link? Makes it much easier for us lazy folk, lol.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mitch? Well, Mitch is ... Mitch. *shrug*