How to Create Chemistry by Janice Seagraves

 

HOW TO CREATE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN YOUR COUPLE

Apparently, this list has been passed around from romance writer to romance writer for years. Funny this is the first I’ve heard of it. So, if you’ve never heard of this list either, here it is.

 

1. Eyes to body; acknowledging that the other H/H is hot.
2.  Eyes to eyes; making eye contact.  
3.  Voice is hot. Nice deep. Laugh like little bells. That sort of thing.   
4. Hand to hand; first touch is the hand. I add a tingle here or with the first kiss.
5. Second touch: from wrist to shoulder.
6. Hand to waist: maybe small of the back?
7. First kiss. I’d add with a rush of heat or a tingle.
8. Hand to head, while kissing or perhaps one of the H/H runs a hand down the other’s hair.
9. Hand to body; first caress of the body. 
10. Hand to breast; or mouth to breast a prelude to love making   
11. Hand to private parts meant to arouse.
12. The full love scene or fade to black.

    
    

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     Earth geologist Steen’s mission is to look and act like a Zeeman so he can locate matrix crystals. But when Steen’s deception fails, the beautiful Rain Namaste coaches him. He doesn’t realize he’s fallen in love with the lovely redhead until someone tries to claim her on Hymeneal Night.
    Steen will do anything to get Rain back, but is he willing to take her as a Hymeneal bride for himself?

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The Thing You do.

I must admit that I am a little obsessed with authors writing routines. Like Julia Quinn edits each scene before moving on to writing the next scene. Sarah MacLean takes four to six months to write a hundred pages. 

At the beginning of my writing career, I had this obsession because I was searching for my writing process. But that wasn’t my only reason, I wanted to feel that I was a true author (whatever that means? I still haven't figured it out) and not someone with a foolish dream, so I sought out confirmation that I was doing “it” right. 

Then one day, I reminded myself that I had never followed the crowd. Not that I’m so very odd or different but I just wanted to be me. So, why does my obsession continue? 

I’m looking for growth. Isn’t that what we all seek out? Whether you are an author or reader, we look to explore deeper, to expand. I believe that we are all ambitious. I don’t mean that we all want to be CEOs, but we all want those dreams for our lives to become our realities. 

So, how does this relate to my obsession? Because all of that is about doing the work. That work will be different for each of us and most likely, we will share the ways in which we accomplish it. 

So, I decided to do it my way (or Frank Sinatra style). Which in case, you are wondering. I create my characters including everything about them but with enough room to grow as I write. Then I outline major plot points then outline individual scenes to the point I get stuck. So, I write and that leads me to where I need to go to get to the ending. Then revisions. Revisions. Revisions. But that’s another tale.