tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post9049412098441436301..comments2024-03-29T05:52:04.253-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: How hot is too hot? August theme (Tracy Barrett)Holly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-7818557377712704222013-08-20T07:29:09.196-05:002013-08-20T07:29:09.196-05:00Thanks, Claudia! Those gaps are where the story re...Thanks, Claudia! Those gaps are where the story really lies, aren't they?Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-44490462955462600162013-08-20T07:26:47.212-05:002013-08-20T07:26:47.212-05:00A good example of that same technique is in THE SI...A good example of that same technique is in THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS. Also a beach scene, coincidentally--younger readers are often appalled to learn that older readers think the characters had sex.Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-78381736855546849332013-08-20T07:25:32.571-05:002013-08-20T07:25:32.571-05:00Thanks, Megan! Even though the book is set in the ...Thanks, Megan! Even though the book is set in the Iron Age when I assume sexual mores were quite different, I'm willing to bet that awkwardness has always been part of the equation!Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-15919683382125897622013-08-15T14:49:03.216-05:002013-08-15T14:49:03.216-05:00Loved this. I was hoping someone would be brave en...Loved this. I was hoping someone would be brave enough to take the August "hot" theme in this direction, and that that someone wouldn't be me! So wise, Tracy, to let readers fill in those lovely gaps with their own level of understanding.cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-31389733054121727002013-08-14T21:39:05.600-05:002013-08-14T21:39:05.600-05:00Wow--Romantic scenes are especially tricky, and I ...Wow--Romantic scenes are especially tricky, and I love that you're able to straddle the line of appropriateness for both younger and older readers.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-79056960957133606982013-08-14T13:41:38.917-05:002013-08-14T13:41:38.917-05:00I like the excerpt you chose because it not only s...I like the excerpt you chose because it not only shows your technique, but also the awkwardness of sexuality at that age.Megan Frazer Blakemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696347974876943856noreply@blogger.com