tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177793.post8553793560208345656..comments2024-02-25T14:37:25.154-05:00Comments on CaroleMcDonnell: Sex-grief, forgiveness, fictionCarole McDonnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443401088634718848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177793.post-42971248471387134312009-08-17T07:59:47.094-04:002009-08-17T07:59:47.094-04:00Yeah, Rene, most fiction seems formulaic to me. I ...Yeah, Rene, most fiction seems formulaic to me. I prefer reading abotu folks' lives. That's why most of my stories read like histories.<br /><br />It's a weird balance with teenage kids. They need to learn sensitivity and yet to feel special in their own right and also to take care of their sibs. -CCarole McDonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443401088634718848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177793.post-79798939946574637172009-08-16T17:43:11.208-04:002009-08-16T17:43:11.208-04:00What a fascinating post, Carole. Not being a writ...What a fascinating post, Carole. Not being a writer, I've never thought about that: having to build a sex scene that actually rings true. Yikes. Makes me glad to be a painter. A painter that <i>doesn't</i> paint sex scenes.<br /><br />And really, you're not into fiction? How does that work? ;-)<br /><br />We're a a little ways away from having to naivgate our daughter's teen years, but you've made me wonder how that time will be for her, how will she see her brother then? What a lot to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com