Wednesday, January 13, 2010

When this author’s limitations threaten to lead to life on the couch

I'm not much for couches but a daybed or a pretty sofa, now that I'll consider.


Frank Dicksee's Passion

“He delights in my flesh and though it seems a sort of vanity, I love that he is not able to resist me. It's not to say I dismiss the sweet complication of tendre expressed in the small or that I don't delight in the blissful glory of his hand over mine in show of comfort or affection. Its more my greedy revelling in the knowing that no other will do for him but me.”

I have had these words with me over a year and have yet to put a face to them. I’m not capable, for the words are a beautiful blend of romance and the erotic, but I am only able to write romantic sensuality. It’s my limitation and I worry it will be my ultimate failing.

Now, I know you’re thinking but if the initial idea came, from her then surely it is in her to express in full and only fear is stopping her. Perhaps that is the case but if that is the truth what chance have I without a proper therapist to unearth the root cause of this fear. Christ can you imagine it, another writer with a therapist, surely these few lines don’t merit such an affection.

My love, my deepest regard,
Simone

17 comments:

  1. this lovely painting was used a few years ago as a cover for Janet Wallach's lovely book SERAGLIO. :)

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  2. Hello Simone! Oh my, do keep those words with you, face to them or not! They go beautifully with that amazing painting!

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  3. "He delights in my flesh" -- oh my! Bring out the feather fans and smelling salts, because I do believe I'm going to faint from the headiness of that line!

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  4. We could both get the same therapist, Simone - although I suspect I'd be in for longer, leaving you bored in the waiting room looking at an old copy of Good Housekeeping.

    I can only apologise in advance.

    Steph x

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  5. Ah what a lovely and sumptuous painting--so very pretty and rich.

    I can write erotica and I can write romance, but I have a little trouble combining the two.

    I guess romance seems more ethereal to me, and erotica . . . well, one has to be careful to avoid the vulgar and fleshy. It seems almost antithetical to the romantic.

    I mean--I love erotica, if well done, with a light touch.

    I have now collected and revised 10 of the 30 poems I need for my fellowship application--of course, that's only a part of the application. But at least I'm making progress.

    Good luck with this issue. :-D

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  6. That painting holds a story, one that I would love to hear.The words are breath taking and so very real.

    Lovely post.

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  7. If those lines are haunting you so, then they'll fall into something exquisite soon enough. I think you might be obsessing over them too much. No, I don't think you need a therapist to overcome that obsession. I think you just need to relax and allow those words to live, and then they will find their proper niche and slip into it so soundly, you won't even notice... :-) You are so talented, Simone!

    Nevine

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  8. I think many writers have limitations. I know that there are some genres or styles that I won't or can't pursue, but I've worked around that. So, don't fear. Just as you have limitations, you also have strengths.

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  9. Great words - great phrasing - don't lose them :)

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  10. Hi Simone,
    Those words do go well with that painting.
    I wish you a beautiful day

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  11. Simone,
    No one is perfect. The fact that you recognize your limitations gives you the opportunity to focus on your strengths. This puts you way ahead of most of us(: Happy writing.

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  12. I can't say I really have any advise or comments lol. I just wanted to stop by and say hello!

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  13. Simone the words are wonderful.

    Jacquie thanks you for the love.

    Renee xoxo

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  14. Well you picked the perfect painting for your words.

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  15. I Wish you all a lovely weekend. I'm glad to have you support and will stop by each of your blogs if I haven't already.
    My love,
    Simone

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  16. It's always good to have a goal to work toward. You reach it, perhaps not in the way you wanted, but in the way you can.

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  17. Hey, Simone, I write sensuality, too. Nowadays, everyone is pushing everyone else to write more and more explicit sex. Anyone can get used to it, but do you want to? I, for one, am tired of reading about body parts in never-ending detail. I want love and I want a story. I hope I'm right, that a great story full of love but not much sex will find a large readership.

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