I think explicit love scenes are a turn off unless it's the kind you read with one hand. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes explicit hand kind
It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice. Colleen McCullough characterdeadgive Change image and share on social
In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination. Colleen McCullough birdfindhave share on social
The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. Colleen McCullough fortylovelyman Change image and share on social
You can also make explicit certain social problems which, again, would be prejudged or not encountered at all in real life, because people have set up defenses against it. Fantasy allows you to get past defenses. Elizabeth Moon defenseencounterexplicit share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease. Monica Potter agobreakcycle share on social
