I tend to think crimson is darker than scarlet, but that could be my 200+ bottles of nail polish talking.

Have fallen in love with the updated The Joy of Writing Sex which is, for me, much more interesting and useful than How to Write a Dirty Story was.

I like both, but have not written as many "dirty stories" as you. I would guess you don't need encouragement to use certain words and junk.

Plei, a bit more Spred for you in Bitchy....

I tend to think crimson is darker than scarlet, but that could be my 200+ bottles of nail polish talking.

I think 200+ bottles of nail polish counts as consensus.

Still Life is moving nicely. I was actually pounding away at it, and am about halfway through the rewrite/editing thing. I'm right at a scene where the use of feng shui by the killer is out in the open. And this scene is going to be way tricky to redo....

Did you want me to send it when I finish the rewrites? I'd love some feedback before it goes back to Jenn.

*cough*ahem*cough*

And I agree on the bright clear red is scarlet, crimson is darker and can actually shade to rust rather than the blue.

Bev, if you have time?

Did you want me to send it when I finish the rewrites? I'd love some feedback before it goes back to Jenn.

Definitely!

By the by, if I happened to have an idea about the feng shui thing, would you like me to pass it along, or do you prefer to work through problems uncluttered?

I'll be checking email everyday. Taking the laptop. I'll need something to read when everybody's asleep, and some grown-up work to focus on. And I can email you, too.

Short version: yes, please.

They've dumped about three pages.

They definitely need to hire a proofreader!

I have a very pretty girly-love vampire story for the pornanthology, and will send when you're ready.

Got your email. Will read as soon as... um... if I print it out and take it to work, my chances of reading it will improve.

Have fallen in love with the updated The Joy of Writing Sex which is, for me, much more interesting and useful than How to Write a Dirty Story was.

Updated? Drat, and I was just in the bookstore this morning... I found it more useful than How to Write a Dirty Story, too. Reminding me that I don't have to impress the reader with sexual acrobatics was much more useful than recommending that I videotape myself masturbating.

My two cents: Fresh blood is crimson. Tomatoes (homegrown, left on the vine until perfectly ripe, washed, diced and crushed) are scarlet.

2. Everyone there is struck by the transformation, in their own separate ways--the hero, his sister, the heroine's doting aunt, her bitchy girl-cousin, the boy-cousin she has a crush on who's just gotten engaged to the hero's sister, etc.

This sounds more realistic to me. Sure everybody's going to see her transformation differently - it means different things to different people. To some, she's growing up. To some, she's becoming the competition. To some, she's a rosebud starting to bloom. Or whatever analogy works.

Anne, I like input just fine. This is a very specific use of feng shui, though, remember: it's essentially a perversion of cosmic breath, which is why they missed it in the first place.

Lordy lordy lordy, I am soooooo damned tired.