Sarah Strohmeyer's Blog - Posts Tagged "kissing"
Kissing. Kissing. And More Kissing
Why has this taken me so long to figure out that what I want is what I want in my books, those that I read and those I write? Kissing. Lots.
In adult books, of which I've written something like fourteen or maybe more I forget, kissing is "quaint." Adults kiss their children sweetly or each other at times of crisis. Though, actually, in the case of Bubbles, Stiletto first made out with her on top of a car in the rain which was pretty hot. THAT was fun to write.
Now that I'm writing young adult, I'm reliving my teenage years. Not my real teenage years - the first time a boy kissed me I threw up. Fortunately, not on his shoes. I had enough sense to keep it together until he left.
Also, my first date was seeing Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at the local playhouse. Nothing says hot like 19th century Norwegian suicides!
Looking back, I might not have had the most normal adolescence.
I'm making up for that now with SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT and this fabulous book I'm rewriting now. Hot boys. Hot "me" - I mean, my teenage protagonist - and kissing.
Yes!
In adult books, of which I've written something like fourteen or maybe more I forget, kissing is "quaint." Adults kiss their children sweetly or each other at times of crisis. Though, actually, in the case of Bubbles, Stiletto first made out with her on top of a car in the rain which was pretty hot. THAT was fun to write.
Now that I'm writing young adult, I'm reliving my teenage years. Not my real teenage years - the first time a boy kissed me I threw up. Fortunately, not on his shoes. I had enough sense to keep it together until he left.
Also, my first date was seeing Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at the local playhouse. Nothing says hot like 19th century Norwegian suicides!
Looking back, I might not have had the most normal adolescence.
I'm making up for that now with SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT and this fabulous book I'm rewriting now. Hot boys. Hot "me" - I mean, my teenage protagonist - and kissing.
Yes!
