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Can you believe I got to the age of 33 without reading any Nin?
The reason I started was, either as a joke or a stupendously undeserved compliment, the other day, someone compared my writing to hers.
"Huh?" thunk I. "I don't know if that's a good thing."
But having googled the snot out of her to see what I could see of her works, my reaction changed to: I wish.
But friends will tell you anything when they're gagging for the next chapter of your WIP...
So today I bought Delta of Venus and also got Eros Unbound from the library.
Absolutely chock-full of telling-not-showing and filtering. But also full of gems like this:
The reason I started was, either as a joke or a stupendously undeserved compliment, the other day, someone compared my writing to hers.
"Huh?" thunk I. "I don't know if that's a good thing."
But having googled the snot out of her to see what I could see of her works, my reaction changed to: I wish.
But friends will tell you anything when they're gagging for the next chapter of your WIP...
So today I bought Delta of Venus and also got Eros Unbound from the library.
Absolutely chock-full of telling-not-showing and filtering. But also full of gems like this:
and...all the mysterious links that roused and stirred places other than the one being kissed...
What say you? Are you a fan? Recommendations as to which of her works I should read next?It was as if he enjoyed denying himself, while at the same time arousing them both to a breaking point with kissing.