Passion
can be many things – anger, sorrow and grief as well as desire and I hope I’ve
incorporated all of them in the book that is released today by MuseItUp
I
believed the author who wrote that the lead up to a scene of passion is as
important as the scene itself. So I took the time to explain that the hero of
Reluctance, Jack, is still in a state of grief six months after his wife’s
death when everyone confidently expects him to be “getting over it.” The lead characters are vital in any story. It goes without saying that if the reader doesn’t like and empathise with them, then any scene of passion is going to have all the impact of a wobbly jelly hitting the kitchen floor. We need to know why the passion is erupting now, what has driven the protagonists to such a collision and what will be revealed within it.
Any good passionate scene will have a result; the plot will move and shift, perhaps in a small way, sometimes in by taking huge bounds, and there may be regrets from one or both characters. But shift they must, otherwise the plot is static. I’m hoping I’ve covered all these points, but only time and readers will tell!
Happy Easter, and Happy Reading!
