Invent interesting metaphors and similies for women's romantic novels.

i also like this one in particular because you know something is about to happen

use sedatives to control convulsions
injection of antidote

^^ my favorite part of the poison guide

ok, so i have the next 8 parts planned out for a total of 12
feeling optimistic about it coming together (hehehe)

Ch. 5
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torn between glossy volcanic rock and pools of appeal

Ha, there are some awesome ones there.

i like "reverberated"

did anyone notice the text under the last one, "They continue with it simply because of apathy - a characteristic found among whores the world over."

Oh man, I totally didn't. That's perfect.

Actually, on looking over it again: the interplay between the background text and the romantic lines is genius throughout.

:)

Consider yourselves warned: the next one has some illustrated nudity in the image, and a smutty looking woman eating a piece of fruit, but it's not NSFW in any other way really.

Chapters used for this 6th installment include: Emotions --> confusion/tension, and Sex --> touching. So, you know, things are starting to happen to our friends She and He.

Also contains one of my favorite lines so far.

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I left it medium sized for public posting purposes AND clearly the "d" was cut off the end of raced but my stupid scanner refused to scan the entire page every one of the 6+ times I tried so I gave up.

Totally late to the party here but wau... Amanda. Tumblr and book deal and glitter 'n gold in 3, 2, 1... <3

hey, thanks! this is only the halfway mark, so let's see where it goes. 7-12 are planned though, and the process is getting simpler with each chapter.

Arrrrgh this one is so creepy. Bit more difficult to read the backing page text, or maybe my eyes are just tired.

Also, "gamut of perplexing emotions"! Yes!

I can make it bigger -- I just didn't want anyone to not be warned...

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Pardon the editorial comment here, but I had to put it somewhere:

Encountering a small roadblock. The phrases/tags used to describe Her actions are really really really passive. His actions are all mostly forward and aggressive, or standoffish. So she never really gets to be the active person -- things happen to her, she gets taken by surprise!, various omg! situations. But she doesn't really get to DO ANYTHING. I am trying to find a way to use these phrases to insinuate that she does something without having to say it.
A challenge, I guess. Mostly because I am tired of her being frozen and aghast all the time.

/editorial comment

Maybe you could use the background image to highlight/contrast and so critique how passive all the language is as it relates to women.

I've already mentally framed and decorated my hallway with these, btw.

i have some things in mind...i think it'll go ok.
also :D

Gah, how is this not the best thing ever. Amanda you rawk, keep it up <3

I'd love to have these collected in a book, myself, though I can see how having them framed individually would be pretty cool to.

Chapter 7
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Every cell in your body is a seething witches' cauldron in miniature

The kiss was like the soldering heat that sears metals.

Ouch

PRICKLEY HEAT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdW57ismrw

THE EYES IN THE GAUNT FACE sounds like a 50s B-horror flick.

i need to bring Him back into the picture, maybe the next one. He needs to be a little more interesting, i think.

2, possibly 3 new ones coming soon...

in the meantime, i offer this one which made me lol

"Her senses were spun by the scent of his freshly showered body"

the steamy chapters have been hindered by two major things among a host of other issues, namely:

* obsession with cleanliness in the descriptions of Him (essentially, mmmm soap?)
* nonstop talk about nipples at the expense of basically every other body part

stay tuned, i guess.

Ha. Maybe this explains why Charlaine Harris is so obsessed with showers/baths/grooming rituals in the Sookie books. Although is Sookie who's always bathing, not the dudes.

The next few are going to look a little rough due to my finicky scanner, but try to bear with it.

Chapter 8
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I am also not 100% pleased with this one but it gets us from B to C

new background topic too -- forensic science

"A new and unexpected warmth" - she peed herself?

"With a few quick strokes, he closed the circle" - ewwwwwwwww

Hahahaha - This works better as a projection exercise than I thought! (I did not intend her to pee herself, no)

Also for the record, the circle thing was just so perplexing that I had to put it somewhere. This book is tame to the point that I have had to repurpose phrases from other chapters in order to get anyone to do anything not related to nipples. IIRC that one was from Sex --> "embracing", which made me think that it was about closing the circle of their...arms? Hands? Who knows. Something way more blah than what you may have imagined.

WARNING: The next few are going to be kinda NSFW if you or your employer blushes easily, but don't really have any especially "graphic content" out of context. No weird photos or anything.

I'm getting a little bit tired of this whole thing, and there are 4 more to go.

This is Ch. 9, featuring selections from Sex --> Lovemaking as well as Body Parts --> Eyes and the one you're going to be like "EW" is actually from a misc. chapter about reactions.

This is the second to last of the pure smutty ones, don't worry, things will definitely start to go downhill fast.

ALSO -- my scanner cut off the first line and the "t" in hot (obvs)

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the fact that i could somehow manage to put that together without using a single phrase that refers to nipples or cleanliness is more of a feat than you might imagine
this chapter was pretty lame

He stiffened at the question. Awesome.

Smut redeemed.

I feel dirty.

It's true that this is not for the faint of heart.

I have one more in this section and then there will be two final panels until we reach our inevitable end: "Her mind was filled with sour thoughts."

Chapter 10
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Aside from the "possession" bit, that one is kind of sweet/lovely.

That was my intention -- the possession was for continuity, the rest (esp the stars) was because it was pretty.
Also, "disinfectant"

aspirin vs "pills" vs "travel pills"

Oh good! Yeah, that totally works. Yay!

These are really tremendous. Thanks so much!

Also, who is doing the possessing and who is being possessed? Unclear.

Hey, thanks!

These are really very beautiful. I would like to have them framed, going in order around a boudoir or dressing room tbh.