Purple Prose.
As in oh my god this book is so horrible. The dirty talk was so ridiculous, so purple prosey I almost gagged.
So as old Inigo said, "I don't think that word means what you think it means." Or that phrase.
So what exactly is purple prose?
Well, a great many people seem to think it's more towards the pornographic way of describing sex. That's uh, porn.
Purple prose is the overly flowery over the top way of describing sex without actually describing sex.
His raging rod of steel was eagerly absorbed by her maiden pearl dripping with eager dew. You know 80's romance novel talk is pretty much the great and terrible owner of purple prose. Where it started. And I uh, shamefully have some of those books and love the hell out of them.
When a person says he or she wants to suck someone's dick and maybe it get's a little overly beggy, that's not purple prose. That's just plain old all-American dirty talk. That's seduction.
To the haters who don't like it when I write like that I have one question. Hasn't anyone ever talked to you like that? No? Well, that's a shame. Because, damn you gotta love those guys who can charm your socks off. And secondly, what do you want me to say? Grunt. Fuck me. Grunt. shit fuck damn oh shit oh shit suck my dick. grunt grunt.....oh yeah sexy.
I write dirty talk. This is romance not porn. This is written word not film. So the next time I write a book I'm going to write: He shoved it in and pulled it out and in and out again and again until he came spewing like Mount Vesuvius all over the unsuspecting villagers below. Hell yeah, I want some of that!!!!!! Come on baby bend me over now.
It's Wednesday, Behind Iron Lace with it's over abundance of Cajun Purple Prose is now available in paperback through Silver and Amazon.
And Need You Now is now three days away. And there isn't anything in this one to keep it from Amazon.
Oh and don't forget Beyond Complicated is still for sale. I think it's my best book. But that's just my opinion.
Mercy
I have to say that you're proably the best dirty talker (purple proser?) out there right now. And I have to agree...BC is your best to date.
ReplyDeleteAnd I absolutely LOVE that you quoted Inigo. The Princess Bride is one of my very favorite movies of all time.
morris.crissy@gmail.com
Please, please, PLEASE don't ever stop your dirty talk! I live for it! And it is such a shame if those readers have never gotten to hear words like that in a moment of passion. So true! I loved every word you wrote in BC.
ReplyDeleteAnd quote Inigo as much and often as you can. He is so awesome. Can't wait for Need You Now!
Let the haters hate. I enjoyed your dirty talk. It would have been a totally different book without it and not in a good way. Two of the guys in the story are ex porn stars. How would people expect them to talk during sex? Not that your average person isn't capable of talking dirty, but come on people. Get real.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading Beyond Complicated you should be refered to as The Queen of Dirty Talk. :D I loved it and wouldn't want you to change a thing.
I think that's three votes for me to be Queen. And I graciously accept...;-)
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