Comments on: Shelley Munro, Guest Blogger :: Dressed For Success http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/ Find all your romance reading needs in one place! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shelley Munro http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 Shelley Munro Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:41:26 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=679#comment-2549 Marina - thank you so much! I think like any part of setting, descriptions of clothes need to be sprinkled here and there to orientate the reader. That's what I like when I put my reader hat on. Too much description becomes tedious. I do tend to notice when a character makes love, but it's impossible because of the clothes, because I'm so conscious of the oops I make in my first drafts. I think my brain works to fast for my fingers and my fingers take shortcuts in the typing to catch up!! Marina – thank you so much! I think like any part of setting, descriptions of clothes need to be sprinkled here and there to orientate the reader. That’s what I like when I put my reader hat on. Too much description becomes tedious. I do tend to notice when a character makes love, but it’s impossible because of the clothes, because I’m so conscious of the oops I make in my first drafts. I think my brain works to fast for my fingers and my fingers take shortcuts in the typing to catch up!!

]]> By: Marina http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Marina Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:49:45 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=679#comment-2522 Hey Shelley, I really enjoy your books very much. I love how they make me laugh at unexpected moments. And, as a reader and an animal lover, I have to say these are great stories, and the G-string thing was hilarious. I have to say that in some cases clothes do make the story line a little easier to follow but unless they are having wild monkey sex and he has one shoe and sock on and the pantyhose or sweats are hanging by one leg it doesn't tend to bother me. I mean if they are alone at home or somewhere they can be comfortable. Now on the other hand if they are at formal functions where suits and ties for him and high heels and dressy dress for her are needed, then clothes help make the scene. But like I said I'm a reader so sometimes I really like the details, but sometimes they just clutter everything else for me. As for my dress code I'm a casual gal, dress casual for going out unless its not, you know what I mean. Then t-shirts and jeans or sweats, then summer shorts and tees. So keep on making us smile and breaking through those clothing barriers, you are a great writer. Thanks for the good books and laughs. Hey Shelley, I really enjoy your books very much. I love how they make me laugh at unexpected moments. And, as a reader and an animal lover, I have to say these are great stories, and the G-string thing was hilarious. I have to say that in some cases clothes do make the story line a little easier to follow but unless they are having wild monkey sex and he has one shoe and sock on and the pantyhose or sweats are hanging by one leg it doesn’t tend to bother me. I mean if they are alone at home or somewhere they can be comfortable. Now on the other hand if they are at formal functions where suits and ties for him and high heels and dressy dress for her are needed, then clothes help make the scene. But like I said I’m a reader so sometimes I really like the details, but sometimes they just clutter everything else for me.

As for my dress code I’m a casual gal, dress casual for going out unless its not, you know what I mean. Then t-shirts and jeans or sweats, then summer shorts and tees. So keep on making us smile and breaking through those clothing barriers, you are a great writer. Thanks for the good books and laughs.

]]> By: Shelley Munro http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 Shelley Munro Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:28:29 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=679#comment-2516 Heather - thank you. I had to ask my web guru how to make one. I was feeling elft out because so many people had one and I didn't. :) Kaye - thanks for visiting me over here. I find historical dressing much easier, too. It's the modern contemporaries that give me headaches. I need to subscribe to some magazines or something to help me. Julia - hi! thanks for visiting me here. I have to agree about the comfort thing. I'm definitely all about comfort. I think Janaya takes after me in regards to comfort and G-strings! Heather – thank you. I had to ask my web guru how to make one. I was feeling elft out because so many people had one and I didn’t. :)

Kaye – thanks for visiting me over here. I find historical dressing much easier, too. It’s the modern contemporaries that give me headaches. I need to subscribe to some magazines or something to help me.

Julia – hi! thanks for visiting me here. I have to agree about the comfort thing. I’m definitely all about comfort. I think Janaya takes after me in regards to comfort and G-strings!

]]> By: julia http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 julia Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:29:22 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=679#comment-2513 My comment didn't take my name - it's Julia! Hi Shelley! My comment didn’t take my name – it’s Julia! Hi Shelley!

]]> By: julia http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/guest-blogger/shelley-munro-guest-blogger-dressed-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 julia Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:28:32 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=679#comment-2512 I definitely notice clothes in books, especially since I love historical fiction and ooo and aah over the clothing. Meanwhile, in real life I don't fuss with clothes very much. Luckily my office is fairly casual as to its dress code - and for me, who does physical work, I can't dress up too much or I'd wreck my clothes. I require comfort first, then my personal style second - classic yet artsy, funky but not too bizarre. I definitely notice clothes in books, especially since I love historical fiction and ooo and aah over the clothing. Meanwhile, in real life I don’t fuss with clothes very much. Luckily my office is fairly casual as to its dress code – and for me, who does physical work, I can’t dress up too much or I’d wreck my clothes. I require comfort first, then my personal style second – classic yet artsy, funky but not too bizarre.

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