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Terry McLaughlin | A Kiss is Still a Kiss

Ahh, another day in the life of a romance novelist, spending long hours
fantasizing about a lingering kiss--that all-important first kiss scene, to be
exact. It's a tough job, but if I need some assistance, I can always find a bit
of inspiration on film.

Clark Gable bidding Vivien Leigh farewell on a bridge outside Atlanta, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint seducing each other on a train--I love to sigh over kisses that hint about forever and last nearly as long. In Learning Curve, I splurged on an I-shouldn't-be-doing-this-but-I-can't-help-myself first kiss scene that spread across ten pages.

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Re: Terry McLaughlin | A Kiss is Still a Kiss

A memorable kiss would have to be from The Notebook with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. This is by far an award winning kiss. I Love the fact that it was shot in the rain which contributes to the pathos.
(Sharon Berger 6:03pm September 25, 2007)

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