tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post2725291077420570860..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Ryan FieldAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6457107998900429132011-01-15T23:34:53.893-05:002011-01-15T23:34:53.893-05:00Greetings, Ryan,
Welcome to the Grip!
Writing e...Greetings, Ryan,<br /><br />Welcome to the Grip! <br /><br />Writing erotic romance has been an eye-opener for me (as I discussed last Sunday). Readers are far more active participants in the creative process. I'm a member of a Yahoo group sponsored by Carol Lynne, a very prolific and popular M/M author. Her fans are constantly telling her what they'd like to see - which characters should be plucked out and given their own sequel, what they expect from her next book, and so on. Amazing.<br /><br />I've written a bit of M/M and enjoyed it. However, I've been dismayed by what I see as a level of narrow-mindedness in M/M readers. In an M/M story, that is ALL they want. A M/F scene, even involving secondary characters, seems to spoil the experience for them. And that's something I just don't "get".<br /><br />Best,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-55226960817527125102011-01-15T19:53:14.790-05:002011-01-15T19:53:14.790-05:00Jonathan Franzen would probably throw something at...Jonathan Franzen would probably throw something at them. I hear he has a temper. <br /><br />Thanks for letting me join the blog today. I enjoyed writing the post.ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6134975981763212722011-01-15T16:54:13.065-05:002011-01-15T16:54:13.065-05:00Ryan - welcome to the Grip!
I always wonder how ...Ryan - welcome to the Grip! <br /><br />I always wonder how a science fiction writer or a literary fiction writer would react if readers argued with them about how a story ended. I imagine the writer going into a state of shock. That conversation between readers and writers is one of those interesting twists to the romance genre that I'm not sure if I like. Talking to readers? Yes. Having the events of my story dictated to me? Not so much.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.com