tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post2933370942540544766..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Finding Yourself at the Movies: The Power of StoryAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-41679422866084880512018-04-06T16:51:57.931-04:002018-04-06T16:51:57.931-04:00I've got that Pearls Before Swine comic on my ...I've got that Pearls Before Swine comic on my fridge door, since I'm in schools everyday, my daughter is a teacher, and my sis-in-law and a niece are teachers. If schools aren't safe places anymore, is there such a thing? Oh wait, if you're rich enough, there are a phalanx of guards around you, willing to take a bullet for you. But that doesn't apply to anyone I know or love.<br /><br />I also write erotic romance, but there are crucial aspects of the human experience in all of my books. I've had readers tell me they laughed, some cried, and some were deeply moved at some of my scenes. Those were probably the scenes that I laughed or cried as I wrote them. Romance can be so much more than just "tab A fits into slot B". I guess the problem for readers is how to find the ones that are worth reading, with all of the dreck that is being published these days.<br /><br />And I walk a find line, putting diverse characters into my books, but having had some readers ask how dare I write about people of different color/sexuality, when I'm an old white lady. Sigh. I just tell them, "Old is always at least 10 years older than I am." LOL. And if I can imagine being a vampire/paranormal creature, why can't I imagine what it is like to be a human other than myself? White men have been telling everyone else in the world what their life is/should be for many years. At least I try to be respectful.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-15947678138683545332018-03-31T12:48:02.629-04:002018-03-31T12:48:02.629-04:00This is a blockbuster post, Cameron! Sacchi, I did...This is a blockbuster post, Cameron! Sacchi, I didn't know the latest Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year (which is what I assume you mean) got no reviews at all. I'll look for it, and post something.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40328147396976784922018-03-26T23:22:01.425-04:002018-03-26T23:22:01.425-04:00I'm beginning to think that labeling a book &q...I'm beginning to think that labeling a book "erotica" is a poor choice, but there doesn't seem to be an established category for books and stories that are about more than sex, while still portraying sex in explicit terms. <br /><br />I was asked to participate in discussions about changing the requirements and even categories in an awards process (not the Lambdas,) and it's been more or less decided to put erotica anthologies and collections in with the regular anthologies and collections category, while still warning judges that certain entries do contain that icky stuff they don't want to read, so they can skip those. No, I don't agree with all the decisions that have been made, especially the long list of specific instructions for judges--a book must have this, and this, and this, kind of a judge-by numbers routine--but I do consider my anthologies to have as much literary worth as many non-erotic books, so I went along with that. They get scarcely enough erotica entries for a separate category, anyway, which is probably why four of my books have been winners in the past. The fact that so many potential judges (and potential readers) shun erotica, though, is scary for someone whose books have nearly all had "erotica" in their titles. Just as scary is the fact that my most recent "Year's Best" erotica anthology has been out since December, but has no reviews whatsoever on Amazon or Goodreads. Before that I could always count on at least half a dozen or so. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-17787831610461810962018-03-26T06:13:55.113-04:002018-03-26T06:13:55.113-04:00I haven't seen Call Me By Your Name, but I rea...I haven't seen Call Me By Your Name, but I read and reviewed the book about five years ago -- one of the most beautiful and intense love stories I've ever encountered.<br /><br />I love where your writing is going, Cameron. I look forward to reading your new books.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78368934766746046312018-03-25T09:46:46.535-04:002018-03-25T09:46:46.535-04:00Great post and deeply moving. One of our best frie...Great post and deeply moving. One of our best friends is a gay couple and I can relate to a lot of what you said. Our friends love it when we go out to dinner with them as they can sit together on one side of a booth without stares as we are on the other side.<br /><br />We also live in the fringes of society because of our lifestyle and it's amazing that people can't just get along even if we are different.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Larry Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243985089364955059noreply@blogger.com