tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post4031788587752699459..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: When it just keeps happening, how do you not give up?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4849575508775296232018-01-25T17:23:38.773-05:002018-01-25T17:23:38.773-05:00Really good post, Giselle. I get demoralized by th...Really good post, Giselle. I get demoralized by this stuff too. And it's not the first time and won't be the last that LGBT stuff gets roped in with "objectionable" content. I think we've just gotta recognize that we can't be ready to be activists all the time, and hope that enough people are at any one time to keep things moving. It's very hard, though. So best of luck and lots of <3 to you!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-15039010035262904112018-01-18T20:22:35.171-05:002018-01-18T20:22:35.171-05:00I think you have something there, Sacchi. Much of ...I think you have something there, Sacchi. Much of what we write is about someone being taken advantage of, be it male or female characters taking the lead. Let's face it, stories about perfect, reciprocal vanilla sex would soon lack appeal. There wouldn't be many opportunities for story lines if everyone was on an equal footing. Save attempts at equity for the resolution of the story.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71199167318280300462018-01-18T18:23:49.064-05:002018-01-18T18:23:49.064-05:00So many things come in waves, and we're on the...So many things come in waves, and we're on the downslope of erotica. Did 50 Shades fuel the upslope? If so, those of us already trudging along up hill didn't benefit much from it, and the flood of imitators washed erotica over a peak and then poured it all downward. Or something. I hate to say it, or even think it, but the current laudable rise of anti-harassment activism may be part of a general disfavor with adventurous sex, including erotica. The wave may eventually turn upward--Erotica Will Rise Again!--but not necessarily in the form we understand, the one have, or had, learned to do well. Sigh. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-20483580694562887982018-01-18T14:24:50.666-05:002018-01-18T14:24:50.666-05:00I agree with Lisabet and Daddy X, Giselle. There m...I agree with Lisabet and Daddy X, Giselle. There must be a way to connect with the people who want to read your writing, even when all the major distributors think they can avoid controversy by getting rid of all sex and all mention of anything queer. <br />I'm reminded of being the divorced mother of a little girl whose dad rarely paid child support. When friends asked me if I had legal support & if I could haul him into court, I would explain that the time it would take me to try to dig some cash out of his pockets would be better spent finding other sources of money (part-time or casual work). When I was doing sex work, I couldn't afford to be visible to the legal system, but I was still better off than I would have been trotting to various government and legal offices to complain.<br />Continuing to write is probably your best revenge, though someone here on OGG might know better than I do where your writing might get the most positive attention. (Excessica?)Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14503850923780231972018-01-18T11:22:48.577-05:002018-01-18T11:22:48.577-05:00We must stay agile on our literary feet. They put ...We must stay agile on our literary feet. They put us through hoops on what seems pure whimsey. Somebody new comes on the vetting scene at their end and caprice reigns. Never mind how much money they've made on our stuff, they don't want to offend the most reactionary complainers. Seems they like a race to the bottom. <br /><br />No pun. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66300266282249849402018-01-18T08:29:01.684-05:002018-01-18T08:29:01.684-05:00Damn. I had written a long comment, then clicked &...Damn. I had written a long comment, then clicked "sign out" instead of "publish". <br /><br />Sigh. <br /><br />Mainly I just want to say that you're a fantastic writer. I love your stuff, and I'm certain I'm not alone. Somehow you need to connect with those fans.<br /><br />Also - sex sells. Just because BN and Amazon won't sell it, does not mean that there aren't other channels out there. Just need to find them.<br /><br />Don't get discouraged.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com