tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6405927292494522096..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Writer's LibraryAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-15275822981296507142012-01-20T09:45:55.306-05:002012-01-20T09:45:55.306-05:00Jean - It's not that I'm planning to kill ...Jean - It's not that I'm planning to kill anyone. Why bother when you can defriend them on FB and more effectively disappear them than any dictatorship ever could? But I suppose that's what fascinates me about murder. Why don't people just walk away? To quote one of my own characters, "Dead bodies are gross."Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11708735578721163362012-01-20T00:09:38.232-05:002012-01-20T00:09:38.232-05:00Such an interesting library! I never thought of ca...Such an interesting library! I never thought of cataloguing mine, or making a list of titles. That would be revealing.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4368009877313086652012-01-19T10:22:48.145-05:002012-01-19T10:22:48.145-05:00I didn't find Susie Bright's book useful e...I didn't find Susie Bright's book useful either, but I suspect we both picked it up well after we'd started writing erotica and most of it was information that we already knew. As with panels at writer's conventions, it must be hard to decide what to present in a book like that. It seems as if everyone goes over the basic information for absolute beginners and never touches the intermediate or 'old pro' level stuff, but in the world of writing, everyone expects 'old pros' to turn to their community of writers (developed over the years) for sage advice and gossip, I suppose.<br /><br />My favorite book for browsing is Dr Titiana's Sex Advice For All Creation. Not only is it funny, but for science fiction writers, it's a mother lode of information on sustainable biological systems to help create alien species.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-84518002764359089092012-01-18T22:45:55.487-05:002012-01-18T22:45:55.487-05:00Well, Kathleen, I have no author's reference b...Well, Kathleen, I have no author's reference books at all on my shelves, other than a thesaurus and a dictionary. <br /><br />I bought Susie Bright's book (How to Write a Dirty Story) a few years ago and discarded it halfway through. <br /><br />Maybe I'm just pig-headed. Or, as I commented earlier, lazy. <br /><br />On the other hand, I learn most about the writing craft from this blog, and from reading the work of my colleagues.<br /><br />(And I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that trial...!)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com