tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7710209853194393544..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Suspension ThereofAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-70883003770780832762014-11-04T07:41:27.048-05:002014-11-04T07:41:27.048-05:00I'm sure I'd never get this scene past Tot...I'm sure I'd never get this scene past Totally Bound at this point. But it sure gets *my* juices going!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3280038014644004952014-11-04T07:40:37.629-05:002014-11-04T07:40:37.629-05:00"over the top" - how well put!"over the top" - how well put!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76687950956254459652014-11-04T07:40:20.893-05:002014-11-04T07:40:20.893-05:00Hi, Jean,
Unlike RG's characters, mine often ...Hi, Jean,<br /><br />Unlike RG's characters, mine often get what they want - though not always.<br /><br />Thanks!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22238310123740061502014-11-04T07:39:53.718-05:002014-11-04T07:39:53.718-05:00Hi, Daddy,
It's really the same with me. I mi...Hi, Daddy,<br /><br />It's really the same with me. I might pretend to be in control, but a lot of it is pure instinct. Still, I rarely jump right into a scene without some easing in via realistic detail (like the bar... knew you'd get that!)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-42617457175648989022014-11-04T07:38:43.557-05:002014-11-04T07:38:43.557-05:00Sometimes when I open my mind, I really don't ...Sometimes when I open my mind, I really don't know what's going to come out...<br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-82451401346400633222014-11-04T07:37:56.281-05:002014-11-04T07:37:56.281-05:00So you liked it, huh? ;^)
Congratulations on your...So you liked it, huh? ;^)<br /><br />Congratulations on your latest conquest of Blogger!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-77554668030922704662014-10-31T21:11:18.432-04:002014-10-31T21:11:18.432-04:00Hi Lisabet!
Actually I think what you say about i...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Actually I think what you say about it is quite true, this is a woman doing what a responsible woman would never et herself do, and I think even the men would be looking over their shoulders questioning their luck, wondering who is about to burst in the door and what they'll be carrying in their hands when they do.<br /><br />But I think there are many women who have this very fantasy. According to Nancy Friday the most universal and popular fantasy among women is a rape fantasy including a gang rape fantasy not that far away from this one. Women don;t want to be raped, no doubt, but for some reason many love to imagine it. So why wouldn't a woman be willing to suspend her disbelief to read of something erotic she would never allow herself to actually do? Like having sex on a pool table wth strangers?<br /><br />Garce<br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-12517866891745546152014-10-28T20:18:57.405-04:002014-10-28T20:18:57.405-04:00Lisabet, that passage was far more believable than...Lisabet, that passage was far more believable than many a pool table scenario I've seen. And better written, as well, with a convincing set-up and setting. There's something about a pool table in a bar that begs for over-the-top action, so I think more readers are inclined to go along with it.<br />Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-59862562687043482352014-10-28T17:29:03.431-04:002014-10-28T17:29:03.431-04:00Lisabet, I remember that scene from Incognito. It ...Lisabet, I remember that scene from Incognito. It definitely seems like a fantasy, but it's very appealing, since all the characters get what they want.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51892068247178698082014-10-27T20:41:33.512-04:002014-10-27T20:41:33.512-04:00For anyone interested, there's a cool thread o...For anyone interested, there's a cool thread on ERWA 'writers' titled "the importance of doing research" that would pertain to this post. It kinda went all over the place, which is not unusual for that forum. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-29457468681025340962014-10-27T20:12:48.979-04:002014-10-27T20:12:48.979-04:00During my bartender days, working at some sleazy p...During my bartender days, working at some sleazy places, I saw ... uhhh... some stuff. Nothing as wild (or wonderful) as your scene, though. <br /><br />I'm not that in control of my fiction. I just follow the characters and their development. They seem to know more about themselves than I could ever invent. Sometimes they toe the straight and narrow (read realistic) sometimes they go nuts. I seem to like it best when they go nuts, their own momentum driving the story and my fingers.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47589334149762141632014-10-27T15:59:35.772-04:002014-10-27T15:59:35.772-04:00Spencer, that is awesome. Thanks for changing the ...Spencer, that is awesome. Thanks for changing the topic—I figured I should check today and see if that had happened, and I really appreciate that you took care of that. <br /><br />Lisabet: To me, the excerpt is a funny mix of reality and fantasy. I lived in Boston long enough that the setting is utterly real to me. I know exactly where you're talking about. As far as the behavior of the characters, as a reader I'll shift my expectations depending on the vibe of the story. The vibe here tells me not to expect plausibility—this is the sort of thing one thinks about doing and wonders, "What if I just got on the pool table and spread my legs?" It's nice sometimes to read stories that spin a scenario from there. <br /><br />I think it's fun that you suspended your own disbelief in the process of writing this. :)Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78352442289895091292014-10-27T13:55:07.209-04:002014-10-27T13:55:07.209-04:00Lisabet:
First, let it be known that it was I, the...Lisabet:<br />First, let it be known that it was I, the one who couldn't even find his way to the site when first invited, who managed the task of changing the topical listing- a fete of which I'm very proud. Another stride toward my quest of arriving in the 21st century. As you can tell, we miss you.<br /><br />The excerpt was over the top for you but it read like a passage from a story on EC for Men (No I'm not opening up that can again). It would probably offend the sensibilities of many romance readers. Standing alone from the rest of the story, which could have made the same scene very dark, I found it funny, somewhat mocking the male fantasy.<br /><br />One thing I enjoy about your work, that seems like the pure fantasy you suggest, is that I'm never more than a paragraph away from a female character gushing juices while slipping into fantasy, even if only for a moment. I don't care if it's not 'real', neither are shape shifters. I'm in for the fantasy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484640447109164744noreply@blogger.com