tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post321440675267903525..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Monster SpeaksAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-26383315775840654112013-05-03T00:32:02.551-04:002013-05-03T00:32:02.551-04:00Hello, Fiona,
Sometimes I think life really is fa...Hello, Fiona,<br /><br />Sometimes I think life really <b>is</b> fair. Maybe we get what we need. I'll bet Ms. James has days when she really wishes she'd never set pen to paper.<br /><br />In any case, all we can do is live our lives to the best of our ability. Complaining just wastes energy.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40963384804994524212013-05-03T00:30:25.190-04:002013-05-03T00:30:25.190-04:00Hey, Bob!
So great to see you here. And thanks fo...Hey, Bob!<br /><br />So great to see you here. And thanks for the pep talk.<br /><br />There but for the grace is exactly right. I know there are plenty of authors who envy <b>me</b>.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71355879013708409142013-05-03T00:29:13.751-04:002013-05-03T00:29:13.751-04:00Daddy, I don't want to denigrate the people wh...Daddy, I don't want to denigrate the people who love FSOG. I honestly don't think it has much to do with intelligence. Something about the trilogy strikes a chord with a large number of modern women. One could write a dissertation about it (I think that's just what Remittance Girl is doing...!) but ultimately the appeal is emotional, not intellectual.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37722181460361264572013-05-02T12:50:33.801-04:002013-05-02T12:50:33.801-04:00Amen, sister! Everything you said and then some!
...Amen, sister! Everything you said and then some!<br /><br />While raising my kids I got tired of their constant whining about fairness, so I garnisheed their allowances one month and bought a plaque that I made them wrap and give me for Mother's Day. It hangs in my kitchen and says: "Life's Not Fair...Get Used to it." When the whining started, I'd silently point to it. They all grew to hate that thing!<br /><br />I wish I was as good at remembering that as I try to be. All we can do is continue to write what our muses give to us, and hope someone, somewhere, is reading it. I joke that each time I have a new book out, the "20 world-wide readers I have, most of whom are either related to me or friends of mine, are thrilled!" <br /><br />Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60036511528859606892013-05-01T15:12:28.152-04:002013-05-01T15:12:28.152-04:00Seems as though the latest erotica phenomenon was ...Seems as though the latest erotica phenomenon was written for the two digit IQ crowd. Same as in the antique business. Cheap junk sells but sophisticated stuff not so much. The mindset of our educational systems will ensure the decrease of the intelligent buyer in all areas.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-55342449277208622082013-05-01T12:10:42.077-04:002013-05-01T12:10:42.077-04:00It's always been my guiding principle to never...It's always been my guiding principle to never begrudge anyone for what they have, either earned or just out of sheer dumb luck, because there but for the grace ... etc. It annoys me that this woman is a horse thief; she's piggybacked on someone else's imagination and gotten riches and fame in the bargain when others are more deserving, but it seems, to quote the grizzled old gunfighter William Munny, "Deserves got nothing to do with it."<br /><br />By right, Lisabet Sarai should be sorting through multiple movie offers while building her Pleasure Dome in the jungles of Southeast Asia financed with the profits of any number of books spawned from HER imagination. Darlin', it ain't fair, and sometimes you just gotta say so.Bob Buckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-87335308517684574602013-05-01T11:54:17.714-04:002013-05-01T11:54:17.714-04:00Seems as though the latest erotica phenomenon was ...Seems as though the latest erotica phenomenon was written for the two digit IQ crowd. Same as in the antique business. Cheap junk sells but sophisticated stuff not so much. The mindset of our educational systems will ensure the decrease of the intelligent buyer in all areas.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-26828271787958839362013-05-01T08:15:10.003-04:002013-05-01T08:15:10.003-04:00Hey, Garce,
An interesting observation, about out...Hey, Garce,<br /><br />An interesting observation, about outsiders. I think you're right. If the book had been written by someone who was part of the erotica community, someone who had some realistic knowledge about BDSM, I <b>would</b> feel better.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-5114348035091055302013-05-01T08:13:54.716-04:002013-05-01T08:13:54.716-04:00Hi, Amanda,
Glad that I could wring a chuckle or ...Hi, Amanda,<br /><br />Glad that I could wring a chuckle or two from you!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-44950189747893637482013-05-01T08:13:16.416-04:002013-05-01T08:13:16.416-04:00Hey Desiree,
I never said I wasn't proud of R...Hey Desiree,<br /><br />I never said I wasn't proud of Raw Silk. It's just that I can see its flaws so much more clearly now.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-67381332326412356522013-05-01T08:12:32.980-04:002013-05-01T08:12:32.980-04:00Hello, Jan,
One hopes there will be positive impa...Hello, Jan,<br /><br />One hopes there will be positive impacts for the entire genre. Only time will tell.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9923968552194419552013-05-01T08:11:24.943-04:002013-05-01T08:11:24.943-04:00Thanks, Jean!
Nice to be told that I'm not co...Thanks, Jean!<br /><br />Nice to be told that I'm not completely evil!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-81242914337673209322013-05-01T08:10:49.681-04:002013-05-01T08:10:49.681-04:00Hi, Sacchi,
Well - quite a few of us (though not ...Hi, Sacchi,<br /><br />Well - quite a few of us (though not I) got started writing fan fic. Actually, now that I think of it, I DID write fan fic... When I was in elementary school I wrote a play about meeting the Beatles, which I think certainly qualifies...<br /><br />I don't think they are necessarily different worlds. You're right, though, that FSOG's success is mostly due to the author's on-line connections and community. <br /><br />Sort of a new take on "It's not what you know, it's who you know."<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71755338671422081192013-05-01T08:08:12.687-04:002013-05-01T08:08:12.687-04:00Hi, Aurelia,
You're right, it's so easy t...Hi, Aurelia,<br /><br />You're right, it's so easy to be jealous. But not at all productive. I try to remind myself of that fact.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54003569675571419342013-05-01T06:29:25.302-04:002013-05-01T06:29:25.302-04:00Oh lisabet - isn't that book FSOG a bell ringe...Oh lisabet - isn't that book FSOG a bell ringer for us? An outsider! Readers devour it. Writer's bang their heads against the wall, especially erotica writers. It can't be helped.<br /><br />Do you know who discovered the evidence that an asteroid strike had killed the dinosaurs? A geologist. Can you guess who hated him and initially opposed his theory the most passionately? Paleontogists.<br /><br />Pity the outsider.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-61964814806394021592013-05-01T05:36:58.020-04:002013-05-01T05:36:58.020-04:00this had me in stitches, Lisabet. i've added R...this had me in stitches, Lisabet. i've added Raw Silk to my wish list ;)Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11137635878065686792013-04-30T11:33:40.824-04:002013-04-30T11:33:40.824-04:00I've read things for years that surpass what s...I've read things for years that surpass what she has done. The thing is, she's pulled in the masses who are ignorant of what has been going on in small presses. I do think there is hope that she's helping to create awareness and people looking for this kind of thing.<br /><br />Kind of like J.R. Ward (who I really like as a writer) has m/m stories in her mainstream romances. <br /><br />JanJan Irvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701536169324333801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49390825841127754412013-04-30T08:33:05.196-04:002013-04-30T08:33:05.196-04:00I wish I had said every bit of this myself. OH, an...I wish I had said every bit of this myself. OH, and whatever you say about it, RAW SILK is still one of my fave reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91624460246196565572013-04-30T02:20:08.166-04:002013-04-30T02:20:08.166-04:00Lisabet, I love your honesty. I can only echo what...Lisabet, I love your honesty. I can only echo what everyone else has said. Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65285841813574600722013-04-30T00:20:22.566-04:002013-04-30T00:20:22.566-04:00I think I'm more jealous of the whole vast fan...I think I'm more jealous of the whole vast fanfic network that made her success possible. She had built-in recognition from writing Twilight fanfic. Huge numbers of people write only fanfic, and even more read only fanfic, so that doesn't leave much readership for us.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80831532653793981912013-04-30T00:15:09.465-04:002013-04-30T00:15:09.465-04:00I think that's all of us. It's perfectly n...I think that's all of us. It's perfectly natural.<br /><br />I find it hard to hate her for having what I want and maybe not for the right reasons, because she was just doing what we all do.<br /><br />But it's very easy to be jealous, jealous of our genre and envious that she made it when we didn't, although there's so many arguments for why someone else might have been better suited for the attention.<br /><br />It's not fun riding on someone's coattails. You'd rather be going that direction on your own merits than someone else's luck.aureliatevanshttp://aureliatevans.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38122844397451512742013-04-30T00:01:47.999-04:002013-04-30T00:01:47.999-04:00Hi, Giselle,
I can only hope to aspire to your le...Hi, Giselle,<br /><br />I can only hope to aspire to your level of perviness!<br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-19620059944208822832013-04-30T00:01:16.540-04:002013-04-30T00:01:16.540-04:00Hi, Saranna,
Yes, well I feel a little bit guilty...Hi, Saranna,<br /><br />Yes, well I feel a little bit guilty about this post, but it's the first thing I thought of when I began working on the topic (which I didn't choose). I've got to be honest. Okay, I don't have to be snarky, but it offers some slight, temporary relief!<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50976114429577678472013-04-29T14:00:46.437-04:002013-04-29T14:00:46.437-04:00I also remain obscure and receive minimal remunera...I also remain obscure and receive minimal remuneration. Twinsies!<br /><br />When I considered the current OGG topic of jealousy, the FIRST thought that sprang to mind was 50 Shades of Gaaaaah. I knew someone else would get there first. Although, I'm not sure if I'm jealous... more perplexed and discomfited by the whole phenomenon.<br /><br />Pervs unite!Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51124767709530366922013-04-29T12:07:48.668-04:002013-04-29T12:07:48.668-04:00Kink.com would make her pee herself, I think. ;)
...Kink.com would make her pee herself, I think. ;)<br /><br />This is a fabulous post and I love that you just came out and said what most of us are feeling. <br /><br />You called it like it is on all counts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774647553760700746noreply@blogger.com