tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6459392091193376422..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: My Secret Life -- #pseudonym #cyberspace #ERWAAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-57079576197756443452019-01-18T07:14:09.795-05:002019-01-18T07:14:09.795-05:00The photos were heavily airbrushed. I never looked...The photos were heavily airbrushed. I never looked that good!<br /><br />You're brave too, though, sharing your experiences as an escort. <br /><br />I remember Shar and her stories. Haven't seen or heard from her in a long time. So many of us just evaporate... our secret lives perhaps turning out to be totally insubstantial.<br /><br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69663146564501071392019-01-17T11:28:38.800-05:002019-01-17T11:28:38.800-05:00Lisabet, I admire your courage as well as the sexy...Lisabet, I admire your courage as well as the sexy photos from your youth which apparently couldn't be used to identify you now. In 2011, when I was preparing to give a workshop on grammar with the writer called Shar Azade (a version of Shaharazade, the storyteller of The Arabian Nights stories) at the first conference of the Erotic Authors Association in Las Vegas, I mentioned in an email that I still didn't know her real name. That was insensitive of me. She pointed out that she was living in Asia and faced the same level of danger that you do, and that she couldn't afford to have her erotic-writer persona connected to her real-life identity. I was impressed that she actually came to the conference, was very helpful in the workshop, and generally seemed honest in her way. Since then, I haven't asked anyone to "come out" when they have a reason to stay anonymous. Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66726891328599309192019-01-15T23:10:20.178-05:002019-01-15T23:10:20.178-05:00Mostly family...husband's name in a heart on m...Mostly family...husband's name in a heart on my upper thigh, his 10-year anniversary gift. Then my kids initials are on hearts on an anklet. I also have my zodiac sign on my leg (remember, I was in high school and college during the 70's!), along with some other symbols I admire, like a green peace sign (get it? Greenpeace), the Ankh for eternal life, the Celtic Triskele for birth/death/rebirth. I have a Celtic bracelet on my wrist, and Iggdrasil, the tree of life, in a stylized depiction with Celtic knots, on my back, along with a small, "two hearts melting into one" picture. Then there are the huge butterflies landing on a flower on my right breast, with 4 smaller butterflies on my shoulder. And of course, when Mom passed away and I cried for a year, my artist designed the perfect way for me to honor her, and it's on my leg. It's one of my biggest ones, but then, I still miss her terribly.<br /><br />I read a comment once, about how a tattoo is "a public expression of a prayer." I think that. Look at mine, and you can see what's important to me. My life and loves. And they all have lots of color on them, because I'm a colorful kind of gal! Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32714657526668482382019-01-12T06:04:06.468-05:002019-01-12T06:04:06.468-05:00To each her own indeed.... What are the subjects o...To each her own indeed.... What are the subjects of your tattoos?Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-28425050083238250012019-01-12T06:02:47.548-05:002019-01-12T06:02:47.548-05:00The video causes such an uproar that her publisher...The video causes such an uproar that her publisher cancels her series contract. This is in retaliation for the heroine having exercised the escape clause on the infernal agreement bartering her soul for success... ;^)<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-8265566120929526932019-01-07T16:17:49.131-05:002019-01-07T16:17:49.131-05:00One of my sons and my daughter have read all of my...One of my sons and my daughter have read all of my books. Son says I write "in a literary style, with tasteful sex scenes." The other 2 boys gag even discussing their Mom's smutty porn. To each their own! I write what my own Mom would have loved to read. Good on your Mom, Cameron, that she's so open-minded. <br /><br />Lisabet, your saying that your smut personna is a cherished part of yourself reminds me of when I was in my 40's and raising a houseful of kids. I got my 2nd tattoo for our 10-year anniversary, and our 4th, our only daughter, was a baby. For the next 10 years, I would plan my next one(s) on my way home from getting new ink. I finally realized that when I looked into the mirror, I was petrified that I had disappeared into my everyday world of PTA meetings, being a Girl Scout leader, being a mom and wife, working 3 part-time jobs, etc. I was scared that the real me was gone! So the tattoos were my way of reassuring myself that I was still me. Your writing (and mine also) does the same thing. <br /><br />How lucky for all of us!Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49821542484497658512019-01-05T11:27:16.650-05:002019-01-05T11:27:16.650-05:00Wow, that kind of video ought to be able to be mon...Wow, that kind of video ought to be able to be monetized! I don't actually know anything about how YouTube works, but a scene like that should require a fee to observe, not to mention publicizing a writer's work big-time. (But I guess that would be a whole different story.)Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91731918298603665862019-01-04T05:02:14.717-05:002019-01-04T05:02:14.717-05:00I think I'd be more open if I were still livin...I think I'd be more open if I were still living in the US. Americans have a lot to complain about, but we can be seriously grateful for the level of freedom of speech we enjoy.<br /><br />Your mom proofed New York Heat? She must be quite a gal!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-5118058189554168102019-01-04T05:01:05.169-05:002019-01-04T05:01:05.169-05:00Thanks, Tim. That's actually an interesting id...Thanks, Tim. That's actually an interesting idea. I've already written one book where the protagonist is an erotic author... she gets into huge trouble, actually, when someone posts a video on YouTube of her having sex with a demon... ;^)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60047146413958822842019-01-04T04:59:58.409-05:002019-01-04T04:59:58.409-05:00I know from previous discussions that you face sim...I know from previous discussions that you face similar issues. Not everyone is as open minded as folks here.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-57699949873862813882019-01-03T21:15:58.989-05:002019-01-03T21:15:58.989-05:00Wow! Most people blush at the thought of telling t...Wow! Most people blush at the thought of telling their friends and family what they write, but I would wager that most of them don't have anywhere near the same real-world consequences that you do if the word got out. I used to live my writing life in secret, but as I've gotten to grow in it, I've told more people and gotten far more comfortable with it, to the point where my mom proofread New York Heat (with its 27 or so gay sex scenes). Nowadays, I don't think I could not tell folks I write smut.<br /><br />Also, I think this is a fantastic kick-off to the revamped OGaG!Cameron D. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825600675668853636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-61305210533481101172019-01-03T15:11:49.003-05:002019-01-03T15:11:49.003-05:00Lisabet, what an interesting yet intriguing situat...Lisabet, what an interesting yet intriguing situation you're in! Your exploits at having to hide the real you could make an incredible story by itself--if it hasn't already. Tim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947696265664513625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-41892331726328251062019-01-03T08:03:00.445-05:002019-01-03T08:03:00.445-05:00As a fan and hopefully a friend, I am grateful to ...As a fan and hopefully a friend, I am grateful to know you as an electronic buddy. Like you, Foxy and I are in the somewhat forbidden Lifestyle of swingers. Like writers of smut, it's not something that you can talk about at Starbucks but often you'd like to. Congratulations on your upcoming Sin City Sweethearts, I know it's going to be a big hit.<br /><br />Foxy and LarryLarry Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243985089364955059noreply@blogger.com