tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7549120162534200828..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Holy HannahAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-34272333964221800682013-02-23T16:33:53.925-05:002013-02-23T16:33:53.925-05:00All grips are not equal. Consider the grip I have ...All grips are not equal. Consider the grip I have on myself right now. Good to see you here, Kathleen<br />Daddy XDaddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78206925368101126342013-02-23T13:51:15.293-05:002013-02-23T13:51:15.293-05:00Daddy X - Welcome to the Grip! (I feel funny writi...Daddy X - Welcome to the Grip! (I feel funny writing that as "the grippe" is not a good thing to have).<br /><br />You might want to read my post on my personal blog about the best sex scene ever written. It started as a critique of a book that claimed to show the best 101 sex scenes in literature - a promising title!- but quickly became a rant about how sex was best left off the page and in the reader's imagination. Don't even get me started on his comments about non hetro normative sex. Ugh. But that post was/is so popular that I thought I better point people to the real best sex scenes in literature in another post. Here's a hint: eye of the beholder.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7831545984548713162013-02-22T23:46:28.285-05:002013-02-22T23:46:28.285-05:00Hi - I'm Daddy X, a soon to be contributor.
...Hi - I'm Daddy X, a soon to be contributor. <br /><br />It strikes me that it could be difficult choosing a 'best' erotic work, given the world of esoteric turn-ons and offs. We all have things that get the juices flowing that just might be exactly what squicks the next person.<br /><br />Feels good to make my first post here.<br /><br />Be well<br />Daddy XDaddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58727038873801570592013-02-21T10:08:28.699-05:002013-02-21T10:08:28.699-05:00Jean - I'd like to see an award grow. (althoug...Jean - I'd like to see an award grow. (although I also have reservations about the idea of one book being "the best")<br /><br />Given the bad sex writing awards, which is aimed squarely at literary writers who write sex scenes, I think someone in the literary genre is using ridicule to scare literary writers out of writing sex. Sex is curiously absent from much early science fiction, as if a leap forward in technology included finally triumphing over his physical urges. Then Star Trek and Firefly and a host of other shows boldly cut to the captain pulling on his boots while an alien woman reclined on his bed. But that's genre stuff! Egads.<br /><br />Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53360282695210584762013-02-21T00:07:15.344-05:002013-02-21T00:07:15.344-05:00What you said, Kathleen.
Oh yes, awarding prizes ...What you said, Kathleen.<br /><br />Oh yes, awarding prizes for anything (except maybe an Olympic sprint - fastest body wins) is problematic. Awards for erotica still seem like a good idea.<br /><br />Hypocrisy abounds. It amazes me that relatively famous writers can become sexually explicit and be praised for their cutting-edge courage, but those who specialize in erotica are still relegated to the margins.<br /><br />Well, our work is cut out for us.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38019677968971535252013-02-19T23:23:13.971-05:002013-02-19T23:23:13.971-05:00a major problem with establishing a contest is tha...a major problem with establishing a contest is that the writers I feel are best suited to judging erotica would have entries in the contest.<br /><br />And why would I get to decide who is best suited?<br /><br />And what's the criteria? Literary "merit?" <br /><br />My head already aches.<br /><br /><br /><br />Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-63269020593956771962013-02-19T22:52:40.964-05:002013-02-19T22:52:40.964-05:00Chuckle! You tell 'em, Kathleen!
When the Ero...Chuckle! You tell 'em, Kathleen!<br /><br />When the Erotic Authors Association was established by Marilyn Jaye Lewis, one of its objectives was to give out a "best erotica" prize. I believe they did award the prize for a few years, but couldn't sustain the effort.<br /><br />In fact, EAA could revive this. What we'd need is a sponsorship from some erotica publisher (maybe Cleis? or maybe Selena Kitt would be interested in having Excessica sponsor it?) The actual prize doesn't have to be a lot of money, if it carries prestige. To do that, you need a cadre of skilled, committed and objective judges. <br /><br />I'd volunteer, if we could get enough other folks. One might want to create multiple awards for different subgenres - spread the wealth (metaphorically speaking) around, and make the decisions a bit easier.<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73558046835677967682013-02-19T22:06:22.443-05:002013-02-19T22:06:22.443-05:00Garce - The same thing happened to me with the Rau...Garce - The same thing happened to me with the Rauxa Prize. The International Leather people do erotica prizes but I have a feeling they have to be BDSM. Lambda Literary has an erotica category but this year the winner won't be allowed to receive it at the awards ceremony. (Boo!) EPIC does award erotica a prize but in the past the judging has been problematic at best. I hope they sorted that out.<br /><br />I have a feeling that the Hugo & Nebula awards for science fiction and the awards for mystery fiction came about because the genres were treated with such contempt. A viable erotica award would do much to support the genre.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-20898376405439513642013-02-18T08:48:17.598-05:002013-02-18T08:48:17.598-05:00Wow! Go get 'em Kathleen.
Actually there use...Wow! Go get 'em Kathleen.<br /><br />Actually there used to be a prize for best sex scene a few years back called the "Rauxa" prize. Just when I got up the courage to submit something they seemed to disappear. Too little too late.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.com