tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post8519905791263102245..comments2024-03-24T14:58:10.815-07:00Comments on Two Old Farts Talking Romance: Erotica Schmotica: We Want Romance In Our SexLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-85570724625059220812010-04-22T16:06:06.744-07:002010-04-22T16:06:06.744-07:00Ah - Jennifer Crusie. Say no more!
We'll hav...Ah - Jennifer Crusie. Say no more!<br /><br />We'll have to do a post on her one day. :-)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151587271439513617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-90971111989418094982010-04-22T09:04:06.424-07:002010-04-22T09:04:06.424-07:00Thanks... I think!
And I'll have to look for ...Thanks... I think!<br /><br />And I'll have to look for that one. Thanks for the heads up Lori...<br /><br />OOPS.<br /><br />:DLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745608296468827669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-8645284213695593172010-04-22T08:49:52.880-07:002010-04-22T08:49:52.880-07:00I see you Lea although you look like a potted plan...I see you Lea although you look like a potted plant sometimes with those twigs on your head.<br /><br />Anyway, the hottest sex I ever read was in Crazy For You by Jennifer Cruisie (I read it to you on the phone Carolyn) where she's sliding in and out of logical thinking. I loved it because it was sensual, funny and not nasty.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-51947942985749777752010-04-22T05:07:32.560-07:002010-04-22T05:07:32.560-07:00That's ok Cheryl. A lot of people don't se...That's ok Cheryl. A lot of people don't see me...<br /><br />:(<br /><br />;)Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745608296468827669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-88074103591114579422010-04-22T05:02:22.379-07:002010-04-22T05:02:22.379-07:00Oh didn't see you there Lea! Yeah I agree wit...Oh didn't see you there Lea! Yeah I agree with you 100%Cheryl Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270513035473727341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-22606890788889386952010-04-22T05:00:07.368-07:002010-04-22T05:00:07.368-07:00Yeah I'd like to know too!
I've bought the...Yeah I'd like to know too!<br />I've bought the madness of Lord Ian McKenzie on the basis of your recs. I have high hopes for it.<br /><br />I'm with you both on the other point. I think that sex/erotica/romance MUST be part of the characters' journey, not the destination.<br /><br />If I don't have a reason to care about the characters, become invested in their relationship, it just doesn't work for me.<br /><br />I read some Stephanie Laurens last year. It was a short story that was nominated for a RITA award (it might have even won) and I thought that the VERY graphic sex scene half way through seemed to have been inserted (pun intended) totally randomly - and bore very little relationship to what was going on in the story. <br />Frankly I was disappointed. esp as she is a fellow Aussie. <br /><br />I take your point about writing erotica Carolyn. I find it daunting - and sometimes I find writing less (graphic) is more ( romantic).<br /><br />Just my two cents anyway.Cheryl Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270513035473727341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-56153855392864801762010-04-22T04:51:58.201-07:002010-04-22T04:51:58.201-07:00I was just coming in to ask Carolyn :P
I have to...I was just coming in to ask Carolyn :P <br /><br />I have to agree on the whole story over sex thing. I also have to admit to writing some 'erotica'... it started as a private joke and was meant in fun and didn't need a story - just sex. I found as I went on though that I was spending 10 pages to get to the sex part, which defeated the purpose of the story. I'm more about the journey than the act. The fact that I can't write decent sex might have something to do with it...<br /><br />:D<br /><br />Maybe it's 'cause I'm old fashioned but with sex being so evident in everything these days - music clips, movies, ads for everything from cars to hair products - it's nice to come across a story/movie every now and then when it's about all the little stuff. Sure, having dinner with the family or taking the kids to school might not be sexy but they're part of life. Sex is just a smidge of it and shouldn't be the total focus in all that we do.<br /><br />Just my thoughts...Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745608296468827669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-25973745871279057422010-04-22T04:41:23.852-07:002010-04-22T04:41:23.852-07:00I was hoping someone else would ask, but okay, I&#...I was hoping someone else would ask, but okay, I'll bite the bullet. ;-)<br /><br />Please do elaborate on the 'best sex I ever read', Lori. Who, what and when?? (And did I read it too ...)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151587271439513617noreply@blogger.com