tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post5333964014583081688..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: Stories with the sex left inMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-35987607702493219642007-11-21T05:22:00.000+00:002007-11-21T05:22:00.000+00:00I couldn't find Sex Matters. Only Size Matters.Dam...I couldn't find Sex Matters. Only <A HREF="http://www.onehorseshy.com/highbrow/size_matters?p=onehorseshy.110483263" REL="nofollow">Size Matters</A>.<BR/><BR/>Damn.<BR/><BR/>XXX,<BR/>AlisonAlison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-36208271503644615312007-11-20T13:46:00.000+00:002007-11-20T13:46:00.000+00:00I love this line about your source of inspiration:...I love this line about your source of inspiration:<BR/><BR/><I>. . . a jumble of images, a resonant line, a sense of an issue at the core of the heroine’s life, a scrap of personal philosophy, a need, an academic idea, or a mood, or any mixture of the above . . . .</I><BR/><BR/>Every aspiring erotica author, especially those poor souls who've somehow gotten the idea that we write these books for Anne Tourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069906622556623080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-6719985594933789132007-11-20T05:19:00.000+00:002007-11-20T05:19:00.000+00:00I also like reading an erotic romance novel, that ...<EM>I also like reading an erotic romance novel, that if the sex was removed the story could stand on its own.</EM><BR/><BR/>Hey Ally,<BR/><BR/>I like to read the reverse—remove the story and let the sex stand on its own. Or sit down. Or maybe sprawl, you know, on a bed with leopard print satin sheets. Or possibly tie me up...<BR/><BR/>Oh, god. I'm giddy. Can you tell? It's the Guinness. It's notAlison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-19151792563353924282007-11-20T03:10:00.000+00:002007-11-20T03:10:00.000+00:00So very true Olivia. I can't count how many roman...So very true Olivia. I can't count how many romance novels I've read in the past where I was so sexually frustrated at the end because I was denied that need to have my hero and heroine come together and express their real passion for each other.<BR/><BR/>I also like reading an erotic romance novel, that if the sex was removed the story could stand on its own.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322315643492339741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-52271358627367982182007-11-20T02:48:00.000+00:002007-11-20T02:48:00.000+00:00I think a good writer could take any of the "tired...I think a good writer could take any of the "tired" tropes and write an incredible story--and I include my fellow Lust Biters in that group of good writers!<BR/><BR/>As for baths and showers and hot tubs (oh my!), if they weren't such fabulous places, people wouldn't invent waterproof vibrators and waterproof erotica book and...!Dayle A. Dermatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939607463306965652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-70280185102884989512007-11-19T22:57:00.000+00:002007-11-19T22:57:00.000+00:00(Sorry, Jeremy and Alison - your names just didn't...<EM>(Sorry, Jeremy and Alison - your names just didn't scan.)</EM><BR/><BR/>We scan just fine if you put us to jingle bells:<BR/><BR/>"Alison, Jeremy, cheap sex all the day,<BR/>Oh, what fun is to fuck in sordid, sordid way<BR/>Hey!"<BR/><BR/>XXX,<BR/>AlisonAlison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-1653672556518459432007-11-19T21:55:00.000+00:002007-11-19T21:55:00.000+00:00Kristina, either you had that picture saved just s...Kristina, either you had that picture saved just so you could use it here someday...or it's on your holiday shopping list. <BR/><BR/>Either one is both intriguing and slightly intimidating. Although I can imagine the tuning fork toy could be both sexy and hilarious, with the right partner.TeresaNoelleRobertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542291750786128688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-80675952065277793702007-11-19T19:11:00.000+00:002007-11-19T19:11:00.000+00:00All together now:All things cheap and so-ordid,All...All together now:<BR/><BR/><I>All things cheap and so-ordid,<BR/>All sextoys large and small -<BR/>All things crass and ki-inky,<BR/>Kristina has them all.</I><BR/><BR/>(Sorry, Jeremy and Alison - your names just didn't scan.)Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-1321071474472353242007-11-19T18:43:00.000+00:002007-11-19T18:43:00.000+00:00Hello? Hello? Did someone mention cheap and sordid...Hello? Hello? Did someone mention cheap and sordid? AT, <A HREF="http://www.stockroom.com/Aluminum-Tuning-Fork-P2175.aspx" REL="nofollow">what was the key again?</A>Kristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-55829265702317283432007-11-19T18:41:00.000+00:002007-11-19T18:41:00.000+00:00I'm sure Jeremy will lead us all in a chorus of "f...<I>I'm sure Jeremy will lead us all in a chorus of "for all things cheap and sordid!"</I><BR/><BR/>Nice and loud, everyone . . . so they can hear you in the cheap* seats.<BR/><BR/>*and sordidJeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-32552018913398556092007-11-19T18:28:00.000+00:002007-11-19T18:28:00.000+00:00I'm sure Jeremy will lead us all in a chorus of "f...I'm sure Jeremy will lead us all in a chorus of "for all things cheap and sordid!" It's in the key of <A HREF="http://lustbites.blogspot.com/2007/06/cunt-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying.html" REL="nofollow">C</A>, right?<BR/><BR/>XXX,<BR/>Alison<BR/><BR/>P.S. I don't know that you can afford me to come round and get rid of your dust. I'm rather pricey for being this cheap.Alison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-87011154332385090142007-11-19T17:58:00.000+00:002007-11-19T17:58:00.000+00:00Oh, Madeline, now that would be telling! It all d...Oh, Madeline, now that <I>would</I> be telling! It all depends, though, on whether I can find the auto-witter switch... Get a glass of wine in me and you'll witness the full force of Faster-Than-Light Auto-Witter drivel - I mean dribble - dammit, <I>drive</I>, that's what I mean.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the explanation, Sacchi - the "t" has been puzzling me for a while. And no, I don't think it's Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-31732172406418054032007-11-19T17:28:00.000+00:002007-11-19T17:28:00.000+00:00God, that's funny about baths. Because I did a sea...God, that's funny about baths. Because I did a search for bubble baths on my hard drive this weekend and came up with exactly one story, To Lola With Love. And it's insane, because I actually love baths. But I suppose my characters must prefer showers. <BR/><BR/>I also love dust. I mean <A HREF="http://alisontyler.blogspot.com/2006/11/playing-dress-up.html" REL="nofollow">dusters</A>. <BR/><BR/>Alison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-90217999037734064392007-11-19T16:58:00.000+00:002007-11-19T16:58:00.000+00:00Ah, Olivia, your writing always strike4s me as eff...Ah, Olivia, your writing always strike4s me as effortless, as if you are a wellspring of creativity and your work flows from you like streams, rivulets, rivers and seas.<BR/><BR/>I know this isn't true of your fiction writing, I know you suffer and curse and WORK like the rest of us, and I'm sure you know that the best of anything appears effortless, but tell me - how long does it take you to Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-37955884231252273912007-11-19T16:01:00.000+00:002007-11-19T16:01:00.000+00:00The "t" stands for transgender, which in itself in...The "t" stands for transgender, which in itself includes a broad spectrum. Examples from my own limited work:<BR/><BR/>A veteran of the Civil War (over 400 women are known to have fought as men) who travels to the California gold country and lives as a man (the townsfolk assume a war wounds are responsible for the slightly high voice and lack of beard), eventually rescuing a young Chinese sex Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762665754173199962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-33740682354640218412007-11-19T15:42:00.000+00:002007-11-19T15:42:00.000+00:00Isn't that what being an adult is all about? Sex?A...<I>Isn't that what being an adult is all about? Sex?</I><BR/><BR/>Also, having a mortgage, and baldness.Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-29937939915757222272007-11-19T14:50:00.000+00:002007-11-19T14:50:00.000+00:00The term "pet-fanciers" always worries me... But y...The term "pet-fanciers" always worries me... But yeah, sometimes I like sending off for guidelines just to see those lists that editors, in desperation, are forced to compile. Often it's mind-boggling what random feature recurs... Like the women in baths. I stared at that, bemused, flicked through my own folder of first attempts and failed went-nowhere stories - and closed my eyes in horror. Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-59576348945388568312007-11-19T14:34:00.000+00:002007-11-19T14:34:00.000+00:00I'm always deeply embarrassed when I find myself s...I'm always deeply embarrassed when I find myself slipping into trope/gratuitous variations, but sometimes I do.<BR/><BR/>Laziness, I think, pure laziness. When I can't think of what happens next in the great overarching story, I throw in more sex.<BR/><BR/>And then, half the time, I have to revise it away because, while it's a decent sex scene, it doesn't add anything.TeresaNoelleRobertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542291750786128688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-65652947004375091482007-11-19T14:06:00.000+00:002007-11-19T14:06:00.000+00:00Bravo Olivia! I love this post.Why does sex get le...Bravo Olivia! I love this post.<BR/><BR/><I>Why</I> does sex get left out of mainstream fiction (except when the two protagonists finally get together)? Is it seen as self-indulgent? Boring? Juvenile? Why is "adult" a synonym for "worthless" - shouldn't adult topics be of interest to adult readers?<BR/><BR/>Search me guv.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to my blog to write about my health-spa weekend. Now Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-4051887212992555642007-11-19T13:15:00.000+00:002007-11-19T13:15:00.000+00:00From the Black Lace guidelines, you imagine the ed...<I>From the Black Lace guidelines, you imagine the editor under seige, valiantly defending the parapets against a relentless onslaught of jet-set businesswomen copping off on planes, fashion photographers in fetish clubs, and Arab princes with foot-long schlongs.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL.<BR/><BR/>Those sorts of "ideas that have already been adequately covered, thank you" lists from editors always remindJeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-7382485035037407902007-11-19T12:38:00.000+00:002007-11-19T12:38:00.000+00:00Very smart, very funny intro!I think someone wanti...Very smart, very funny intro!<BR/><BR/>I think someone wanting dirty sex usually provides the main, um, narrative thrust of my fiction. And a non-sex plot is woven into that which makes the getting of this sex problematic. So maybe I write sex with the story left in. <BR/><BR/>I think it amounts to the same thing though - no crowbarring, no separation - it's just a different emphasis.<BR/><BR/>Kristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-66095729494102348782007-11-19T08:24:00.000+00:002007-11-19T08:24:00.000+00:00Ha. Brilliant. Every smut writer should be forced ...Ha. Brilliant. Every smut writer should be forced to read this before they begin. <BR/><BR/>Mind you, I love it when the story is about the sex. When the drive of the narrative is about wanting a certain kind of sex or sexual experience, but I do hate crowbarred in. My pet peeve is when a previously straight female protag suddenly and out of the blue has an f/f experience for no reason other thanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-64920632033797534252007-11-19T08:11:00.000+00:002007-11-19T08:11:00.000+00:00::stands up and applauds:: Brilliant post, Olivia!...::stands up and applauds:: Brilliant post, Olivia!<BR/><BR/>"It depends on the story. Everything depends on the story."<BR/><BR/>And the <A HREF="http://lustbites.blogspot.com/2007/02/oh-no-not-another-one-of-those-scenes.html" REL="nofollow">characters</A>. Because, as you say, "Sex can change everything."Dayle A. Dermatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939607463306965652noreply@blogger.com