tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post7616488956173355456..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: An Interview with Jolie du PréMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-91775523774163233702007-08-16T13:59:00.000+01:002007-08-16T13:59:00.000+01:00Thank you for your interview, Jolie! I look forwar...Thank you for your interview, Jolie! I look forward to reading your iridescent erotica (what a beautiful image -- the blended, dazzling colors of female sexuality). The excerpt is delicious . . . I love the thought of that rich, gleaming, caramel skin. <BR/><BR/>I've always enjoyed writing f/f scenes, though I've always wondered if I was cheapening them by focusing so heavily on the erotic Anne Tourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069906622556623080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-21977039982978608292007-08-16T09:04:00.000+01:002007-08-16T09:04:00.000+01:00The UnspankingSounds like a film title!I'd watch i...<I>The Unspanking</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like a film title!<BR/>I'd watch it...Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-32422442079191110122007-08-15T23:37:00.000+01:002007-08-15T23:37:00.000+01:00Hi, Jolie! That makes two great excerpts of yours...Hi, Jolie! That makes two great excerpts of yours I've seen this week--the other being at the <I><A HREF="http://www.eroticanthology.com/forthecure.htm" REL="nofollow">Coming Together: For the Cure</A></I> promotional day. (Goodness gracious, was that a shameless plug?)<BR/><BR/><I>Vanilla spanking: spanking without the ritual, role play, latex or leather.</I><BR/><BR/>Olivia, I wonder if what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-45095062108284430812007-08-15T22:38:00.000+01:002007-08-15T22:38:00.000+01:00If it's true that we write best about what/who tur...If it's true that we write best about what/who turns us on (if not necessarily about what we've actually done), it seems to give an unfair literary advantage to those of us who are bi. Given that we already have a larger potential dating pool, that hardly seems fair. I mean, it's great, speaking as an equal opportunity lecher, but not fair.<BR/><BR/>Great interview, Jolie. Such a pleasure to TeresaNoelleRobertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542291750786128688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-29313663037759134892007-08-15T21:39:00.000+01:002007-08-15T21:39:00.000+01:00I think you hit the nail on the head there, Jolie ...I think you hit the nail on the head there, Jolie - well-crafted stories aren't always enough. <BR/><BR/>I love the phrase you used in the interview - f/f 'captured your heart'. It's that feeling for it, imho, that makes a story shine.<BR/><BR/>And when an editor knows that and sees that, you're going to get a damn fine collection. Iridescence sounds wonderful. I hope it flies!Kristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-15386627320992930152007-08-15T20:57:00.000+01:002007-08-15T20:57:00.000+01:00There can be a book of lesbian erotica written ent...There can be a book of lesbian erotica written entirely by heterosexual women. There can be a book of African American erotica written entirely by Caucasians. There can be a book of BDSM erotica written entirely by vanilla authors. And these books could very well contain perfectly crafted/well written stories. But that's all you've got. And for this reader, author and editor, that's not GLBT Promohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820785756693856574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-31880699700976536822007-08-15T17:48:00.000+01:002007-08-15T17:48:00.000+01:00Great interview, some really interesting chat too....Great interview, some really interesting chat too.<BR/><BR/>I don't have trouble writing stuff I don't do (or haven't done yet) but I would struggle to write about stuff I don't get off on. There doesn't seem much point. I may as well write some hacky, better paid, non-fiction pieces for lifestyle magazines under a different name (not that I would *ever* do that. No, no.) <BR/><BR/>I've done someKristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-6735436185357212952007-08-15T17:38:00.000+01:002007-08-15T17:38:00.000+01:00that's an interesting thought on the needing to be...that's an interesting thought on the needing to be a lesbian or bisexual leaning toward women in order to write it. i'm fairly certain i've read f/f stuff by women (and men) under pseudonyms and not so much pseudonyms (god i hope i'm spelling that right) and have enjoyed it as much as any other f/f stuff. i'm also fairly certain i've read m/m stuff by women and het men. <BR/><BR/>does this go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-49018660955126005882007-08-15T17:35:00.000+01:002007-08-15T17:35:00.000+01:00Fascinating post.I tend to agree that I couldn't w...Fascinating post.<BR/>I tend to agree that I couldn't write f/f because it doesn't interest me. m/m and m/f/m does and I do write it-a lot.<BR/><BR/>In polls, Ellora's Cave readers are 'very' definite about what they want to read and f/f is very low on the list. I'm not sure why unless its the sense that f/f is discovering the already known and doesn't have the same sexual tension as m/f or m/m. Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-82687702274469063742007-08-15T15:31:00.000+01:002007-08-15T15:31:00.000+01:00Dayle - great interview, but you also had a very i...Dayle - great interview, but you also had a very interesting subject to talk to.<BR/><BR/>Loved the questions. Will be looking for Jolie's work.Angellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752214549343627320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-87415740844249899802007-08-15T15:19:00.000+01:002007-08-15T15:19:00.000+01:00I have to agree with Amanda. Writers use their im...I have to agree with Amanda. Writers use their imaginations to create other worlds, paranormal encounters, murderers and the detectives who brilliantly catch them, etc. It seems odd to me, frankly, that erotica writers have trouble writing stuff they don't do. That said, I suppose I've had a lot of experiences I can draw on, expand on, in order to write a scene outside my comfort zone. Or Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-70262335726352259002007-08-15T15:07:00.000+01:002007-08-15T15:07:00.000+01:00well i'm a straight woman who has written f/f erot...well i'm a straight woman who has written f/f erotica, not romance, but erotica. in fact i'm in iridescence. ;) i don't really buy into the idea that a straight woman can't write f/f stuff. a writer should be able to write about anyone and anything: imagination, empathy and keen observation skills make all the difference. so far the comments on my f/f erotica have been positive. lesbian friends Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-29000876868415692132007-08-15T14:43:00.000+01:002007-08-15T14:43:00.000+01:00Mm... Vanilla spanking. Yummy.Thanks Jolie. This h...Mm... Vanilla spanking. Yummy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Jolie. This has got us thinking. Dangerous, that. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to make a confession here. I'm a "bisexual woman who prefers men" I guess. I don't normally worry about labels because I know what I like and I write what I feel like at the time and that suits me fine. <BR/><BR/>However I do admit to having a slight problem writing straightforwardJanine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-31162124857055137332007-08-15T14:42:00.000+01:002007-08-15T14:42:00.000+01:00Hmm, that's not *very* vanilla, O, is it? I mean t...Hmm, that's not *very* vanilla, O, is it? I mean the mention of 'nanny' alone...<BR/><BR/>You're going to lose your 'token vanilla' status if you carry on like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-46182267379471150032007-08-15T14:14:00.000+01:002007-08-15T14:14:00.000+01:00Vanilla spanking: spanking without the ritual, rol...Vanilla spanking: spanking without the ritual, role play, latex or leather. Just good firm smacks on the bottom, like Nanny used to give.Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-33883118118636421502007-08-15T14:05:00.000+01:002007-08-15T14:05:00.000+01:00Thanks for the interview Jolie. I'm the other way ...Thanks for the interview Jolie. <BR/><BR/>I'm the other way around, I can write novels but not short stories. As soon as I put pen to paper the plot takes on a life of its own.<BR/><BR/>I don't see why erotic cannot be read and enjoyed whether it is m/m, m/f, or f/f. I've included all those scenarios in my books and never gotten any negative feedback from my readers.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548662082386213587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-73878679344370863982007-08-15T13:54:00.000+01:002007-08-15T13:54:00.000+01:00Welcome, welcome! It's so great to have you here ...Welcome, welcome! It's so great to have you here at Lust Bites, Jolie. Enjoy your day. The interview is interesting and the excerpt from your story makes me want to read the rest. I love the idea of Iridescence, and the cover, and your excerpt, so I betcha I'd enjoy the book. Think I'll find out. Thanks for the interview, Dayle, and thanks for coming by, Jolie.Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-20566913712778573892007-08-15T13:51:00.000+01:002007-08-15T13:51:00.000+01:00Uh, what's vanilla spanking?Uh, what's vanilla spanking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-14072150915461423532007-08-15T13:30:00.000+01:002007-08-15T13:30:00.000+01:00But if het women enjoy m/m...? (Okay, I know it's ...But if het women enjoy m/m...? (Okay, I know it's not a symmetrical situation.) <I>protecting men from scary m/m</I> - I find it hilarious that the more determinedly het men are, the more likely they are to eat each other's sperm (on a biscuit) and bash each other's genitals with shoes, all in the name of Manly Games. When perhaps kissing each other might be <I>less</I> scary, all considered...<Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-82161905501657598922007-08-15T12:40:00.000+01:002007-08-15T12:40:00.000+01:00I actually totally disagree with you O. I think th...I actually totally disagree with you O. I think the reason RL f/f is not taboo when RL m/m is, is precisely that het men enjoy f/f. For example, a lot of het swingers clubs have the rule that f/f is fine but m/m is banned. And that rule (often hidden behind health concerns) is all about giving het men what they want while protecting them from scary m/m.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I probably should not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-9798268421994957472007-08-15T11:27:00.000+01:002007-08-15T11:27:00.000+01:00Super interview & some interesting comments. This...Super interview & some interesting comments. This one surprised me:<BR/><I>The majority of people who read erotic romance are heterosexual women. These women are interested in M/F and M/M, not F/F.</I><BR/>I always thought, given the number of "vanilla lesbians", women were more relaxed about messing about with their own sex than men. When did you last see two men snog at a party for the Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-48348322174689331512007-08-15T05:30:00.000+01:002007-08-15T05:30:00.000+01:00Thankyou Dayle and Jolie.Such great questions with...Thankyou Dayle and Jolie.<BR/>Such great questions with even more interesting and informative answers.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322315643492339741noreply@blogger.com