tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post8699082971093862410..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: Does Size MatterMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-79918903754128026802008-06-07T03:26:00.000+01:002008-06-07T03:26:00.000+01:00Most days, I love it fast and hard. After all, wh...Most days, I love it fast and hard. After all, who's got time for a leisurely stroll down erotica lane with nothing but your imagination and vibrator to keep you company?<BR/><BR/>But there is something to be said for longer, more details and romance. After all, someone has to be there to cuddle with when you come down right?Angellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752214549343627320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-79230582347867928092008-06-04T18:37:00.000+01:002008-06-04T18:37:00.000+01:00Can't believe nobody has put the obvious it isn't ...Can't believe nobody has put the obvious it isn't length that's important but what you do with it comment!<BR/>I think the length of the story does depend on the characters and situation you're writing, I have two ideas that were meant to be shorts, and are now racing past novella length, desperate to be so much more. Sometimes there's just so much more for your characters to say and do it's Jade Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191736432466425858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-16206215542836268782008-06-03T13:55:00.000+01:002008-06-03T13:55:00.000+01:00I have the attention span of a monkey and also get...I have the attention span of a monkey and also get a bit agitated if I have to sit for too long, so, as a reader, I like to read novellas more often than novels.<BR/><BR/>Even if a novel is intensely engrossing, I still find myself feeling at a certain point, when is this going to be over? There are the exceptions of course in which I do get to the end of a novel and want more, but mostly not.<BRLVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-31095652788345802102008-06-03T12:27:00.000+01:002008-06-03T12:27:00.000+01:00Hi Jessewave - and welcome! Glad you like our blog...Hi Jessewave - and welcome! Glad you like our blog!Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-17011792004372936812008-06-03T11:25:00.000+01:002008-06-03T11:25:00.000+01:00Hi GuysI discovered your blog recently and read a ...Hi Guys<BR/><BR/>I discovered your blog recently and read a number of the great posts. I thought I would respond to this one which really peaked my interest. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a writer but I'm an avid reader and I also review books. I usually prefer novellas as a reviewer because of the time commitment - so many books, so little time. Also it's difficult to read a novel on a computer screen (or jessewavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300405269252968276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-70339868574328578242008-06-03T01:21:00.000+01:002008-06-03T01:21:00.000+01:00Well, I haven't been excessively interactive today...Well, I haven't been excessively interactive today. Apologies, I've been suffering at the dentist and then writing one of those incredibly focused 2000-word stories that allow me to wallow in one intense, sexy scene(spanking, in this case....yum!)and then move on.<BR/><BR/>Interesting how many of us fancy novellaa! They seem to be enjoying a resurgence. Yay!<BR/><BR/>Dayle of course makes a very TeresaNoelleRobertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542291750786128688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-90217590562768700302008-06-02T23:48:00.000+01:002008-06-02T23:48:00.000+01:00I agree with Kate. I love to read a novella but I ...I agree with Kate. I love to read a novella but I can't write them, my plots are always too complex and convoluted, or maybe I'm just too verbose by far.<BR/><BR/>Teresa loved the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-44373540751293080062008-06-02T19:35:00.000+01:002008-06-02T19:35:00.000+01:00I like whatever works for the characters' emotiona...I like whatever works for the characters' emotional arc via the sexuality. If that makes any sense!Dayle A. Dermatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939607463306965652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-12557060461940828412008-06-02T18:48:00.000+01:002008-06-02T18:48:00.000+01:00I think I like them all as a reader. As a writer I...I think I like them all as a reader. As a writer I love the long convoluted sexual epics I get to write, but sometimes the instant gratification of writing a short story works for me as well.<BR/>God, I'm so confused :)Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-71685755213111086332008-06-02T16:56:00.000+01:002008-06-02T16:56:00.000+01:00Janine wrote:I always found the problem with readi...Janine wrote:<BR/><I>I always found the problem with reading a really good erotic novel is that one gets ... worn out ... before getting through much of the plot.</I><BR/><BR/>Hehe, I have that "problem" even with erotic short stories (both as a reader and writer). I often end up writing/reading in installments, even with shorts.Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-77768860335081000202008-06-02T15:41:00.000+01:002008-06-02T15:41:00.000+01:00I enjoy all three, reading and writing, although I...I enjoy all three, reading and writing, although I rarely write anything shorter than about 5000 words. (And everything ends up too long by a fifth, but pruning is always worthwhile too.) Short stories and novels are entirely different beasts - as Madeline said, you can use short stories to explore just one concept - whereas most of the novellas I write could be deepened and broadened into Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-49451606796236667272008-06-02T15:22:00.000+01:002008-06-02T15:22:00.000+01:00My vote is definitely for novels, but I do like my...My vote is definitely for novels, but I do like my casts of thousands and everything hopelessly convoluted. Novellas are fun, but I have trouble seeing them as more than beginnings. I always want more.<BR/><BR/>Short stories are the bane of my existence. I don't write many and they don't rate very highly on my list of things to read. If I want something quick I tend to opt for comics or manga.Vincent Copseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233265999577106740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-21618155009020042072008-06-02T13:48:00.000+01:002008-06-02T13:48:00.000+01:00I always found the problem with reading a really g...I always found the problem with reading a really good erotic novel is that one gets ... worn out ... before getting through much of the plot.<BR/>;-)Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-57654448349209123442008-06-02T13:21:00.000+01:002008-06-02T13:21:00.000+01:00Highly dependent on the situation. :) I like my qu...Highly dependent on the situation. :) I like my quickies and I like the longer stories, depends on my mood and my obsessions. <BR/><BR/>And I love the "whim-de-quim" phrase too. :D<BR/><BR/>As for writing, well... I seem to write either long stories (10k words) or novels (100k), my brain hasn't really accepted many other lengths yet. :)t'Sadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708681580853057497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-161925324383986242008-06-02T12:03:00.000+01:002008-06-02T12:03:00.000+01:00Great post.It's nice to see you talk about reading...Great post.<BR/><BR/>It's nice to see you talk about reading as a journey. I've been blogging about this and am horrified at how many readers want to look at their destination first before they get on the train!<BR/><BR/>I have to agree that a novella is an ideal length for an erotic story - I've read many full-length novels where the characters have sex ALL THE BLOODY TIME just to fill up the Erasteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203293017233301227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-24494307756571805372008-06-02T12:01:00.000+01:002008-06-02T12:01:00.000+01:00I think I'd like novella writing but - I'm shy - I...I think I'd like novella writing but - I'm shy - I need to be asked.<BR/><BR/>Ahort stories are fun because the characters can be whatever I wamt: a bearded lady in a circus, a vengeful ex intent on causing injury, a woman who sees a specific dress as armour or a girl who finds the perfect pair of shoes and takes it as a sign from God. In my novels (ooo I get to use the plural now!) the main Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-39663927579738255572008-06-02T12:00:00.000+01:002008-06-02T12:00:00.000+01:00Great post! Novella is also my length of choice, ...Great post! Novella is also my length of choice, both reading and writing erotic romance. <BR/><BR/>BUT...as you said, sometimes I need it NOW and reading or writing a short does the trick. And now and then I want to get realllly involved. Then only a novel will do.Natasha Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254323950791396984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-81401036240728751562008-06-02T10:24:00.000+01:002008-06-02T10:24:00.000+01:00I vote for shorts! Reading and writing. I mean, if...I vote for shorts! Reading and writing. I mean, if an erotic novel is good, I never read it in the right order anyway - I'm always skimming ahead or re-reading the juicy bits. <BR/><BR/>And I think short stories work beautifully when it comes to describing an erotic scene or encounter. <BR/><BR/>I *tried* to write a novella, but it threatened to morph into a novel and then a trilogy and the Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-84875850311477108612008-06-02T09:04:00.000+01:002008-06-02T09:04:00.000+01:00Yeah, I agree with Janine. I never thought I'd be ...Yeah, I agree with Janine. <BR/><BR/>I never thought I'd be able to write a novella, but I've done several now and I really enjoy doing them. Not being a particularly strong plotter, I enjoy writing the shorter length, where there just isn't room for a mighty and complicated plot. It means I can focus on what I enjoy most, the characters, their emotions and their relationship.<BR/><BR/>Yep, Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-63914958741239025742008-06-02T08:58:00.000+01:002008-06-02T08:58:00.000+01:00whim-de-quim?! Awesome!Teresa I loved this post, l...<I>whim-de-quim</I>?! Awesome!<BR/><BR/>Teresa I loved this post, loved the<BR/>pictures and I love writing ... novellas.<BR/><BR/>Yep, that's my length of choice. Not so big it's hard to keep it up, not so small it doesn't make much of an impact. (Sorry!) <BR/><BR/>I've written 2 novellas for Black Lace and one for CatScratch. In a novella you can get in everything you want to say and develop Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.com