tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post1107487373027240509..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: A bluffer's guide to... ParanormalsMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-16750750073160812392008-06-27T19:03:00.000+01:002008-06-27T19:03:00.000+01:00Firstly, hello and all that. Olivia, great post o...Firstly, hello and all that. Olivia, great post on this wonderfully wrongfooting pocket of erotica. What I like best about writing paranormal erotica is the chance to pull the reality rug from under a few readers' rock steady expectations. <BR/><BR/>Like Dayle, I do find myself steering away from some areas like vampire lore and werewolves simply because its so much harder to find something newAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-69031721967771283002008-06-12T13:03:00.000+01:002008-06-12T13:03:00.000+01:00Oh bloody hell Kristina - I'll never complain abou...Oh bloody hell Kristina - I'll never complain about a Black Lace cover again! <BR/>I'm taking a wild guess that in Germany our books are not marketed at a female/romance audience.Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-23679731357144275282008-06-12T08:34:00.000+01:002008-06-12T08:34:00.000+01:00Great post, Olivia! And the covers look so lovely....Great post, Olivia! And the covers look so lovely. <BR/><BR/>Agreed, Dark Side man does look a bit of a chump, bless him. But I'd rather have that than this <A HREF="http://www.amazon.de/Gibs-mir-Erotischer-Kristina-Lloyd/dp/3499248859/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213171995&sr=1-2" REL="nofollow">horror, horror, horror!</A> It's the new cover for the German translation of <I>Asking for TroubleKristina Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260838019243820610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-41142610664917164142008-06-12T08:10:00.000+01:002008-06-12T08:10:00.000+01:00Thanks, Olivia! It means a lot that you like Ill M...Thanks, Olivia! It means a lot that you like <I>Ill Met By Moonlight</I>... <BR/><BR/>It might be something I read in fan fiction, but there may also be an episode where it happens, but I think in BtVS, Spike does drink blood from a mug or glass whilst watching television, possibly the footie.Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-79363628349919386672008-06-11T22:10:00.000+01:002008-06-11T22:10:00.000+01:00Trying to figure...Various hypotheses: Alpha males...<I>Trying to figure...</I><BR/><BR/>Various hypotheses: Alpha males become attractive if...<BR/>a) it's offset by the fluffiness of fur<BR/>b) they don't drink beer, only blood, and no-one can watch football with a pint of blood<BR/>c) they don't actually exist<BR/>d) they're in some way tortured by the contradictions of their existence<BR/><BR/>My bets on d) but I'm a psychopathic author and Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-55932301370076797852008-06-11T21:28:00.000+01:002008-06-11T21:28:00.000+01:00You know, I seldom read contemps that feature a Na...You know, I seldom read contemps that feature a Navy Seal/Army ranger/Special Ops/MI5 hero in them because all that chest thumping. overbearing, alpha asshole behavior ends up pissing me off.<BR/><BR/>Yet, give that same character fangs or fur and that same alpha behavior becomes protective, possessive, and HOT!<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Bev(QB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03571585694956752892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-25645478369164771292008-06-11T20:58:00.000+01:002008-06-11T20:58:00.000+01:00You're right about the mates thing, Dayle - it's s...You're right about the mates thing, Dayle - it's something that has to be gradually revealed (in traditional mystery fashion) or - like classic tragedy - doomed. But I've also seen it well done where everything else is driving them apart, masses of internal and external conflicts, so although you know they're destined to be together you can't see how on earth it's going to happen. (Which is also,Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-69207232811806355102008-06-11T20:37:00.000+01:002008-06-11T20:37:00.000+01:00I'm in the minority in that it takes a really awes...I'm in the minority in that it takes a really awesome book for me to want to read about vampires. I don't have anything against them...it's just that the market seems overloaded with them and so many of the stories and characters are just clichés. Give me something fresh and new, or some really awesome writing, and you've got me, though.<BR/><BR/>(And I say this even as I'm planning a vampire Dayle A. Dermatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939607463306965652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-7434467839376178032008-06-11T20:19:00.000+01:002008-06-11T20:19:00.000+01:00The covers look great all lined up together like t...The covers look great all lined up together like that! So cool in trade format as well.<BR/>I love to read urban fantasy and paranormals-I'm a big fan of L K Hamilton and J R Ward.<BR/>The ones I've read with the Lusties in, have been fabulous!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093325179155794600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-54355719066200007952008-06-11T15:42:00.000+01:002008-06-11T15:42:00.000+01:00I often think my paranormals are actually really c...I often think my paranormals are actually really contemporaries with paranormal ingredients. I don't think world building and plotting are my strong points, so I just concentrate on the emotions and relationships more than anything...Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-15797286433711160462008-06-11T14:38:00.000+01:002008-06-11T14:38:00.000+01:00Very nice, Olivia. I may have to use your post as...Very nice, Olivia. I may have to use your post as a template for the 'Contemporary' overview coming next week.<BR/><BR/>I'd have to say my favourites otherworldly type is Dracula himself.<BR/>It took me forever to actually write a paranormal story, but I'm happy to say the story will appear in the upcoming anthology 'Lust at First Bite'. I doubt I could do a whole book, though. Still a Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-57932500481095997282008-06-11T14:25:00.000+01:002008-06-11T14:25:00.000+01:00I love paranormals and there is something so inher...I love paranormals and there is something so inherently sexy about male vampires. Well the ones in books or portrayed on my TV screen. Don't know about the real ones, however!!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of vampires on TV I've deserted Angel and am now just a tad fixated on Mick St John from Moonlight. I really love that programme. It is a pity it has been cancelled.<BR/><BR/>Think I'll have to put a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-38357158727763665452008-06-11T13:54:00.000+01:002008-06-11T13:54:00.000+01:00When I worked as an assistant arboricultural offic...When I worked as an assistant arboricultural officer in local govt, someone circulated a list of explanations to give citizens as to why, no, we're not going to cut that tree down just because you want us to. <BR/><BR/>Reason No.10 was "Because the tree-god will be angry."Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-91772605627656086712008-06-11T13:30:00.000+01:002008-06-11T13:30:00.000+01:00Educational, eloquent, and entertaining, Olivia!Qu...Educational, eloquent, and entertaining, Olivia!<BR/><BR/>Question: Do the BL guidelines expressly prohibit things that go <I>bumpitty-bumpitty-bump</I> in the daytime? What if the author tells the editor that the elves said so? (That argument usually trumps house policy, right?)Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-82145972609134602482008-06-11T12:31:00.000+01:002008-06-11T12:31:00.000+01:00P.S. Ev - YES, Laurell K Hamilton is great for vam...P.S. Ev - YES, Laurell K Hamilton is great for vamps and werewolves! Even if her heroines do wear Outfits with a capital O ;-)Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-35147674799893102272008-06-11T12:30:00.000+01:002008-06-11T12:30:00.000+01:00And unlike the usual erotica covers, there are raf...And unlike the usual erotica covers, there are rafts of men; most gratifying. Mostly very delectable, although the man on <I>Love on the dark side</I> worries me a little. Something suggests he might not actually fancy women at all. Or that if he opened his mouth, it wouldn't be advanced metaphysics coming out. But your stubbly wildwood man is delicious, Janine! And Maya - your tattoed tyrant is Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-42833437935852152692008-06-11T10:24:00.000+01:002008-06-11T10:24:00.000+01:00Paranormals, oh yeah. Madelynne's excuse for years...Paranormals, oh yeah. Madelynne's excuse for years of live role-playing. It's research I tell yer...Vincent Copseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233265999577106740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-46860298076672678622008-06-11T10:19:00.000+01:002008-06-11T10:19:00.000+01:00Aren't those books pretty? And so much better-beha...Aren't those books pretty? And so much better-behaved than pirates!<BR/><BR/>You're so right about paranormals - mysterious men, tough chicks and delusions of grandeur. What's not to love? :-D<BR/><BR/>And, fingers crossed, Adam might just OK my latest minotaur story. <BR/><BR/>xxx<BR/>Janine "scorpion men" AshblessJanine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-10344548299593721182008-06-11T04:39:00.000+01:002008-06-11T04:39:00.000+01:00I love paras. I just finished LKH's newest one- to...I love paras. I just finished LKH's newest one- to hell with the housework and laundry that actually is in desperate need of doing. <BR/><BR/>Vamps are my favs but I like weres and elves and fairies and...<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to read these stories!!evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934195971209660106noreply@blogger.com