tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post6336477528192887492..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: Confessions of a Craft Freak: Sex and the Apprentice WriterCroco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-80495698315437885492013-02-27T05:47:08.770-05:002013-02-27T05:47:08.770-05:00"I especially like erotic stories from foreig..."I especially like erotic stories from foreign (non-western) cultures but its so hard to find. No one seems to publish it".<br /><br />Do you mean erotic stories written by Asian or African writers?Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275860455671107147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-18502812816254874792013-02-18T09:22:00.283-05:002013-02-18T09:22:00.283-05:00Hi Lisabet!
Oh come to georgia and spank my butt ...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Oh come to georgia and spank my butt you hot thing - harder! You hit like a girl - harder!<br /><br />Once again I am indebted to you, Lisabet for opening a door for me. I'll do my best for you.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-71417593876642548732013-02-18T09:18:59.731-05:002013-02-18T09:18:59.731-05:00Hi Kathleen!
Well, that's true, publication i...Hi Kathleen!<br /><br />Well, that's true, publication is very validating, especially if you write novels. but its not something I think about much when I write.<br /><br />It raises another more difficult question - who do you write for? Many writers think of their readers when they write and write to those readers. That's a fine thing. But some writers don't. I've been slogging with difficulty through James Joyce's "Ulysses" and I can definately tell he wasn;t thinking of his readers, yet this is regarded as a great novel. I dunno.<br /><br />Garce<br /><br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-15974974954289197402013-02-18T08:59:24.093-05:002013-02-18T08:59:24.093-05:00Hi Lady Flo!
Erotics literature is a genre which ...Hi Lady Flo!<br /><br />Erotics literature is a genre which is universal and ancient to all cultures like religious and horror stories because it touches us so physically. I especially like erotic stories from foreign (non-western) cultures but its so hard to find. No one seems to publish it.<br /><br />Garce<br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-46544230023437040882013-02-18T08:57:32.742-05:002013-02-18T08:57:32.742-05:00Hi Donna!
I think the love affair with words, and...Hi Donna!<br /><br />I think the love affair with words, and compelling images is at the heart of short story writing. Success is such a mysterious and elusive thing anyway, that whether someone hits the big time or not, its better to find satisfaction in what you;re doing.<br /><br />I remember something Keith Richards said about the decline and early death of Brian Jones, when an interviewer asked him what went wrong with this guy. He said "He liked being a rock star more than he liked being a musician."<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-29260108313316360912013-02-18T08:54:23.068-05:002013-02-18T08:54:23.068-05:00hi Annabeth!
I have high hopes for what I might o...hi Annabeth!<br /><br />I have high hopes for what I might offer here. I don;t know how many people will read it, but it gives me a chance at least to consolidate my thinking about these things.<br /><br />It would be interesting to know how many people find the physical act of writing, of hunkering over a yellow pad with a scratchy sounding pencil just physically satisfying. I write most of my first drafts that way, its just such a nice way to pass time.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-38446749491845557652013-02-18T08:51:46.974-05:002013-02-18T08:51:46.974-05:00Hi RG!
You in particular are especially bold at t...Hi RG!<br /><br />You in particular are especially bold at that. A lot of your stuff - I'm thinking especially of "Gaijin" - may make people uncomfortable, but it also reaches them strongly like the woman who was a rape victem who thanked you for writing that story. That's powerful.<br /><br />Garce<br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-56319515365764880612013-02-16T06:05:15.582-05:002013-02-16T06:05:15.582-05:00Hey, Garce,
Welcome to the ERWA blog! You belong ...Hey, Garce,<br /><br />Welcome to the ERWA blog! You belong here. And if you waste your monthly space telling everyone how you're a crappy writer, well, I'm just going to have to come to Georgia and whomp your butt! <br /><br />Because, honestly, anyone who can produce a post like this <b>is</b> a talented writer. (The quote singled out by RG is just one example.) I'd know that even if I hadn't read your stories.<br /><br />And I <b>have</b> read your stories.<br /><br />I know your self-deprecation isn't false modesty. You really believe that being a craft freak is somehow second best. <br /><br />Maybe here at the blog we can change your perspective. <br /><br />I'll tell you something. I rarely write more than two drafts of <b>anything</b> (including my dissertation). My stories either flow or they don't - no amount of fussing with them is likely to change that. So I'm in awe of people like you who work so consciously toward perfection.<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-78936671531573733162013-02-15T14:27:08.956-05:002013-02-15T14:27:08.956-05:00Garce - this promises to be an interesting series....Garce - this promises to be an interesting series. I look forward to reading the rest.<br /><br />And By The Way - being published is a big deal. Just because you reached a goal doesn't mean it was easy or meaningless. So many of us forget that. We let rejection sting us forever but only revel in joy for a few seconds, and that's no way to treat ourselves. Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-71916399083501721612013-02-15T13:28:18.951-05:002013-02-15T13:28:18.951-05:00I think the best erotic literature is a matter of ...I think the best erotic literature is a matter of culture, not a trade issue.<br />People need to know this.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275860455671107147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-84583893938955347312013-02-15T11:17:45.393-05:002013-02-15T11:17:45.393-05:00Welcome, Garce. I am so looking forward to readin...Welcome, Garce. I am so looking forward to reading your posts, because I'm already inspired by your words. Yep, it's pretty obvious that most readers want us to share our secrets of success in being published, which is but the first step to the inevitable glamorous trappings of agent, book auction, movie deal. Few seem at all interested in the real riches of writing--a love affair with words, story and truth.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615190390845433428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-52968247047770775842013-02-15T10:06:45.648-05:002013-02-15T10:06:45.648-05:00Looking forward to seeing where this blog takes yo...Looking forward to seeing where this blog takes you! <br /><br />And I own a fountain pen or two myself... To me, that and the fetish for nice paper or the smell of pencils can be about the sensuality of the act of writing itself (aside from any compensation or procrastination that might be going on).Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-68974209113637202602013-02-15T04:44:21.858-05:002013-02-15T04:44:21.858-05:00"A good sex story should give sex a bad name ..."A good sex story should give sex a bad name when it comes from licking your tongue in the dark wet spots of your soul and tasting and reporting about the human heart, and when its done right it stands for the ages"<br /><br />Wonderful post, Garce. And I agree.Remittance Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902713020074243375noreply@blogger.com