tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post9127641396300085642..comments2023-05-22T11:41:22.776-04:00Comments on ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT... Romance Divas: ...But you look so normal?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-32367705773745758712013-04-20T07:08:34.242-04:002013-04-20T07:08:34.242-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398314314111407788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-6909918671586928122012-12-12T08:06:02.347-05:002012-12-12T08:06:02.347-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kızlık zarıhttp://www.dilekavsar.com.tr/genital-estetik.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-88313997288245392682011-07-27T09:19:28.420-04:002011-07-27T09:19:28.420-04:00I've elected to embrace my wierdness - in my o...I've elected to embrace my wierdness - in my own way. It doesn't involve purple hair, piercings or tattoos - which the Senior Partner at my law firm really appreciates. Like Marianne says, if you only embrace your unique characteristics by being like a group of others - you're just dancing to the beat of someone else's drum. <br /><br />I hate the way romance gets labeled. Back before the rise of indie publishing (Vive La Revolution) - one of my books was rejected by a romance agent because it was too "literary" and would make people think too much. (A literary agent rejected it because it had too much sexual content and would make literary readers "uncomfortable.")<br /><br />We should all rebel against labels, boxes and pigeonholes. Instead of trying to define love so that it fits in the nice little boxes, let's celebrate that love is bigger and broader than any attempt to limit it. <br /><br />BTW - the rejected book was "Brotherly Love" and my message about celebrating love without trying to limit it was the book's message that the romance agent thought was too "deep" or "complicated" for romance readers!Mary Anne Grahamhttp://www.quackingalone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-62886739626657683042011-07-26T21:41:34.470-04:002011-07-26T21:41:34.470-04:00I understand the stereotyping. Not only do I writ...I understand the stereotyping. Not only do I write but I also do Tarot readings, Astrological and Numerological charts. I'm labeled "weird", "crazy", "off the wall" and sometimes "evil".<br /><br />Every writer lives withing their minds. Writing is that way to get it out just so we can seem "normal" . . . at least I used to think that way. Now I say: "Define normal."Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560925536585398778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-18326163827274251572011-07-26T17:56:34.795-04:002011-07-26T17:56:34.795-04:00Fairypenguin,
It's amazing how stereotypes ma...Fairypenguin,<br /><br />It's amazing how stereotypes manage to slither their way in regardless of who and what you are, but the feeling of "are you kidding me?" when you're on the receiving end is universal.<br /><br />Romance is by it's very nature an escapist genre. It's fantasy. Period. What I took offense to was the implication that anyone could write it, that it was somehow less than as a genre and that writers didn't have to "master the mechanics" of the craft in order to create their work. <br /><br />Like with any art form, it all begins with raw talent. But if you don't hone your skills and master the rules of application (style not withstanding), you never master the art itself.Marianne Moreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874251904452596285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932234087746848925.post-33944486064080840122011-07-26T09:06:54.633-04:002011-07-26T09:06:54.633-04:00I deal with stereotypes all of the time. When your...I deal with stereotypes all of the time. When your a scientist, people assume that you're a cold unfeeling logic robot. At one point I was explaining my research to a new acquaintance (she asked) and her first response was--"Oh, I don't believe in that sort of thing. I'm a church goer, after all. That's where I find my answers." The implication being that I, as a researcher, am a godless heathen. <br /><br />And as for that "white noise" comment...Yes, I use romance and fantasy to escape and relax. But I find that they can be mentally stimulating. The best authors sneak in a few curious facts or thought provoking ideas with the romance and adventure.TheReadingPenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732545193031333377noreply@blogger.com