I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good  

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."


erikaj - Apr 27, 2005 1:06:07 pm PDT #7516 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

That's just...romantic comedy or something...my brain before lunch. Not "porn"


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2005 1:09:42 pm PDT #7517 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

I've read Black Lace. It's porn.


erikaj - Apr 27, 2005 1:11:46 pm PDT #7518 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

How many sex scenes did they used to have?


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2005 1:12:13 pm PDT #7519 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

Uh... many?


erikaj - Apr 27, 2005 1:14:00 pm PDT #7520 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Oh, yeah, I suppose. Hope the writers and readers don't suffer from the lack of, um, wiggle room, Betsy.


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2005 1:14:35 pm PDT #7521 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

If you follow the link, it's to an angry erotica writer who says that she is indeed suffering.


brenda m - Apr 27, 2005 1:16:06 pm PDT #7522 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I've read a couple of them, and not much cared for them. But if I pick one up and find what the new specs detail, I'm not getting what I'm looking for. Hell, most of the lighthearted historicals these days have more than that going on.


Betsy HP - Apr 27, 2005 1:16:47 pm PDT #7523 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

Exactly. It's as if Toys in Babeland suddenly started selling only chin massagers.


erikaj - Apr 27, 2005 1:19:37 pm PDT #7524 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Yeah...chickenshits. I've not read it, but I don't appreciate gutlessness.


Nutty - Apr 27, 2005 1:29:20 pm PDT #7525 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

...These are people who don't understand the meaning of "niche," huh? If it's called Black Lace, and has heretofore been known for porn, what do you think people will call it even years after it's stopped actually being porn?

If they wanted to publish less porny work, they needed to set up a separate publishing house or series name. Preferably something that does not say NAUGHTY UNDERPANTS all over it, you know?