tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post7412665534440921376..comments2024-02-24T23:58:01.458+13:00Comments on Good Lesbian Books: Pet Peeves and Problems in Lesbian FictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post-14264055597998023242014-07-05T23:20:49.045+12:002014-07-05T23:20:49.045+12:00Coming out of left field with the whole lesbian th...Coming out of left field with the whole lesbian thing. Ash was a pretty good example of this.<br /><br />-Good book<br />-Great characters<br />-About half way through, she turns around and decides she's a lesbian<br /><br />There should be some sort of build up. Maybe the characters aren't in a romantic relationship, but have some hints about how they feel. For example, in my book the main characters have to hold hands early on. Raven's heart starts beating faster and she has no clue why. Little trick called foreshadowing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630999075487419420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post-45019190569491480582013-11-28T17:00:43.136+13:002013-11-28T17:00:43.136+13:00Our Badass Brats stories are written by bi, not le...Our Badass Brats stories are written by bi, not lesbian, authors. We love kink so it's not for everyone. M/f/f menage with BDSM. <br /><br />The women are not and never will be afterthoughts. I can tell women doing male centric reviews of my dark erotica book Bind and Keep Me because they moan about how the man is poorly done by despite the women being deeply in love. Funny and sad at the same time.Cari Silverwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00950284353140027038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post-44005968903133838002013-08-27T10:03:55.945+12:002013-08-27T10:03:55.945+12:00A sort of mix of points 1 & 3 on your list, I ...A sort of mix of points 1 & 3 on your list, I think - gender stereotyping. Not even in a butch/femme way (which, now that I think of it, almost never comes up) but I feel like one of two things happens in lesbian fiction: either one of the main couple is the Masculine Gender Role Actor and one of them is the Feminine Gender Role Actor or...or the characters are so very similar that it's difficult to tell them apart except by hair and eye colour. It is possible for two people to be different and to enjoy different things without relying on stereotypically gendered relationship dynamics. <br /><br />Also, just once I'd like to see an f/f/m menage in which the relationship between the two women is more than just an afterthought.Reipannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post-39129718100470348412013-08-22T16:32:05.971+12:002013-08-22T16:32:05.971+12:00Ha ha, fantastic. I'll add that link to the ma...Ha ha, fantastic. I'll add that link to the main post :DGood Lesbian Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424478837138062357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588499618553849191.post-69766644833866226682013-08-22T04:56:04.525+12:002013-08-22T04:56:04.525+12:00I couldn't agree more! Thankfully the genre is...I couldn't agree more! Thankfully the genre is getting broader and self-published writers are realising that copy-editing and proofing are a must if you want an audience.<br /><br />I had a very non-serious crack at writing the first chapter of one of each lesbian genre here: http://vtdavy.com/category/glbt-fiction/<br /><br />Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com