State of the Sookie

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Writing: None today. Have noodled and taken a left turn on an SF piece. Cliff Cody never does the erotica well. So maybe lesbians...

Reading: Abercombie Zombie by KZ Snow

Work: Hit 3 stores today. must revisit and check one because I flubbed an audit.

Cleaning: Bed made. Sink shined. Scrubbed crockpot.

Media: Supernatural, season 6

Crafting: Bat shawl Have finished lowest row of bats

Inkstained: Moved bank account. Calculated royalties.

Comments

The D-Man Checks In

[(Anonymous)]

Mmmmm... Been a while since I recall you doing a lesbian piece.

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And that would be why. Men paw all over it, tell me I'm doing it wrong and get it all gross.

The D-Man Relies

[(Anonymous)]

...And you care about what uninformed, egotistical men tell you, maybe just jealous of women touching what they cannot... WHY?

Re: The D-Man Relies

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Because they review it or send commentary along, or worse, accost me at cons.

The D-Man Relies

[(Anonymous)]

You know... I could see that in relation to your m/m pieces getting raked over the coals by gay men who might not see how a WOMAN can write in a genre she has no actual experience in, as she has no actual man-parts, nor gay male sub-culture to have actually lived... as she has no actual man-parts (which I should rather imagine would be kind of a requirement if you wanna legitimately join & hold a place in that exclusive club).

Can't see that men (straight or gay) should have a leg to stand on in the f/f dimension, as they have no actual girl-parts, nor lesbian sub-culture to have actually lived... as they have no actual girl-parts (which I should think would be kind of a requirement if they wanna join that rather exclusive club).

How the Hell would guys know if you are getting lesbian love stories & relationships & sex scenes right?!

How do reviews and/or commentary from people who clearly cannot relate to a subject count for anything? That's kind of like having a military budget reviewed by a bunch of hippies... or a charity catering to the LGBT community reviewed by an orthodox religious sect. Can we say: Non-applicable?

Yes, yes, yes... Sexuality is not based purely on physical endowments; it is almost as much mental as it is physical. Nonetheless: How can you comment/critique on something you don't have the physical parts for experiencing sensation through? ...And DARE tell somebody who does have those parts, and personal experiences, that she is doing and/or getting it wrong?

Where do these MALES get their legitimacy from in trashing a f/f story? ...And who cares what they think, since they are yapping about something they could not possibly know?

Re: The D-Man Relies

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The m/m audience is 90% female.
the few gay men who read my stuff say I get it right. I write from a bottom's perspective and know what it's like to make love to a man and be in love with a man.

The guys say I'm doing it wrong because it's not THEIR version of sexy lesbians. They have no qualms about doing this, because they are men, and therefore right.

Like I said, they paw it over and get it all sticky and I'm sorry I ever put it out.

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I love that shawl.

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I know, right?

It's my third attempt, because the first two failed. I wasn't skilled enough to manage it.