tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post8288254809636288648..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Rants of a romance writerCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-52789389053151806622011-04-14T11:44:11.328-04:002011-04-14T11:44:11.328-04:00Rachel, I never thought about it, but you're r...Rachel, I never thought about it, but you're right. Most people have public books & private ones. Me? If there's a shelf available I'll have books on it. Books I read, have read or am planning to read. Nothing embarrasses me about what I read or write.<br />I'm proud to be a romance writer and reader!!Allie Standiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400647367316594875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-8381837511342173312011-04-14T04:14:36.039-04:002011-04-14T04:14:36.039-04:00I always liken it to the way that when you first v...I always liken it to the way that when you first visit peoples' houses, they often have their "impressive" books downstairs on the shelves in the living room, and hide all their genre fiction and the stuff they REALLY read upstairs in the bedrooms or their studies. Why? I would think much more of someone who has an active passion for different kinds of fiction than someone who read Rachel Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427981274039659043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49065171942075144772011-04-13T19:52:22.487-04:002011-04-13T19:52:22.487-04:00I'm 'one of those', too. And when I...I'm 'one of those', too. And when I'm in the book section I enjoy standing back and watching what others will pick up. I get some covert glances as they snag their fave romance author and scuttle away, head ducked. Me? Hell, I read blurb after blurb, ask strangers if they've read 'this one or that'. And I don't mind telling anyone that I write. I am more likely to Calisa Rhosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743891437445099016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-31553815860242401492011-04-13T17:58:41.739-04:002011-04-13T17:58:41.739-04:00Great post, Allie, and so true. I always feel slig...Great post, Allie, and so true. I always feel slightly embarrassed when I boldly choose a Mills and Boon (obvious to everyone it's a romance)and place it on the counter.<br /> <br />I consider myself to be very well read in all styles and genre but it's hard to shake off that perception that others will instantly place me in some sort of 'category.'<br /><br />My two adult sons, Cherie Le Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933336908575092119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-3651460469961779092011-04-13T13:26:01.075-04:002011-04-13T13:26:01.075-04:00People are very odd, aren't they? I'm afra...People are very odd, aren't they? I'm afraid I'm one of those people who has no shame when it comes to going into sex shops. I'll never forget being in one and helping out a truly gobsmacked man who'd 'accidentally' picked up a butt plug and was unsure of its use. I'm not sure if he was trying to embarrass me or someone else, but it backfired. And, man was he red!!Jude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-85973221298571522032011-04-13T12:09:37.167-04:002011-04-13T12:09:37.167-04:00I find it interesting that folks will laugh and ta...I find it interesting that folks will laugh and talk about the newest romantic movies (either comedies or dramas) to their friends yet won't talk about their love of reading romances. Don't they realize that ALL of those movies began with the written word? Seems the height of hypocrisy or maybe just downright stupidity, to me. I am who I am and I've never claimed to write anything Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49838143001994299682011-04-13T10:27:08.094-04:002011-04-13T10:27:08.094-04:00I've never been embarrased to buy romance book...I've never been embarrased to buy romance books, but I still can't work up the nerve to borrow the Kama Sutra from the library. And am still uncomfortable in the 'adult' section at Spencer's gifts or even Adult Toy Store...Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47417628700785658242011-04-13T10:23:35.643-04:002011-04-13T10:23:35.643-04:00Thanks, Harlie!!! I hope I'm feeling human aga...Thanks, Harlie!!! I hope I'm feeling human again soon. CA didn't agree with me at all. Lost my voice the third day. Too much bar time & too little sleep. But oh the stories I have to share...LMAO!!Allie Standiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400647367316594875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-22153933656776263152011-04-13T10:21:38.203-04:002011-04-13T10:21:38.203-04:00Maybe all those closet romance readers should buy ...Maybe all those closet romance readers should buy e-readers to help with the deception. LOL!!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43095317145974459342011-04-13T10:21:03.576-04:002011-04-13T10:21:03.576-04:00Take care of that plague, hon. And I love going in...Take care of that plague, hon. And I love going into bookstores with my girls and embarrassing them by oohing and ahhhing over the covers. LOL <br /><br />But you're right. The stigma attached to romance books and romance writers in general is that it's not really literature. <br /><br />Screw it. The proof is in the pudding. Just like you showed us with sales!Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-2304866638546079892011-04-13T10:18:05.465-04:002011-04-13T10:18:05.465-04:00Get well soon. We need the gossip. LOL!Get well soon. We need the gossip. LOL!Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-81327052554959112912011-04-13T10:17:39.104-04:002011-04-13T10:17:39.104-04:00I read all over the place from Tom Clancey to Harl...I read all over the place from Tom Clancey to Harlequin to erotic. I'm not ashamed at all to buy books. I'm proud that I read period and should everyone else.Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.com