tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post6928960103371175243..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Amy Andrews: The Vibrator – does it have a place in category romance?Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64396985719251719652013-01-27T17:47:01.458-08:002013-01-27T17:47:01.458-08:00well - maybe at the beginning of the story before ...well - maybe at the beginning of the story before the couple gets together, but I hope not after.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-11185615689513850942013-01-26T08:23:03.390-08:002013-01-26T08:23:03.390-08:00LOL Eli - another good point :-)LOL Eli - another good point :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-12322352027555525022013-01-26T08:22:13.898-08:002013-01-26T08:22:13.898-08:00Thats a good point Kimberly. It's pushing a bo...Thats a good point Kimberly. It's pushing a boundary for sure....might have to examine my motives. Do muses have motives?Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20272305338590889482013-01-26T04:39:32.450-08:002013-01-26T04:39:32.450-08:00I think without trying we will not knowing the res...I think without trying we will not knowing the result, so I think just go ahead :)Eli Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207823134263812836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-50804541257850497982013-01-25T22:25:12.738-08:002013-01-25T22:25:12.738-08:00I don't think that it would shock me as long i...I don't think that it would shock me as long it wasn't just done for shock value.....meaning that it was just thrown in for no reason other to shock the reader and never a part of the characters. Kimberlyindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592772882240138574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21819681200683525202013-01-25T22:18:08.961-08:002013-01-25T22:18:08.961-08:00Hey Erin. You sound like my kind of reader. I know...Hey Erin. You sound like my kind of reader. I know when I read a book I am totally open to how the author chooses to tell the story. I call it the lazy reader. Or maybe, in this conversation it should be "easy" :-)<br />But if it doesn't work....wall banger! <br />Love real"ish". Cos you're right, there's a lot of closet dwellers amongst us :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-32937019172244579582013-01-25T22:11:11.185-08:002013-01-25T22:11:11.185-08:00Thanks Leni. I think in the end the muse will win ...Thanks Leni. I think in the end the muse will win out.<br />She's a determined little hussy! :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59466113119497470502013-01-25T19:42:33.565-08:002013-01-25T19:42:33.565-08:00LOL! What a fun post! I say write what comes natur...LOL! What a fun post! I say write what comes naturally to you and fits the story/character. I'm in it for the ride and you're the driver! So I say bring it! In this day and age, pretty much nothing is taboo or "scintillating" really and this is what real"ish" women do! (I say real"ish" b/c while a lot of women are comfortable using and talking about it, thereerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-78452994242651416322013-01-25T16:24:25.044-08:002013-01-25T16:24:25.044-08:00I say go for it. After the editing process, if thi...I say go for it. After the editing process, if this scene doesn't make it into the book and you still feel that you want to go back to writing more on the erotic side you can do that with other books. <br />Looking forward to finding out what you decide.Lenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961563333055272563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-16618990802101055212013-01-25T11:48:08.917-08:002013-01-25T11:48:08.917-08:00Hi Pat,
Thanks for taking the time to comment!Hi Pat,<br />Thanks for taking the time to comment!Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-71543836890448775282013-01-25T11:33:30.648-08:002013-01-25T11:33:30.648-08:00I've read books where self-fulfillment is
ment...I've read books where self-fulfillment is<br />mentioned or alluded to, so it's not a new-<br />to-me subject. I must be honest in that it<br />is not a favorite subject, which I would<br />bypass if possible. Your books are yours<br />to write as you wish, just as my choice of <br />books is as I wish. Good Luck!Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-69421833454432945712013-01-25T07:19:06.683-08:002013-01-25T07:19:06.683-08:00I hear ya! I even contmeplated not writing a reply...I hear ya! I even contmeplated not writing a reply because of the damn captcha hoops!Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59658098232152139342013-01-25T06:43:28.815-08:002013-01-25T06:43:28.815-08:00It took me two goes this time.
And again.It took me two goes this time.<br /><br />And again.Fiona Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483455541888759566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-53192822713166384862013-01-25T06:33:04.065-08:002013-01-25T06:33:04.065-08:00Cool. Good to know....
Jury still out. Will warn i...Cool. Good to know....<br />Jury still out. Will warn in advance though :-)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74622689154922774322013-01-25T06:27:33.605-08:002013-01-25T06:27:33.605-08:00Yowsers! I feel like I need a degree in captcha to...Yowsers! I feel like I need a degree in captcha tonight! Are they getting more complicated or is that just me?Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15888535474533735482013-01-25T06:25:34.697-08:002013-01-25T06:25:34.697-08:00I think it ties in with my obsession with fidelity...I think it ties in with my obsession with fidelity. There are probably other deep seated reasons. Technically I don't care if they do it off the page. I know in reality men do it all the time. But please, please don't tell me about it. I like to be able to pretend to myself and if you put it right out there my extremely visual brain will go right there and pull me totally out of my Fiona Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483455541888759566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-52153582411143537932013-01-25T06:23:57.800-08:002013-01-25T06:23:57.800-08:00Hi Kaelee. The scene is going to be failry vanilla...Hi Kaelee. The scene is going to be failry vanilla as far as the description goes. It's the intimacy and trust hopefully implicit in the scene I'm after more.Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-28010389109440874912013-01-25T06:15:49.860-08:002013-01-25T06:15:49.860-08:00lol Laney- I added the hot button one just for you...lol Laney- I added the hot button one just for you :-)<br /><br />Whilst I'm hoping the scene will be "erotic" it wont be erotica. I'm going for an intimate discovery between two people who have known each other forever!Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14070495070298270142013-01-25T06:15:39.009-08:002013-01-25T06:15:39.009-08:00Amy ~ I have The Devil and the Deep in my TBR so l...Amy ~ I have The Devil and the Deep in my TBR so leave my name out of the draw. I think I may have to move it to the top of the pile.<br /><br />Personally I see nothing wrong with a vibrator scene in a book. I don't read erotica but this would be pretty mild as far as I'm concerned. A bondage scene would bother me more but I have read them in category romance. Done right, which I have Kaeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897964695988614355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54583598331008681722013-01-25T06:13:15.399-08:002013-01-25T06:13:15.399-08:00lol, Fiona - I will advise well ahead of time! :-)...lol, Fiona - I will advise well ahead of time! :-)<br />It's not going to be a funny scene at all (unlike the other two). It's going to be hot and intimate and erotic<br />... I hope.....<br />Thats the plan anyway.<br />Can I ask why its such a hot button for you (and aren't the euphemisms flying thick and fast!)Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-40248577443377949182013-01-25T06:10:21.306-08:002013-01-25T06:10:21.306-08:00Well that will be one of the objectives of the sce...Well that will be one of the objectives of the scene :-)Re the giveaway - its worldwide Tracey! I dont mind mailing to the UK if you win :-)<br />Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-3700366371869959412013-01-25T06:06:42.072-08:002013-01-25T06:06:42.072-08:00Would it shock me in a category romance? Hmmmm. ...Would it shock me in a category romance? Hmmmm. I would say as long as it's written tastefully (that's the key phrasing) without all of the erotica quality/quantity type of details, it should be fine. (Otherwise, it would be an erotica romance, wouldn't it?)<br /><br />I think vibrators are more commonly used these days than many of the items in eroticas. They wouldn't be Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54212990654753212002013-01-25T06:01:48.542-08:002013-01-25T06:01:48.542-08:00I'm gonna be up front and say. "Please t...I'm gonna be up front and say. "Please tell me which book it is so I can avoid it like the plague." I don't care if it's funny. I don't care if it's a turn on for the characters. I don't care if it as beautifully written as your work usually is. I shudder every time it's mentioned (and yes I know both instances you mention). If she used it either time I Fiona Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483455541888759566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-47168956634454616112013-01-25T05:51:13.161-08:002013-01-25T05:51:13.161-08:00I say do it! Give the hero a challenge to prove he...I say do it! Give the hero a challenge to prove he can do better :-)<br /><br />BTW don't enter me in the giveaway as I'm in the UK. I will be buying it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175484309679484087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38429595796262226072013-01-25T05:50:39.386-08:002013-01-25T05:50:39.386-08:00Thanks Abbi! Yes, I think its going to reveal a lo...Thanks Abbi! Yes, I think its going to reveal a lot about both the characters, a turning point in their relationship....Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.com