tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post2816530185019424485..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Category Romance Themes in m/m - Part 3: The RestDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-24716223320492548202010-04-20T12:50:19.057-07:002010-04-20T12:50:19.057-07:00Hi Chris
I did think about ABCOLY, but as they wer...Hi Chris<br />I did think about ABCOLY, but as they were both doctors I didn't think it fit into the doctor nurse romance, and it was more a teacher/student thing than a boss/secretary thing. It's a great book though and one I would recommend anyway.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-33611535259289631732010-04-20T12:48:34.638-07:002010-04-20T12:48:34.638-07:00Hi Jules
I suppose I didn't really think that ...Hi Jules<br />I suppose I didn't really think that mpreg would lead to people being upset, but I suppose it would if it were handled crassly.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-7841810031050246552010-04-19T16:52:27.119-07:002010-04-19T16:52:27.119-07:00Addendum: Laney Cairo's very good Bad Case of ...Addendum: Laney Cairo's very good Bad Case of Loving You is about a resident and the doctor supervising him.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-7208674707919873962010-04-19T13:57:51.332-07:002010-04-19T13:57:51.332-07:00The particular Stupid Idea I had really is crackfi...The particular Stupid Idea I had really is crackfic, and shouldn't be allowed out in public. I'm keeping it for the next time I feel that the only way to get writing again is to write something I *know* is never going to see the light of day (it's a useful technique for giving yourself permission to write badly if that's what it takes).<br /><br />However, being more serious, there are ways to write mpreg in science fiction and fantasy, and there are plenty of examples already. I can think of plausible mpreg plots that don't involve using sf&f settings, but they'd need to be handled very carefully, as it would be very easy to cause distress to people in related real life situations. (For example, the transman Thomas Beattie, who was able to bear a child for his infettile wife when he came off the hormones he was using to transition to male.)Jules Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432742796166213191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-20498528099820342952010-04-18T17:14:30.073-07:002010-04-18T17:14:30.073-07:00Yippee! Not only do we have another member for th...Yippee! Not only do we have another member for the spouses' club, but I have a friend to giggle with when we research the Greek $$aires!wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-46677203785503025182010-04-18T13:46:36.364-07:002010-04-18T13:46:36.364-07:00Hi Clare
I know what you mean about some plots be...Hi Clare<br /><br />I know what you mean about some plots being just too implausible in an m/m setting. I can still dream though!Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-70750232938232850412010-04-18T13:45:10.132-07:002010-04-18T13:45:10.132-07:00Ingrid: Oh yeah, Black Wade. I have that in my TB...Ingrid: Oh yeah, Black Wade. I have that in my TBR pile. Hmmmm, I think I'll go and dig that out tonight.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-55250940102057037722010-04-18T13:29:43.843-07:002010-04-18T13:29:43.843-07:00Jen, that would be me and the sweetshop then.
But...Jen, that would be me and the sweetshop then.<br /><br />But I did think of an pirate kidnap story earlier:) Black Wade! <br />How could we forget?Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560749804810805779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-53743715286763962842010-04-18T12:52:57.261-07:002010-04-18T12:52:57.261-07:00Now you *know* I get way too easily tempted by cha...Now you *know* I get way too easily tempted by challenges....:)<br /><br />I must admit, I chatted about this recently to a friend - how many of the m/f tropes *don't* convert plausibly to m/m. I'd had a great plot idea but it just didn't feel right between 2 men. I can't remember it at the moment, but I think you have to follow your instinct. Equally, I started a story some time ago about a woman being followed by an admirer and it felt *wrong* as m/f and got changed to m/m!<br /><br />And PS: my hubby feels the same way as Wren's LOL. Maybe we'd better research and write that Greek billionaire story together :).Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-35131167749187952042010-04-18T08:17:29.808-07:002010-04-18T08:17:29.808-07:00Wren: Yes! I'm sure they'll be plenty of ...Wren: Yes! I'm sure they'll be plenty of SOs who would want to join for a mutual moan about how m/m books and blogging/writing has taken over their wives/girlfriends/boyfriends lives :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-66948312420230425962010-04-18T08:13:43.798-07:002010-04-18T08:13:43.798-07:00Jen, I think you're on to something there. So...Jen, I think you're on to something there. Sort of a support group, like Al-Anon but for the significant others of m/m enthusiasts.wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-39962338565340033462010-04-18T08:02:25.505-07:002010-04-18T08:02:25.505-07:00Hi KC
That sounds good. I shall look out for that...Hi KC<br />That sounds good. I shall look out for that when it comes out.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-72764603014409979382010-04-18T08:01:42.985-07:002010-04-18T08:01:42.985-07:00Hi Jules
I'm sure we'd all love to read yo...Hi Jules<br />I'm sure we'd all love to read your mpreg story. No, really :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-67481984166296785032010-04-18T08:00:39.285-07:002010-04-18T08:00:39.285-07:00Wren: Your husb and my hub need to get together an...Wren: Your husb and my hub need to get together and have a mutual consolation club, as mine feels almost exactly the same as yours.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-16121880610471513112010-04-18T06:14:50.602-07:002010-04-18T06:14:50.602-07:00For boss & assistant, I did enjoy both Lord &a...For boss & assistant, I did enjoy both Lord & Master and the Shawn Lane ones, but Finding Home by Cameron Dane was also really great. As for tycoon/virgin mistress, I actually just finished a first draft of one (okay, so it's a futuristic, but if you REALLY boil it down and squint, you can see that plot line) :)KC Burnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054334177185905626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-24557706823737292312010-04-17T15:18:58.347-07:002010-04-17T15:18:58.347-07:00Um...I have to find him, first.Um...I have to find him, first.wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-65663361499664549662010-04-17T15:18:01.049-07:002010-04-17T15:18:01.049-07:00So Wren - when do you and hubby leave? A Greek Bi...So Wren - when do you and hubby leave? A Greek Billionaire story would completely rock.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281267776361355788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-91187225306564565362010-04-17T14:33:01.126-07:002010-04-17T14:33:01.126-07:00I do in fact have a Really Bad Idea for an mpreg s...I do in fact have a Really Bad Idea for an mpreg story, but I am not stupid enough to let it off my hard drive. I think I've done enough pushing at the boundaries of romance for a while.<br /><br />(I am also one of many, many people who have noticed that mpreg is canonical in the Torchwood universe, but I'll let other people write those, unless I can come up with some really interesting ways to annoy the good Captain.)Jules Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432742796166213191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-85771274881310868262010-04-17T13:24:25.311-07:002010-04-17T13:24:25.311-07:00Not so. Apparently, he doesn't mind me readin...Not so. Apparently, he doesn't mind me reading m/m, and the jury's out on how he Really Feels about me writing it, he really doesn't want to be personally involved.wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-78601398506614825672010-04-17T12:36:33.048-07:002010-04-17T12:36:33.048-07:00Wren: Ha! So funny. I would have thought that hu...Wren: Ha! So funny. I would have thought that husb would have jumped at the chance at being some rich guy's plaything :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-79571012085176048762010-04-17T12:35:29.509-07:002010-04-17T12:35:29.509-07:00Hi Ingrid
Did you get to spend time in his house,...Hi Ingrid<br /><br />Did you get to spend time in his house, living the life of luxury? If not then, no. You were just like a kid with its nose pressed against the window of the sweet shop, I'm afraid :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-44521700339776240882010-04-17T11:57:24.560-07:002010-04-17T11:57:24.560-07:00Wren: LMAO!Wren: LMAO!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-8264766824414974932010-04-17T11:55:35.351-07:002010-04-17T11:55:35.351-07:00Me: I have to go to Greece.
Husb: Why is that?
M...Me: I have to go to Greece.<br /><br />Husb: Why is that?<br /><br />Me: I've decided that my next book is going to be about a Greek Billionaire and a hot twink he saves from an abusive Sheik.<br /><br />Husb: Huh.<br /><br />Me: And it's very important that I get the details right, you know?<br /><br />Husb: Well sure, honey. You go do that. I'll just hire a cook and maid service to take care of me while you're gone.<br /><br />Me: No, no. You can come to Greece, too. Maybe the billionaire will *like* you!<br /><br />Husb:(runs screaming in the opposite direction)wren boudreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026047300425537095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-62882255468390055492010-04-17T11:40:13.259-07:002010-04-17T11:40:13.259-07:00I anchored at the Onassis isle in Greece last year...I anchored at the Onassis isle in Greece last year. Not that I saw anyone apart from a caretaker. Does that count as research?Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560749804810805779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-34892248190851226842010-04-17T11:30:01.950-07:002010-04-17T11:30:01.950-07:00Hi Wren
Oh you'd definitely have to go to Gree...Hi Wren<br />Oh you'd definitely have to go to Greece and meet as many Greek billionaires as you could, get them to show the life, spend some money on you, that sort of thing.<br /><br />Just purely for research. :)Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.com