tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post3637803283068409279..comments2023-07-06T09:03:00.051-05:00Comments on K. Z. Snow: Old Farts and Romance FictionK. Z. Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-31741857447084690602012-09-25T08:39:44.743-05:002012-09-25T08:39:44.743-05:00I'm with Chris. College age or below is a stre...I'm with Chris. College age or below is a stretch. I want older characters. I also prefer maturity on my characters, whether m/m or m/f. Not that I read much m/f anymore these days.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727060933062642642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-79527864049193181422012-09-11T00:06:00.891-05:002012-09-11T00:06:00.891-05:00Chris, I'll have to look up Willa's story ...Chris, I'll have to look up Willa's story and the one Tam mentioned. I've had a hankering lately for characters who are somewhat out-of-the-ordinary.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-13728544362849205332012-09-10T19:18:45.583-05:002012-09-10T19:18:45.583-05:00Exactly, Val. Especially this: "Unfortunately...Exactly, Val. Especially this: "Unfortunately, older straight women are seen as about as opposite as you can get from the young gay male experience."<br /><br />And you know what? It's largely true! However, this mindset doesn't take into account many important factors, e.g., the fluidity of sexuality, the details of individual experience, the power of empathy, the fertility of the human imagination. <br /><br />Female authors, whether straight or bi or lesbian, have already been slapped with the charge of having inauthentic voices. Add age (and perhaps weight and looks) into the equation, and it's something of a wonder we have any readers at all.<br /><br />Yep, it's a fascinating topic all around. K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-57437768479927748152012-09-10T19:10:24.045-05:002012-09-10T19:10:24.045-05:00As someone who's rather tired of reading about...As someone who's rather tired of reading about college boys (you're so unformed and uninformed in college - BORING!), this will be an interesting series of posts to follow.<br /><br />The "older" characters book that I can think of immediately (and I think they're just in their 40s or 50s) is <i>And Call Me in the Morning</i> by Willa Okati.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-29014992388681930902012-09-10T17:30:06.812-05:002012-09-10T17:30:06.812-05:00I've wondered about this, too. Maybe it is off...I've wondered about this, too. Maybe it is offputting to readers to buy a gay romance book and see from the author photo that the author is female and looks like their mom or grandmother. It might shake the whole "gorgeous gay man" fantasy. It shouldn't (because it's fiction) but it might.<br /><br />Authenticity seems to be highly valued in even in fictional (not memoir) entertainment. I mean, put "based on a true story" under a movie title, and you'll sell way more tickets. Unfortunately, older straight women are seen as about as opposite as you can get from the young gay male experience. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading the posts on this! :)Average Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955137026396047753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-83709851300778016242012-09-10T17:09:26.661-05:002012-09-10T17:09:26.661-05:00Oh no! Let me out! :-D
I think women like Barbara...Oh no! Let me out! :-D<br /><br />I think women like Barbara Cartland and Nora Roberts (not that she's ancient) and other het-romance writers can skate by the age issue -- first, because they're m/<b>F</b> authors; second, because they didn't/don't write super-explicit sex scenes; third, because they have huge, loyal followings.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to this too. Don't know <i>what</i> my guests are going to say! K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-84236749112906648682012-09-10T16:54:38.759-05:002012-09-10T16:54:38.759-05:00Forgot to say looking forward to the posts and the...Forgot to say looking forward to the posts and the different perspectives. Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-31044100295459715642012-09-10T16:51:16.588-05:002012-09-10T16:51:16.588-05:00You must be in my head. LOL I was just thinking ye...You must be in my head. LOL I was just thinking yesterday, am I going to be the 85 year old blind woman listening to porn on audio books? LOL Wasn't Barbara Cartland in her 80's or 90's and still churning out m/f?<br /><br />The only book I've read with older characters all the way through was The Tennis Partners by Allison Bailey of Less Than Three Press. http://briefencountersreviews.com/2012/02/16/the-tennis-partners-by-allison-bailey/ I gave it an A-. Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.com