tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post8381406316571263776..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Why This Old Lady Writes Sensuous/Erotic Romance Books!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-6227612881865466012013-08-15T09:50:20.895-04:002013-08-15T09:50:20.895-04:00Boy, did you hit the nail on the head with this po...Boy, did you hit the nail on the head with this post, Marianne. I often wonder whatever happened to common courtesy. Seems to have been lost somewhere along the way.<br /><br />You're books are wonderful. I guess your muse was just waiting its turn to speak up!Nina Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548896481430215466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-60800646519474998682013-08-14T23:37:32.303-04:002013-08-14T23:37:32.303-04:00Magnet on my fridge: I may be getting older, but a...Magnet on my fridge: I may be getting older, but at least I got to see all of the good bands!<br /><br />I tell my kids I may be getting old, but I'm not dead yet. Fantasies still present themselves to me, though as a happily-married woman, I don't act on them...unless I share them with "the old man", and he likes them too!<br /><br />People are so funny, expecting that if you write sexy stuff, that you spend all of your time "doing it" for research. Do they expect Laurell Hamilton to be raising zombies? It's called FICTION for a reason, folks! Relax and enjoy it, no matter how old you are.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-16267525630304661172013-08-14T20:44:44.689-04:002013-08-14T20:44:44.689-04:00Great post. Very fun to read. I just went to my ...Great post. Very fun to read. I just went to my 30th H.S. reunion.Jeaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975280103786742958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-10297480943795009372013-08-14T17:36:22.001-04:002013-08-14T17:36:22.001-04:00Fantastic post!Fantastic post!N.J.Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099894498766052188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-54307849450035236522013-08-14T17:23:14.174-04:002013-08-14T17:23:14.174-04:00Wonderful post! Today is my 47th birthday. I'm...Wonderful post! Today is my 47th birthday. I'm not worried or stressed about it. I love getting older. As you pointed out, I don't worry about sweating the small stuff. :)<br /><br />All the best with your writing!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-49349393226284369452013-08-14T16:03:21.899-04:002013-08-14T16:03:21.899-04:00Good blog. I remember all those things you mention...Good blog. I remember all those things you mention. My 50th HS reunion was last September. I remember those ugly gym suits with the bloomer legs. The world has drastically changed. Who would have thought back in the Sixties that we'd be carrying phones around with us. I worked for the phone company then and there were rumors swirling that someday we'd be able to take our local phone number anywhere in the country. It was like sci-fi. A lot of what we have now would have been considered sci-fi. I love that scene in Fried Green Tomatoes. <br /><br />I would never have been able to write the steamy sex scenes I do back then either. I was so in awe when I read Rosemary Rogers' Sweet Savage Love because there was explicit sex. It was amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-6815235791377573182013-08-14T15:07:57.207-04:002013-08-14T15:07:57.207-04:00Amen to that, Marianne.
I'm fifty-two and I s...Amen to that, Marianne.<br /><br />I'm fifty-two and I speak my mind more than I used to. I write erotic romance with no apologies to anyone.<br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-36731827267564361442013-08-14T13:30:27.996-04:002013-08-14T13:30:27.996-04:00Heading toward my own 50th reunion soon. And I rem...Heading toward my own 50th reunion soon. And I remember all those things you do. And more. :) We 'ain't' old, honey, we're well preserved. :)<br /><br />Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704978855020097794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-7632530701705084642013-08-14T13:19:36.289-04:002013-08-14T13:19:36.289-04:00I love that scene in Fried Green Tomatoes! Blow of...I love that scene in Fried Green Tomatoes! Blow off steam, let someone know how rude they are. Great scene.Great post, Marianne. Here's to "old women" writing hot lovemaking scenes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-57058609624514426832013-08-14T13:06:06.826-04:002013-08-14T13:06:06.826-04:00I SO identify with this post, Marianne! I LOVE bei...I SO identify with this post, Marianne! I LOVE being retired and not having to worry what the school board thinks about what I write. Oddly enough, I've so far chosen to write sweet Regency romances. But it's just WONDERFUL to have the choice to write what I want and not let what other people think bother me!<br /><br />You go, girl!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784072981923359956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-54560801393965394452013-08-14T13:05:48.513-04:002013-08-14T13:05:48.513-04:00I loved that scene from Fried Green Tomatoes! Woul...I loved that scene from Fried Green Tomatoes! Would probably never go through with it but I smile every time I think about it. I think I started writing erotic romance for much the same reason. I wanted to step outside my comfort zone and since that day, I've never looked back. Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-76642426183320035922013-08-14T12:33:36.476-04:002013-08-14T12:33:36.476-04:00Thank you. You spoke many of the truths that I gre...Thank you. You spoke many of the truths that I grew up with and tried to pass on. One good thing that I have found is that much of the nonsense that occur, I can dismiss and move on. Life is too short to dwell on it. I also loved that scene from Fried Green Tomatoes and while I draw the line at doing something illegal, I appreciate the sentiment. SharonJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574219128604365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-80699673644056870672013-08-14T12:20:28.783-04:002013-08-14T12:20:28.783-04:00That brought back memories, Altho I
bet I'm ol...That brought back memories, Altho I<br />bet I'm older than you! Respect for teachers was really awe and fear in some cases. The classroom was a place to learn. Don't spend much times, if any, on regrets, but I'm sorry that changed.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-16742080154519781092013-08-14T12:13:03.589-04:002013-08-14T12:13:03.589-04:00Gym suits! Oh my god I haven't thought about t...Gym suits! Oh my god I haven't thought about those in years. I remember when I forgot to spit out my gum before class and the gym teacher made me put it in my pocket. Of course it ruined it. I had a ribbon for good posture on the pocket too. I felt like I reading something I'd written. Ah boomers. Fun post Marianne.Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-7134642861421919102013-08-14T12:01:09.885-04:002013-08-14T12:01:09.885-04:00Hi, Marianne! What a great post. About so many thi...Hi, Marianne! What a great post. About so many things that are relevant to me. I keep fighting and kicking my way into an older age. And thanks to my mom, I prefer dressing for occasions. Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-59280972925937379902013-08-14T10:30:59.828-04:002013-08-14T10:30:59.828-04:00Funny thing, I didn't remember reading this po...Funny thing, I didn't remember reading this post earlier, but I had already commented. lol This means I'm losing my memory. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-11552213008249108392013-08-14T10:27:56.971-04:002013-08-14T10:27:56.971-04:00I love this post, Marianne. You made me want to l...I love this post, Marianne. You made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. You're behind me on one thing, and that is I've already celebrated my 50th class reunion.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-78944169649260328682013-08-14T09:54:24.710-04:002013-08-14T09:54:24.710-04:00Very insightful post, Marianne. Took me back to so...Very insightful post, Marianne. Took me back to some things best forgotten. Funny how you can remember things related to what you wore when. Good thing you didn't touch on hairstyles. :-)<br />*hugs*<br />~JD<br />J.D. Faverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539996141903955878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-75660915960191220122013-08-14T09:41:39.594-04:002013-08-14T09:41:39.594-04:00Great post, Marianne.
Best--AdeleGreat post, Marianne.<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286636579335070032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-72147385085863822102013-08-14T08:54:26.567-04:002013-08-14T08:54:26.567-04:00Loved the post! I can relate to most of it! I too ...Loved the post! I can relate to most of it! I too remember where I was when Kennedy was shot. Thanks for sharing. I love getting to know fellow writers.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636112617462836505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-61401311993332848512013-08-14T08:15:50.183-04:002013-08-14T08:15:50.183-04:00Never saw "Fried Green Tomatoes" - I'...Never saw "Fried Green Tomatoes" - I'm going to have to now. That scene sounds delicious. :)<br /><br />Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-73909328226282633362013-08-14T08:14:42.517-04:002013-08-14T08:14:42.517-04:00I HATED our jr high gym suits! One piece, red wit...I HATED our jr high gym suits! One piece, red with white collars. HS was better; maroon shorts with a white tee with the school emblem across the chest. And thankfully was done with PE after one semester.<br /><br />I wore Cheryl Tiegs, Chic, and Lee jeans with my Nike tennis shoes and Oxford shirts....yeah, I was a Prep.<br /><br />And you did NOT talk back to the adults unless you wanted your mouth slapped, or grounded when your parents found out you'd talked back to the teacher!<br /><br />Disco hit when I was 12 and couldn't wait to be 18 so I could go to the 'cool bar'....but disco was dead by age 18 and drinking age raised to 21. Then I couldn't wait to be on my own, only to discover my work shift began at 5am and I'd better have my butt in bed by 10pm!<br /><br />I thought after you 'hit' a Certain Age your thoughts/feelings would change, but I still feel like I'm 25 in this 47 y/o body. My mom laughed last year when I told her this, and it made me realize just because she's older doesn't mean she doesn't remember what it's like to be my age:)Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-90066804681220928772013-08-14T06:42:53.577-04:002013-08-14T06:42:53.577-04:00OMG! Marianne, I could have written this post. O...OMG! Marianne, I could have written this post. Of all things, the mention of gym suits took me back decades. My mother embroidered my name in script on the shirt. <br /><br />And as far as we mature ladies writing sensual/hot love scenes, of course we can and are doing it. It also took me a while to accept the fact that I was writing them "late in life". Now, I wallow in writing them and am proud of them. <br /><br />You go, girl!! janeleopoldquinn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393771532686229258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-89124567550904475512013-08-14T06:12:16.028-04:002013-08-14T06:12:16.028-04:00What a fantastic post, Marianne. It reflects so we...What a fantastic post, Marianne. It reflects so well our feelings. Yes the world have changed and we try to fit in while "doing it my way." Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-60453732125149850482013-08-14T03:40:13.322-04:002013-08-14T03:40:13.322-04:00LOL! I organized my class' 50th reunion in Ju...LOL! I organized my class' 50th reunion in June. Oddly enough, I lived through doing that, and now I am back to work writing my naughty books. Keep it up, girl...never admit defeat.Fran Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247024581813249889noreply@blogger.com