I'd get a lot more work AND writing done if I'd stop wondering about stuff.
I just sent on an email to Brindle; we were discussing his name. He'd said something to the effect that he'd seen agents and publishers say they wouldn't accept romance submissions from male authors. (Seems silly to me.)
Now, so far as romantic erotica goes, there are times when I'm reading a story that seems to be aimed a women (generally not a commercial story) where I say to myself, "Self, I am almost sure this story was written by a man, even though his name is Susan Smith."
That's a real, total, huge, complete generalization, btw. I've read great erotic romance written by men. I've seen women write stories with the same issues that make me think it's a man. It just seems to me there are telltales, sometimes. e.g. If her 40DD bra size is mentioned in the first three paragraphs, often, in my experience, the author is male. A continuous excess of sexual fluids outside the body, that's another. There are a lot more subtle things than that, but...lol
So it got me wondering: What do gay men think about the zillions of MM romances coming out now that are written (and read) by women? Do they have the same sort of issues? Are there places in the story where gay men say "This is *definitely* written by a woman."
Just curious, plus, what the heck - I'll know what to avoid.
J.
I just sent on an email to Brindle; we were discussing his name. He'd said something to the effect that he'd seen agents and publishers say they wouldn't accept romance submissions from male authors. (Seems silly to me.)
Now, so far as romantic erotica goes, there are times when I'm reading a story that seems to be aimed a women (generally not a commercial story) where I say to myself, "Self, I am almost sure this story was written by a man, even though his name is Susan Smith."
That's a real, total, huge, complete generalization, btw. I've read great erotic romance written by men. I've seen women write stories with the same issues that make me think it's a man. It just seems to me there are telltales, sometimes. e.g. If her 40DD bra size is mentioned in the first three paragraphs, often, in my experience, the author is male. A continuous excess of sexual fluids outside the body, that's another. There are a lot more subtle things than that, but...lol
So it got me wondering: What do gay men think about the zillions of MM romances coming out now that are written (and read) by women? Do they have the same sort of issues? Are there places in the story where gay men say "This is *definitely* written by a woman."
Just curious, plus, what the heck - I'll know what to avoid.
J.
