tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post1025215807672266377..comments2018-02-21T17:42:53.903-05:00Comments on The Sweet Flag: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the HEAJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430195762629030092noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-10222577300605478242008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:00Hi Jeanne! D.J. has arrived. Sorry I'm late and ab...Hi Jeanne! D.J. has arrived. Sorry I'm late and absent and the whole bit. :) I have a busy life and I need to be reminded every second to do the things that I should.<BR/><BR/>That said, I appreciate the invitation. I've been writing M/M romantica for awhile now... a few years at least. With a sociological background, I have been told that my books have lessons to teach and although, I don't write to "preach"...lol...some readers have told me that my writing has changed thier minds about a lot of things, namely about love between men. Men do and can fall in love, with each other, and first time readers of m/m fiction have told me that my work makes them believers. That's really nice. <BR/><BR/>Come visit my website at www.djmanly.com<BR/>And drop me a line, if you read me and like me. <BR/><BR/>My readers are the best anywhere.DJ Manlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912471203426899914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-18396663539925969852008-08-29T10:22:00.000-04:002008-08-29T10:22:00.000-04:00My pleasure, KZ.Terrific way to round out the mont...My pleasure, KZ.<BR/>Terrific way to round out the month!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430195762629030092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-17888786677578707162008-08-28T23:55:00.000-04:002008-08-28T23:55:00.000-04:00Thank you, Josh and Ken. I haven't checked back i...Thank you, Josh and Ken. I haven't checked back in a while 'cause I've been working and, in the evenings, getting hooked on watching the DNC.<BR/><BR/>I do think it's absolutely essential to remain true to the characters in the context of their shared storylines. (I don't know if that's called artistic integrity or living in Lala Land!) Publishers, editors and readers might not like it sometimes, but you gotta do what you gotta do.<BR/><BR/>And I know what you mean, Josh, about readers trusting you to "put it right". Hell, yeah, that's part of our responsibility, too. So I'm still not through working out the kinks (so to speak) in this triangle.<BR/><BR/>Glad you stopped by! And thanks again, Jeanne. *smooch*K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-73915279922216637052008-08-28T17:17:00.000-04:002008-08-28T17:17:00.000-04:00It reminds me of oen of my favorite quotes from th...It reminds me of oen of my favorite quotes from the movie <I>Clue</I>: "Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage."<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting turn of events for the characters, but it can go very far in showing the difference between love and sex. And there's a big difference, though one tends to follow the other.Ken Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505141907653916633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-15348366199278191122008-08-28T10:33:00.000-04:002008-08-28T10:33:00.000-04:00Very brave, KZ. Good for you!You have to go with w...Very brave, KZ. Good for you!<BR/><BR/>You have to go with what makes sense for the characters and the story line -- an artificial and unbelievable HEA doesn't satisfy readers either.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, I heard plenty of screams of anguish at the end of <EM>The Hell You Say.</EM><BR/><BR/>And frankly it was very painful to write -- but not one reader said it was unbelievable -- how could they? I had been setting up that scenario since book one. <BR/><BR/>Nor did it hurt my career or sales of the book -- or the series in general. Granted, that's because readers are trusting me to put it right for them this time around.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-22166998817103405262008-08-27T13:34:00.000-04:002008-08-27T13:34:00.000-04:00I'm curious about something. Are there female lov...I'm curious about something. Are there female love interests in other m-m authors' stories? I don't mean the harmonious-menage types of stories, but ones in which a woman <I>isn't</I> part of the men's relationship.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-78593122818543615732008-08-27T12:46:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:46:00.000-04:00*g* Actually, that's a pretty tame little excerpt...*g* Actually, that's a pretty tame little excerpt. The story is both emotionally and sexually intense.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about getting some work done, Jade. I'm popping in and out of here as I try to knock out a chapter for a WIP. But I consider this part of my "socializing and networking" time, and that's important to me, too.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-71131106440321301012008-08-27T12:37:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:37:00.000-04:00LOL, stop posting excerpts! I have a deadline here...LOL, stop posting excerpts! I have a deadline here and now I just want to go read your book!<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you did a great job with the emotions here! Nice :)Jade Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702597856064807862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-71089088699845331482008-08-27T12:07:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:07:00.000-04:00Thank you, Jean. Oy, yeah, it was a real conundru...Thank you, Jean. Oy, yeah, it was a real conundrum for a while: go with the flow or buck the current. But you know how it is--often, characters determine their own courses. We just relate them!K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-42744701014015015192008-08-27T12:03:00.001-04:002008-08-27T12:03:00.001-04:00"I have a problem with people assuming that just b..."I have a problem with people assuming that just because you're bi, it means you should automatically want to have sex with both at the same time, or that means you're going to go out and cheat on your partner."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. Here's Adin's reaction following an early tussle with Jackson, who has more difficulty accepting their mutual attraction:<BR/><BR/><I>Must be tough, Adin thought, discovering that being bisexual was not always a casual exercise in neutrality and choice. The right person could yank you, hard, in one direction or the other. Whether you wanted it or not.</I><BR/><BR/>And about the "cheating" assumption, right again, Jade. It's all a matter of being truthful--to oneself <I>and</I> one's partner. Far as I'm concerned, genuine cheating involves sneakiness, deception, and blatant lack of regard. That just isn't the case with Adin.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-21432013661799920602008-08-27T12:03:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:03:00.000-04:00I admire your courage in tackling such a difficult...I admire your courage in tackling such a difficult theme. It must have tied you in knots figuring out what to do with your characters, and doing it with sincerity. yay for you.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-65607179737718616042008-08-27T11:44:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:44:00.000-04:00I know what you mean! I do write bi menages, but i...I know what you mean! I do write bi menages, but it's always because they fit the characters I'm writing in that instant. If it didn't fit a character, I wouldn't write the story that way. <BR/><BR/>I have a problem with people assuming that just because you're bi, it means you should automatically want to have sex with both at the same time, or that means you're going to go out and cheat on your partner. Sure, some do but I know a ton of bisexuals who believe in monogamy, whether it's with a partner of the same sex or opposite sex.<BR/><BR/>And you're absolutely right, Lena is definitely someone we can all learn from! LOL!Jade Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702597856064807862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-84858373804666739432008-08-27T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:35:00.000-04:00Lena, dahling! Honestly, I doubt many authors hav...Lena, dahling! Honestly, I doubt many authors have had your breadth of experience. You have <I>much</I> to teach us.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-2142709586298350252008-08-27T11:33:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:33:00.000-04:00Thanks so much, Jade. I'll be perfectly frank abo...Thanks so much, Jade. I'll be perfectly frank about this. My editor at EC, which published <I>Plagued</I>, wanted nothing to do with <I>Obsessed</I> because of that seeming HEA violation. I didn't even bother arguing about it, since I knew it would be an exercise in futility.<BR/><BR/>The "easy way out" would obviously have been to draw the three characters into a happy-happy domestic threesome. But, in this situation, that would've been more a cop-out. <BR/><BR/>I really dislike the ploy of introducing menages just to give men an excuse to get cozy with one another while maintaining some specious hetero orientation. Jackson and Adin are, technically speaking, bi, but even <I>that</I> tenuous status is falling by the wayside the closer they get. So, the whole situation is difficult for them, too, not just for Celia.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-48658907897245623072008-08-27T11:31:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:31:00.000-04:00Anytime you want another perpective of a woman who...Anytime you want another perpective of a woman who loves a bi-man, just email me. I've run the emotional gamut, I think, before reconciliation.<BR/><BR/>LenaLee Plumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724514324570660551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-55026322410336481452008-08-27T11:15:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:15:00.000-04:00Hey KZ! I just wanted to give you kudos for sticki...Hey KZ! I just wanted to give you kudos for sticking with your muse when it could have been easier to give in and change the storyline. It can be hard for authors to put something out that might be controversial but that needs to be written. And I agree, the real world does contain many situations that explores the different kinds of love people have the capacity for. I can't wait to read this now!Jade Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702597856064807862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-28809276153790491102008-08-27T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:40:00.000-04:00There's our hostess! Hi, Jeanne, and thanks so mu...There's our hostess! Hi, Jeanne, and thanks so much for having me.<BR/><BR/>Re. your question. Boy, time travel is tricky. I'm grateful I had an eagle-eyed editor who pointed out certain pitfalls to me!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Celia does go with Adin and Jackson. What Adin finds is precisely what he both hoped and feared he would find--his lifelong enemy (still alive and mortal at this point), working as a sexton in a medieval English village ravaged by the Black Plague. It's December 1348. It's a deeply wrenching experience for him, on a number of levels. (Can't really say more!)<BR/><BR/>The journey strengthens the bond between Adin and Celia, since it required an enormous leap of faith and great courage for her to accompany him. Her presence also both comforts and galvanizes him.<BR/><BR/>Yet another reason why he can't just walk away from her and into Jackson's arms. (Hell, I'd have kicked his ass from here to November if he'd been callous enough to do that!)K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-32814925157866241472008-08-27T10:23:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:23:00.000-04:00I'm curious regarding Adin and Jackson's journey b...I'm curious regarding Adin and Jackson's journey back through time. I've never done an actual time travel story; only traveling back through dreams and visions.<BR/>Does Celia travel back with them?<BR/>What does Adin find when he arrives? What sort of impact does it have on the relationshipJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430195762629030092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-74485222280999574062008-08-27T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:08:00.000-04:00Good morning, Savanna! In the course of my writin...Good morning, Savanna! <BR/><BR/>In the course of my writing "career", which spans 15 to 20 books, this was the first and only time I've had to tackle such an issue. Chances are it won't crop up again. <BR/><BR/>I do agree, though, that it needs to be explored--at least occasionally. Tackling difficult situations can be a writer's nod to the real world and the heartfelt struggles that often take place there.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001627803615945841.post-6598033448696462302008-08-27T01:48:00.000-04:002008-08-27T01:48:00.000-04:00HI KZ, interesting. I have to admit it's not my cu...HI KZ, interesting. I have to admit it's not my cup of romantic tea. However, I think it's great you're exploring these issues, and bringing forth the stories of your characters in such a beautiful way.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.com