OMG, My Mother Knows!
And she wishes I was writing children's books.
This would be why I hadn't broken the news to her yet. I didn't want her to be disappointed in me. Even if I am almost 43 years old, she's still my mother.
And she wants me to write books for little kids.
Oy vay.
I haven't actually talked to her. This was relayed to me by my sister. I told Mom I was writing romances. She asked my sister, "Is she writing that stuff like your father reads?"
My sister: "Well, yeah, kind of." (She says to me, "I couldn't lie to her." Well, duh. I don't expect my sister to lie to our mother. But she could at least get it right. I so do not write what my dad reads.)
Yeah, don't get excited. My dad does not read romances. My dad reads male erotica (or is it porn?) like the Longarm books by Tabor Evans. There's quite a bit of sex in the books, but no romance. The sex is there for titillation only, as a tool for arousal.
I don't write erotica. I don't write porn.
I write erotic romance. Emphasis on the romance. R-o-m-a-n-c-e.
Even so, can you imagine me writing children's books?
Oy vay.
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14 comments:
Eeek! I don't want to know what your dad reads?! Good grief. (squeezes eyes shut)
Well...you're out of the closet now, babe. Nothing to do but enjoy the conversations with your mom now. Heh-heh-heh.
Yikes! Sorry to hear you were "outsted." You should explain to your mother the difference between male's erotica (which is really porn) and women's erotica. Maybe she won't be so scandalized then.
Well, as ultra-conservative as my mother is, gals, I don't think we'll be having any conversations about this any time soon. She doesn't like to see hot kissing scenes on TV--her response is usually something like "Bleck. I wish they wouldn't show stuff like that on TV."
So. Hmmm. Yeah. I don't see any conversations any time soon. :)
Silma, btw, it's nice to see a new face. Welcome!
Oh Sherrill! I feel for you.
My mom watches General Hospital. Sometimes they do these sex montages. Lots of kissing, getting naked, getting busy...If someone else is in the room she gets all uncomfortable. "Yeah, okay, dat's enough." She'll humpf.
Funny, I don't think she says that when she watched it alone.
Intimacy makes people uncomfortable.
But don't let that make you feel bad or guilty about what you write. The writing you do is for yourself and for your scores of fans and we wouldn't want you to change your style.
Well, Kate, I really can't see myself as a children's book author. I've tried my hand at traditional romances and didn't get very excited about writing. It wasn't until I hit on EroRom that I felt I'd found my niche.
So, no, I won't be changing my style. But there was a reason I didn't want my mom to really know what I was writing...
Fortunately I do write young adult books under a pen name, so my mom is happy with that. LOL I don't let her read my EC books, but she did insist on reading Forbidden Magic. EEEEEK. She was looking at me very strangely...
Where in AZ do you live? Love your blog, BTW
Hey, Chey! Thanks for stopping by. If your mom's not used to reading spicy romances, I'm not surprised she was lookin' at ya funny. :)
Glad you like my blog pic. I'm down in Tucson--you spoke to our RWA chapter back in October. I'm still using the stuff you and Mackenzie shared!
I totally feel your pain...
I've been dreading my mom finding out what I write... tho, I'm not published yet, so I don't have much to worry about. Soon, tho :)
I know I shouldn't be too worried, cuz I read the stuff my mom had hidden in her night table *grin*, but still..
Ms. Pink, at least your mom kept such stuff in her night table. My mom keeps a bible there. If she reads, she reads non-fiction, inspirational things.
So, I really hope to God (no pun intended) that she doesn't put one finger on anything I've written. I don't think her heart could take it. :)
The fear of one's parents finding out what one does is always there - even after they're gone. It's part of our upbringing.
Yet moms and dads are far more resilient than you'd think. They may throw a hissy fit over what you're doing, but secretly they're thankful you're not doing drugs, not selling your body, not being a criminal, and not in prison.
Your mom, like mine, is pretty strait-laced. But that's HER life. You live yours, full and free, happy. You have to follow your own rainbow.
And I LIKE what you're written. You have a very good ear for what sounds good to a reader, and your sense of action carries the day. You're good - damn good. Don't let Mom put the kibosh on that. After all, if you found someone and fell in love, you'd probably marry that person even if Mom disapproved. So, you've married your chosen work.
I think you made a good choice. I mean, look at you: you've got contracts!
Well, Forrest, considering my mom thinks I should be married and is regularly unhappy because I'm not... but, still, you're right. She wouldn't want me to marry someone "unacceptable." :)
I knew your name sounded familiar! I just couldn't quite place it because you don't come to our Phx meetings. You all have a nice chapter started!
Hi there Sherrill! As a fellow romance author, I'd have to say I am very lucky. When I started writing romance many moons ago, I was a tad apprehensive about what other's might think. I had to get over that really quick if I wanted to be happy. When I started writing erotic romance back in 2001 I had to go through it again. I told my mother (because she gets a free copy of my books). I am one lucky lady...my 83 year old mother has always been supportive of my writing, and when she learned I was writing the super dooper extra chocolate sauce erotic romance, she laughed and was fine with it. As I mentioned to you before, as long as you're happy with what you're writing, that's all that matters in the end. It's you. :)
Hey, Denise. Thanks for stopping by! I suppose eventually they'll come around and if they don't I'll eventually learn to deal. But you're right--it's my life, and I'm happy doing what I'm doing. :)
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