tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8104671729888160732..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Strange LoveDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3275905476632245992014-02-23T09:15:19.580-07:002014-02-23T09:15:19.580-07:00Sorry to pop in late here - I love this post, Debb...Sorry to pop in late here - I love this post, Debby! I can't say I understand inter-species love (and sex) in Sci-Fi, but the love scenarios in Dragonriders of Pern are certainly intriguing.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7668824713439174932014-02-23T07:14:19.120-07:002014-02-23T07:14:19.120-07:00Yes, charismatic character is key, and writers'...Yes, charismatic character is key, and writers' imaginations seem limitless. Going for the gripping and the unique is the goal in nearly all genres; SF and F are no exception.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6399817077813295542014-02-21T15:04:24.036-07:002014-02-21T15:04:24.036-07:00Romance has so many subcategories now. SciFi and F...Romance has so many subcategories now. SciFi and Fantasy aren't the only genres exploring new worlds.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42115471646357801662014-02-21T12:36:08.578-07:002014-02-21T12:36:08.578-07:00I agree, Maryann. Caring about the character is ke...I agree, Maryann. Caring about the character is key!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2750784078388416342014-02-21T09:24:35.430-07:002014-02-21T09:24:35.430-07:00The key - whatever form the bonding takes in your ...The key - whatever form the bonding takes in your story - is to make the reader care enough about the central character to buy into the premise. It might be interesting for a future post,Debby, if you explore that a little bit and show how a writer can make all the strange couplings acceptable to a reader. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66495773691013516332014-02-21T08:40:54.076-07:002014-02-21T08:40:54.076-07:00Hey, did anyone happen to see that PBS special on ...Hey, did anyone happen to see that PBS special on the strange inter-species relationships that seem to occur all the time? The one about the goat and the blind horse was especially moving ... no, seriously, a goat and a blind horse ... had me reaching for the Kleenex box ... secretly, of course.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17498851963559837782014-02-21T07:49:42.782-07:002014-02-21T07:49:42.782-07:00I love the way fiction lets us explore and expand ...I love the way fiction lets us explore and expand the confines of society's boundaries. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-12378390704890983572014-02-21T06:31:38.998-07:002014-02-21T06:31:38.998-07:00F and SF give writers opportunities to boldly go w...F and SF give writers opportunities to boldly go where romance has not gone before. In some sense, it is even bolder to set the controversial or unconventional couple in contemporary reality. The mystery/love story <i>The Four-Color Puzzle</i> is one fresh example.Larry Constantine (Lior Samson)http://amazon.com/author/liorsamson/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-44076502732665024352014-02-21T00:25:25.689-07:002014-02-21T00:25:25.689-07:00Another good example is Schild's Ladder by Gre...Another good example is <i>Schild's Ladder</i> by Greg Egan, about a long-lived futuristic society who switch genders several times in their lifetimes, and they know when they have met the right person because their genitals take the matching shape of their mate's.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com