http://www.cranedance.net Writing and reading in the world of the exotic Mon, 11 May 2009 04:14:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *snort* The author of the unwritten fanfiction novel Russet Noon,* Lady Sybilla,** also known as Glorianna Arias, is jamming every possible mention of her book onto her page. Positive or not. So: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, Sybilla. You're still crazy. * "Russet" referring to Jacob Black's skin tone, because describing a Native American as russet is ... http://www.cranedance.net/writing-and-publishing/authors-behaving-badly/russet-noon-because-advertising-your-fanfic-with-press-releases-is-cool Evening was setting in on the streets of Ostmont, and the alcohol had nicely permeated the crowds. There was staggering, there was jostling, woo and fists were being pitched in equal amounts and adjacent quarters. Celino noticed none of it. He drifted past scenes of passion, drama, and truly bad ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/21-harvest-night-%e2%80%93-in-the-streets Tourmaline bet on the bull. That was more or less customary; the bull's odds were longer than a week of wet Tuesdays just about every year, and for good reason. A pike was usually more than a match for even the longest horns. This year's variety was a giant brindled ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/20-harvest-night-the-baiting MedicineWorm: ((Gimme some info on Celino's room again would ye?)) Cranedance: (Second floor at the back, small, neatly made bed, small table by the small window, chair by the table, hooks on the wall, everything empty. Celino leaves nothing behind.) ----- In a word, boring. In another few words, boring protected by a ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/19-festival-eve Celino waited for the door to close, then settled into the armchair, radiating smugness. Hah. He'd stay so warm you could cook an egg in his trousers. Celino pulled out a book and settled in to keep himself occupied while Aldridge spanked his troops into order. Half an hour later, Celino ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/18-fire-in-the-dark "Madam." Celino rose and bowed to her deeply, then scooted out behind Aldridge. Once out of cookie-chucking range, he stopped and went over himself once more, sending a fine cloud of sugar drifting onto the antique rug. There were still crumbs in his hair. There were still crumbs in his ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/17-in-the-street If you're interested in the start of this story, go here. SsillvrR would have leaned against the lion while he waited, if he didn't feel as if the lion would have taken offense. It had that particularly unfriendly look about it that cats often sported, the one that read in no ... http://www.cranedance.net/erotica/blog/rp-logs/16-tourmaline [caption id="attachment_76" align="alignleft" width="227" caption="Candlestick salad"][/caption] To make candlestick salad, set a pineapple ring on a bed of lettuce to make the candleholder. Cut one end off a banana so the end is flat, and set the "candle" in the pineapple ring. Drizzle a line of marshmallow sauce, whipped cream, or ... http://www.cranedance.net/charm-and-strangeness/candlestick-salad Erotic romance is erotica written to women's tastes using the conventions of the romance genre. It's a spinoff from the romance genre, and is heavily influenced by slash and mainstream erotica. (In fact, with the slow death of traditional erotica presses like Blue Moon and Black Lace, erotic romance and ... http://www.cranedance.net/writing/no-really-whats-erotic-romance Once upon a time there was a genre called Romance; and many women did read it, the young and the old together. And there was much enjoying of descriptions of swells of waves and rising doves and sheets of raw sensation, and many fadings to black. But the hearts of some ... http://www.cranedance.net/writing/what-is-erotic-romance