http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/01/14/realism-and-writing/ A seduction in words Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:57:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/01/14/realism-and-writing/#comment-334 Shelley Munro Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=241#comment-334 I pretty much agree with everything you've said. I try to write responsibly but you don't necessarily want the messy details. Much like in historicals you don't want to know that they didn't bathe very often. Oral sex -ew! When I read, I like to be able to suspend belief. It depends on the author's story set up and the genre as to whether the use or non-use of condoms bothers me. I pretty much agree with everything you’ve said. I try to write responsibly but you don’t necessarily want the messy details. Much like in historicals you don’t want to know that they didn’t bathe very often. Oral sex -ew! When I read, I like to be able to suspend belief. It depends on the author’s story set up and the genre as to whether the use or non-use of condoms bothers me.

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