Sometimes I fret over the Holy Sex series of biblical erotica stories that I am working on.
Are they sacrilege? Is my soul in mortal danger? Might I offend passionate extremists who might do dangerous things?
Then it occurred to me this week: the stories are really just Fan Fiction.
I read the bible lots in my younger years and many stories have stuck with me.
This series is really just imagining the actions and details of some of the characters, tales, myths etc. of the bible. Occasionally taking familiar characters in new directions.
How is that different, really, from Fan Fiction of other works? From what I've heard, the 50 Shades kingdom started as fan fiction of Twilight or another of the pop-culture fiction worlds.
And those books like "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" or "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" are extended fan fictions of fictional and / or historical characters.
Yes, I like that: Biblical Fan Fiction, taken in a sexy, erotic direction.
Saturday 14 March 2015
Sunday 8 March 2015
Holy Sex
Holy Sex: That is the name of my next series of stories.
Each will be based on Holy Scriptures. In some ways, the Holy Bible is practically an R-rated book, with stories of rape, incest, adultery, violence, scheming, betrayals and so much more, from the depths of human depravity.
In my youth I read the Good Book a lot, and my fertile imagination would flesh out the sometimes scant details in contained. From such imaginings these new stories are coming.
Some of my stories in the Holy Sex series will be retellings of Biblical stories, ones that already have gobs of shockingly lewd situations. Things like Amnon's rape of his half-sister Tamar; the Bible already has lots of detail, I will just retell it in my own way.
Others will be putting a narrative around a biblical event that is not described. We are told, for example, that Potiphar's wife attempted to seduce Joseph. No details. So I will take the freedom to put some details into the story.
Others are entirely flights of fancy, involving beloved characters.
The stories are being revised and will start appearing on Smashwords and other eBook distribution sites in the coming weeks, likely around Easter.
Won't you join me in reading the Bible for all its salaciousness?
Each will be based on Holy Scriptures. In some ways, the Holy Bible is practically an R-rated book, with stories of rape, incest, adultery, violence, scheming, betrayals and so much more, from the depths of human depravity.
In my youth I read the Good Book a lot, and my fertile imagination would flesh out the sometimes scant details in contained. From such imaginings these new stories are coming.
Some of my stories in the Holy Sex series will be retellings of Biblical stories, ones that already have gobs of shockingly lewd situations. Things like Amnon's rape of his half-sister Tamar; the Bible already has lots of detail, I will just retell it in my own way.
Others will be putting a narrative around a biblical event that is not described. We are told, for example, that Potiphar's wife attempted to seduce Joseph. No details. So I will take the freedom to put some details into the story.
Others are entirely flights of fancy, involving beloved characters.
The stories are being revised and will start appearing on Smashwords and other eBook distribution sites in the coming weeks, likely around Easter.
Won't you join me in reading the Bible for all its salaciousness?
Saturday 7 March 2015
50 dull shades
Wow, has it really been so many months since my last blog post? Shame on me.
The writing impetus today is from viewing - at last, say a couple close friends - the 50 Shades of Grey movie.
My overriding sense during the film and after was of disappointment. The book was such a wonderful read that I had high hopes. But haven't we all had an experience where a film adaption of a beloved book fails to meet our fervent hopes?
For me it was two things. First, I just could not get into Dakota Johnson as Anastasia. She left me flat. And second, the steamy scenes lacked the punch, the titillation of their written versions. There is so much scope for imagination, for spinning and interpreting a written scene. But when someone else interprets it to show in their movie, if their and our visions do not sufficiently overlap, we can be left disappointed.
Unless, of course, it is so radically different an interpretation that it bears no resemblance to our own visualizations. In those cases, when it hardly seems like the same scene by the same author, my enjoyment actually increases. I have an example in mind, maybe that will be a post for another day.
The writing impetus today is from viewing - at last, say a couple close friends - the 50 Shades of Grey movie.
My overriding sense during the film and after was of disappointment. The book was such a wonderful read that I had high hopes. But haven't we all had an experience where a film adaption of a beloved book fails to meet our fervent hopes?
For me it was two things. First, I just could not get into Dakota Johnson as Anastasia. She left me flat. And second, the steamy scenes lacked the punch, the titillation of their written versions. There is so much scope for imagination, for spinning and interpreting a written scene. But when someone else interprets it to show in their movie, if their and our visions do not sufficiently overlap, we can be left disappointed.
Unless, of course, it is so radically different an interpretation that it bears no resemblance to our own visualizations. In those cases, when it hardly seems like the same scene by the same author, my enjoyment actually increases. I have an example in mind, maybe that will be a post for another day.
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