Redux: The dynamics of the relationships in "Crush" and "Bright"
This is probably the way I should have posted my last blog in the first place:
An author of a book about a gay couple dealing with disassociative identity disorder (DID) read my excerpts from my in-progress 2nd novel, Bright. He expressed concern for the fact that the MCs Monty and Walter became intimate only a day after meeting. This author (I'm still searching for him and his book, which has been published and is avail somewhere on Amazon if I remember right) stated that gay people are more than just their sexuality, and that gay authors are striving to write stories that encompass humanity as a whole.
And I agree with this author. Gay people are far more than their sexuality. They are human beings like the rest of us. Even asexuals such as myself do not wish to be regarded only for our (lack of) sexual identity.
What I meant to convey in my last blog post is that the MCs in Crush (Tammy and Jamie) have a different dynamic than the ones in Bright. The first scene of erotica in Crush does not occur until about halfway into the book. Granted there is a kiss and inner thoughts/dreams between the 2, but their lives, and the directions their lives take, keep them physically apart. Even if they had been in close proximity, though, Tammy's fear of ridicule in that small town would have doomed the relationship quickly. He had been given the identity of a "jock". It took him 16 years to decide that who he is is more than someone else's stereotyped view of him, and that Jamie is the only person he will ever want to spend his life with. Tammy decides that not being with Jamie is worse than anything else, even the reprisal of homophobes.
In Bright, neither of the MCs have had to deal with child sexual abuse. Also, their physical location, on a farm out in the country, affords them a kind of "world of their own" setting.
They are different people than the ones in Crush, so yes, they do gravitate to each other rather quickly. In fairness, I have heterosexual friends who had sex within the first few hours of their meeting. One hetero couple I know had a one night stand, and then got married and are still married today. My point? Whether it's a homosexual couple or a heterosexual couple, some couples do hook up quickly, for whatever reason in a variety of reasons. Monty and Walter have an instant and powerful dynamic between them. As I was writing these scenes, it felt natural and right for them to respond to each other in that fashion.
All authors should strive to concentrate on individualism, not stereotyping or generalizing. Every relationship is different because people are different. No 2 people are alike, no matter what "group" or "community" they come from.
I'll apologize in advance if this post is in any way confusing, offensive, or presumptuous. Those are not my intentions :)
An author of a book about a gay couple dealing with disassociative identity disorder (DID) read my excerpts from my in-progress 2nd novel, Bright. He expressed concern for the fact that the MCs Monty and Walter became intimate only a day after meeting. This author (I'm still searching for him and his book, which has been published and is avail somewhere on Amazon if I remember right) stated that gay people are more than just their sexuality, and that gay authors are striving to write stories that encompass humanity as a whole.
And I agree with this author. Gay people are far more than their sexuality. They are human beings like the rest of us. Even asexuals such as myself do not wish to be regarded only for our (lack of) sexual identity.
What I meant to convey in my last blog post is that the MCs in Crush (Tammy and Jamie) have a different dynamic than the ones in Bright. The first scene of erotica in Crush does not occur until about halfway into the book. Granted there is a kiss and inner thoughts/dreams between the 2, but their lives, and the directions their lives take, keep them physically apart. Even if they had been in close proximity, though, Tammy's fear of ridicule in that small town would have doomed the relationship quickly. He had been given the identity of a "jock". It took him 16 years to decide that who he is is more than someone else's stereotyped view of him, and that Jamie is the only person he will ever want to spend his life with. Tammy decides that not being with Jamie is worse than anything else, even the reprisal of homophobes.
In Bright, neither of the MCs have had to deal with child sexual abuse. Also, their physical location, on a farm out in the country, affords them a kind of "world of their own" setting.
They are different people than the ones in Crush, so yes, they do gravitate to each other rather quickly. In fairness, I have heterosexual friends who had sex within the first few hours of their meeting. One hetero couple I know had a one night stand, and then got married and are still married today. My point? Whether it's a homosexual couple or a heterosexual couple, some couples do hook up quickly, for whatever reason in a variety of reasons. Monty and Walter have an instant and powerful dynamic between them. As I was writing these scenes, it felt natural and right for them to respond to each other in that fashion.
All authors should strive to concentrate on individualism, not stereotyping or generalizing. Every relationship is different because people are different. No 2 people are alike, no matter what "group" or "community" they come from.
I'll apologize in advance if this post is in any way confusing, offensive, or presumptuous. Those are not my intentions :)
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