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Anne O'Connell, Audrey Brice, Politcial Mumbo Jumbo, Publishing, rants, S. Connolly, S. J. Reisner, the writing life
Controversial Topics in Fiction
There’s that old adage out there that states, “Never discuss religion or politics if you want to be liked.” Well – the truth is I don’t write just to be liked. I began writing for me, and when I discovered other people liked what I was doing – I began writing for them. I know that sounds self-serving, but it…
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Anne O'Connell, books, business of writing, craft, e-books, erotica, Politcial Mumbo Jumbo, Publishing, rants, the writing life, thoughts
The Chilling Effect
As many of you know I’m currently writing on my new bdsm themed novel called Switched. My mind started traveling ahead in the story when, ::gasp:: I realized that several scenes from where I’m currently at – there is a rape scene. And no, it’s not rape for titillation. It’s actually more of an unfortunate plot point (and it’s sad and meant…
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Humans Are Sexual Creatures
It’s true. Humans are sexual creatures. From the time we hit puberty we’re on a mission (albeit sometimes subconsciously) to find sexual partners. It’s natural and instinctive and wired into our DNA. Humans aren’t the only animals who have sex for pleasure, we’re just the only ones intelligent enough to express our feelings about it, talk about it and devise methods…
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Perplexed…
I’ve been reading a great deal lately about how the conservative right and the Libertarians want to get rid of public education. After all – that’s not where our government belongs! How dare they want an educated populous! How dare every child, rich or poor, have a chance at an education! It’s all just a waste of taxpayer money. The…
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Megalomaniac Media
So I heard about the riots in England via friends on Facebook. It was puzzling to me because I hadn’t heard anything on CNN, MSNBC, or FOX (the latter of which I don’t often watch for my own reasons). I literally had to go to the BBC website just to find out what was going on – only to discover it was…
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I Get It Now
I am not a feminist. As a matter of fact, I’ve always seen feminism as being somewhat fanatical. I’m also not a politically correct person. I’m not even a bleeding heart liberal. I’m a realist. While I don’t advocate getting rid of social programs completely, I do believe they should be re-evaluated and modified to be more efficient. I’m for moderation…
