tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post6722554446055075197..comments2023-07-15T05:20:29.198-07:00Comments on Eric Arvin: What Type of Writer Am I?Eric Arvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-78618299284045842972012-06-18T17:03:41.943-07:002012-06-18T17:03:41.943-07:00LOL. Thanks!LOL. Thanks!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-16503295252224186262012-06-18T17:03:16.561-07:002012-06-18T17:03:16.561-07:00Agreed!Agreed!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-34768770793699588002012-06-18T15:33:21.911-07:002012-06-18T15:33:21.911-07:00Really like your way of writing here and i appreci...Really like your way of writing here and i appreciate your honesty ,so i may make you few dollars richer buying your book because now im curious :)stevecavalcantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584448287569800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-41242887451356653292012-06-13T12:55:32.168-07:002012-06-13T12:55:32.168-07:00You must write what you are passionate about. Peri...You must write what you are passionate about. Period. You are you.Margie Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487640135615243906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-24627880076449525632012-06-13T05:57:42.294-07:002012-06-13T05:57:42.294-07:00Awesome :-)Awesome :-)Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-85098798129600244942012-06-13T05:57:19.207-07:002012-06-13T05:57:19.207-07:00I appreciate that, Dianna! Thank you!I appreciate that, Dianna! Thank you!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-20106355669720354372012-06-13T05:56:40.154-07:002012-06-13T05:56:40.154-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-20915603864996214572012-06-13T03:44:36.013-07:002012-06-13T03:44:36.013-07:00I saw the blurb of your book and it looks like a l...I saw the blurb of your book and it looks like a lot of fun. I'm curious so I just bought it :)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171615925348508034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-34690076097810090182012-06-13T03:30:13.681-07:002012-06-13T03:30:13.681-07:00I like regular MM romance. I love gay fiction that...I like regular MM romance. I love gay fiction that doesn't mind the template, even more so when it feels personal. Please don't change because I love your type of writing.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171615925348508034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-15636138306236619592012-06-12T22:03:23.733-07:002012-06-12T22:03:23.733-07:00It must be hard as an author not to take reviews t...It must be hard as an author not to take reviews too much to heart, but a lot are just mean rather than constructive. I love your books because they are different (and because they are so well written!) and hope you carry on as you are.diannakayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588568272922105601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-30944642279529323142012-06-12T20:05:12.838-07:002012-06-12T20:05:12.838-07:00Exactly, Paul. Keep writing!Exactly, Paul. Keep writing!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-38245935012489566762012-06-12T19:55:25.910-07:002012-06-12T19:55:25.910-07:00Eric, I'm so glad you posted this! I have onl...Eric, I'm so glad you posted this! I have only had one book published, but have learned from it that I just need to follow and believe my voice. My most crushing review was the one that didn't happen. A gay writer agreed to read my book and write a blurb of praise on the condition he enjoyed the book. Well, he didn't, and declined on doing a blurb, for reasons which he seemed to think would be obvious to me. My book isn't a traditional romance or suspense novel, but it's me and it's my voice, so that's okay. Never quit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-92096531932427523502012-06-12T19:31:13.112-07:002012-06-12T19:31:13.112-07:00Thank you, sir!Thank you, sir!Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-61716635885164410482012-06-12T19:30:30.477-07:002012-06-12T19:30:30.477-07:00great post and perspectivegreat post and perspectiveWonder Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723949771552274515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-62420714176560951522012-06-12T19:27:25.099-07:002012-06-12T19:27:25.099-07:00*insert Twilight Zone music*
:D*insert Twilight Zone music*<br /><br />:DChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-53862326757574423982012-06-12T19:22:10.126-07:002012-06-12T19:22:10.126-07:00I am actually working on something just like that ...I am actually working on something just like that right now :-)Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-86239049075085915722012-06-12T19:21:04.746-07:002012-06-12T19:21:04.746-07:00LOL. Thanks, David! I'm honored to be your rol...LOL. Thanks, David! I'm honored to be your role model/muse.<br /><br />And some of my favorite writers have nothing but 3 star reviews on GR: Hal Duncan, James Purdy, both of whom I consider geniuses.Eric Arvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15003380162258465067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-64049211958411600802012-06-12T19:15:35.983-07:002012-06-12T19:15:35.983-07:00Gay fiction with romantic elements for the contemp...Gay fiction with romantic elements for the contemporaries, and magical realism with gay fiction and romantic elements for the others... although that's not clearly delineated, of course. :)<br /><br />I could maybe see you writing urban fantasy with gay fiction and romantic elements - real urban fantasy, like Charles de Lint. The stuff that convinces you magic is real and the slight movement you catch out of the corner of your eye in the darkling times is as likely to be something magical as not.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711013144267106251.post-34584954071018487382012-06-12T19:12:33.882-07:002012-06-12T19:12:33.882-07:00Eric, I can relate. I have recently had some 3 sta...Eric, I can relate. I have recently had some 3 star reviews that were less that flattering, and I had one potential reviewed put the book down after 60 pages (out of 380) saying he just couldn't finish it. We write, I believe, because we love to tell stories, not because we expect we'll retire on royalties. I've read some of your work (and plan to read more), and I like it. Now, that doesn't mean I will love everything you write, but that's the way it works, and I'm finding out right out of the gate. As you know, you're a role model/muse for me, so whether or not people like what you write has no effect on that status. You're a gay writer who's been published, you write good stuff, and you're easy on the eyes (okay, the latter part is purely ego-stroking, but pretty true nonetheless).<br /><br />Even if I end up writing what others consider 3 star work forever, I'll still write because it's what I love to do. And, I'm guessing you do, too, or else you wouldn't do it.<br /><br />That cock/load line, by the way, made me choke on my coffee. Well played.David Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05966804580228822214noreply@blogger.com