tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213823657588992919.post7675353017465632207..comments2024-03-03T23:19:47.896-08:00Comments on Writing in the Woods - A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woods: What about monthly curses and bodily functions in fantasy?A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213823657588992919.post-49611260253361702172014-03-26T14:21:36.582-07:002014-03-26T14:21:36.582-07:00Yeah. Mine doesn't start like yours, but mine ...Yeah. Mine doesn't start like yours, but mine still isn't comfortable either. I can barely focus on what's going on around me. Trying to be a mage or warrior during that time would be just too hard.A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213823657588992919.post-1190846227378906512014-03-26T13:45:16.844-07:002014-03-26T13:45:16.844-07:00oh definitely, on mages and warriors. I remember d...oh definitely, on mages and warriors. I remember distinctly having an issue with "Mists of Avalon"- the notion that Morgaine would be more powerful, able to do more powerful magics on her period. um, really? You know how I spend my first day or two of a period lol- I can't imagine being a mage engaging in magic at that timeJoelle Casteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916035794147846651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213823657588992919.post-22030354834025910952014-03-22T19:34:48.306-07:002014-03-22T19:34:48.306-07:00If you're stuck in a small space with a woman ...If you're stuck in a small space with a woman for any length of time, she's going to have her period and have to deal with it. Whether you're male or female, you're going to see it. Though if you're a female old enough to be undergoing it you'll show some empathy with her. Also, what about women warriors? What about women mages? Do people think their periods aren't going to affect them? I just wish people addressed things like this more.A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213823657588992919.post-56413925707865331392014-03-20T08:22:27.195-07:002014-03-20T08:22:27.195-07:00I love this post, Annikka! I have this struggle in...I love this post, Annikka! I have this struggle in erotic romance/erotica too. I mean, you'd think in books about sexuality that issues of going to the bathroom, bathing, and women's cycles (unless it's an all male book) would have some affect on the book. This has been a focus for me in Vala's Story, although not letting "it" become too much. There's a balance to it, I think. Like I can think of two situations off the top of my head where someone enters the quarter's bathroom and starts going while talking to someone else (because of the communal nature of the set up I have, of course there is that lack of privacy lol)Joelle Casteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916035794147846651noreply@blogger.com