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Chris and Nigel  [message #959] Thu, 14 February 2002 16:25 Go to previous message
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The publisher who has book one's manuscript at present is encouraging. Look, they are asking questions instead of rejecting out of hand. I may need to do some rewrites, perhaps to increase the age by a year or so, but I am cautiously optimistic.

This may seem unusual for a publisher, but I have some questions about your story. It is well-written, but it is the first male lovers book either I or my YRB submissions reader has read. In my mind, it borders on pornography, as it is extremely graphic and the age of the leads is a concern.

- The young boys seem to have an inordinate amount of sex. Is this normal for that age? There are almost too many sex scenes.

- Many of the sex scenes are touching, intimate, and loving. Would inexperienced 14-year-old boys be that tender and knowledgeable? I can't imagine it of the young teen-age boys with whom I'm acquainted. I would be more comfortable with the subject matter if the boys were more mature.

- It was a tad unbelievable that the parents were totally accepting and allowed the boys to spend the night together often. Parents of a young boy and girl would not allow their teens to spend the night together and have sex. Is this more acceptable where you are?

- Do you think that Chris coped too readily with the idea of having a male lover? It was only a couple of days, and he didn't think of himself as gay.
 
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