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| Hello! My name is Crys-not really here , and I am the editor for the Romance/Love Newsletter this week. This week, I'll be addressing one of the topics that you, my readers, recently told me you were interested in learning more about. |
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Survey Says: Romance vs. Erotica
Awhile back, I asked my readers to fill out a survey to tell me what topics they would like addressed in future Romance/Love newsletters. Many of you said you'd like to hear more about erotica and erotic romance.
Hatsuda says:
I'd also like to get some feedback from our own wonderful authors regarding their personal definitions differentiating erotica from porn, for instance. It's a dicey topic, but important from both a writers and readers point of view. I've seen a couple of pov's on this topic, but nothing really definitive.
For some opinions on the differences between Erotica and Porn, I urge you to read a past newsletter, "Romance/Love Newsletter (June 30, 2010)" .
Because the Romance/Love Newsletter is an official site newsletter, I can't go into great detail about sexual situations here. That's why "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group" [18+] exists.  But I would like to briefly address word choice and how it can change the tone, and even genre, of a piece of writing.
Of course, romance writing can contain sexual situations. However, they're often "behind doors" and not explicitly written out for the reader. When you do write love scenes in romance writing, you should pay attention to the vocabulary you use to describe things like bodies. If you find yourself using a slang word for a body part, you should probably ask yourself if that word truly adds to the romance of the story.
Erotica writing, by nature, can be a little more explicit. But, as you read in the newsletter by StephBee  , what one person considers erotic may be considered porn by another. In general, I feel as if certain, more vulgar words don't belong in erotica. If the purpose of a word is just to shock, then chances are it doesn't belong in erotica. Erotica is about more than sex; it is a exploration of the senses and emotions that surround the act. Porn, however, relies on that shock value alone.
My best advice to writers who want to add sexual elements to their writing is to use words that sound appropriate for the scene. If you're writing romance, think about what sounds romantic to you. If you're writing erotica, remember that things like location, sensations and feelings can all be erotic and adjust your word choices appropriately. And if you're writing porn then, well, anything goes. |
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