I write EROTIC romance. Plain and Simple. I try to write about characters that can be everyday people, you and me. I love for my characters to be seen as sympathetic, feel their emotions deeply and with that comes expressing their love through sensual, EROTIC loveplay. I use the C-word among others to describe a woman’s parts.
In fact I love using this word. It’s powerful, it’s erotic. I try to shed a positive light on this word. It can be a beautiful word when a man is in love with his woman.
When I write my sex scenes, I try to convey the total love and trust the characters have for each other. The more sensual I can make it the better. I love writing tender romances, but when my hero and heroine hit the sheets, they’re going to show you that falling in love isn’t just emotional, it’s a whole onslaught of physical yearnings and desire.
And perhaps that is the difference between Traditional romance and Erotic romance. I love to write Erotica/ Erotic romance because it doesn’t downplay or sugarcoat the emotions of love. Don’t get me wrong. I love, absolutely love traditional romances, but when I pick up an erotic romance book, the hot sex is a definite part of what I’m expecting!
It’s a good thing to know who you are and what you want to write, and embrace it. That is difficult for some writers.
Thanks Ciara. I do embrace. I think sometimes people don’t think sweet romance and erotica can go together, but I do, and that’s what I’m trying to do!
ICAM. I’m very comfortable reading and writing erotic romance. As a reader, I can always tell when an author is uncomfortable writing an erotic scene – in which case they really should stick the sex behind closed doors.
Agreed Julia. I tried my hand at children’s books, and I sucked big time. I thought it would be easy that I would be able to do it, but I absolutely could not write one. My Muse must be a voyeur, because I love erotica so much.
If you are reading erotica then you should know what you are reading and sex is never sugar coated. There will be C-words and P-words and other things. It’s all good to me!