Do people want erotica?
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Do people want erotica?
As a reader how much heat do you want?
As an author where do you draw the line?
Thanks in advance.
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Personally I find Anna Karenina, Pride & Prejudice & loads of other books very erotic - I have a vivid imagination & I really do not need every little detail spelled out in explicit detail!
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Oh, I totally agree. I find a lot of romances , if done correctly, a turn on. I don't need explicit detailsFran wrote:Well I guess you'd have to define erotica as distinct from explicit sexual content.
Personally I find Anna Karenina, Pride & Prejudice & loads of other books very erotic - I have a vivid imagination & I really do not need every little detail spelled out in explicit detail!
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Well, I'll out myself - I don't mind reading Erotica as long as it is not written just for the sake of it. But it really depends on the relationship itself. Some are depicted too sweet and innocent for me to actually see need for explicit depiction. In those cases it isn't meant to further the plot in any way. With other relationships, I feel like it must be there as a means to show the excessive tension and raw emotion between the characters.
As an author, I draw the line at themes I am not comfortable with - everybody has got some squicks. I can't say I have written many explicit scenes yet but I don't eliminate the possibility that this might change someday. If an idea runs into that direction and I feel that the scenes would serve the purpose to further the story, then I would write them.
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My advice is: write what you're comfortable with.
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So to me, asking whether people want erotica is like asking, Do people want heroin? Sure they do. But that doesn't mean you have to be a supplier.