tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post115132313161575008..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: The Art of PornographyBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1157489322284765922006-09-05T16:48:00.000-04:002006-09-05T16:48:00.000-04:001. I have mentioned a beef I have with romance. It...1. I have mentioned a beef I have with romance. It's less with the books, definitley not with the authors, and almost entirely that my aunt and grandmother (who helped raise me) read nothing but romance. I like a little more substance. I like a book to make me think. So it seems to me that their devotion to anything with "Romance" on the label is somewhat shallow. But then, of course I've also undercut myself by writing romance shorts, and adding heavy doses of romnce to my works. Oh, and I love writing erotica, and explicit erotica.<BR/><BR/>2. >>PORN is sex without emotional content. Pictures, great bump and grind writing but without emotional depth.<BR/>Fun is an emotion :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151939529940156642006-07-03T11:12:00.000-04:002006-07-03T11:12:00.000-04:00Here here Jessica. Well said! And I, being a ero...Here here Jessica. Well said! And I, being a erotic/romance author myself, herald you for it!!Vivi Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719628875229186070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151869268455442512006-07-02T15:41:00.000-04:002006-07-02T15:41:00.000-04:00Thank you, Jessica. Your client Kate Douglas sent ...Thank you, Jessica. Your client Kate Douglas sent me here specifically to read this blog, and I'm glad I did. <BR/><BR/>I write hot because I believe it is more true to life. I remember that first flush of love or lust and how we couldn't keep our hands off each other. I like remembering that feeling, and I share it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151860205573689922006-07-02T13:10:00.000-04:002006-07-02T13:10:00.000-04:00I have thought a great deal about this question. ...I have thought a great deal about this question. Here is my definition: PORN is sex without emotional content. Pictures, great bump and grind writing but without emotional depth. EROTICA, especially romantic erotic writing like I write, is sex with emotional content. The writing gives the love, the feelings, the depth that those who want story--not porn--require.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151859743057931672006-07-02T13:02:00.000-04:002006-07-02T13:02:00.000-04:00Obviously, this is a topic pretty close to my hear...Obviously, this is a topic pretty close to my heart--and wallet. I don't write porn. I don't read porn, either, though I have, and can honestly say there is no comparison between pornography and my stories, which are most definitely very hot. In my mind, the difference lies in the emotional investment I strive to give my readers. If I can make my readers care about the characters in my stories to the extent they feel the emotions and are moved by the plot, the graphic sexual nature of the story merely takes that emotional investment to an even higher level. As Jessica says, it's not easy -- I have to weigh each word I use very carefully in the more explicit scenes, but in the end, I think it's worth it to have a story capable of wringing everything out of my readers. I want them to feel everything my characters are experiencing -- graphic sexuality in a story has a way of stripping away everything and leaving only the rawest of emotions. It may be edgy, but it's effective.Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151532590909353322006-06-28T18:09:00.000-04:002006-06-28T18:09:00.000-04:00Another great post, Jessica. And I heartily agree ...Another great post, Jessica. And I heartily agree with you, considering I just sold an erotic romance novella to Red Sage. To be honest, it hadn't occurred to me that others might lable the novella pornographic. It's hot sex, and a lot of it, between a man and a woman in a developing romance. If someone has a problem with that, they can (and should) vote with their wallets and buy they want to read. But don't belittle those who do write hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151500429033158332006-06-28T09:13:00.000-04:002006-06-28T09:13:00.000-04:00Bravo!!Bravo!!Gina Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100701844882701469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1151498593441473842006-06-28T08:43:00.000-04:002006-06-28T08:43:00.000-04:00Romance writing covers a full spectrum, from squea...Romance writing covers a full spectrum, from squeaky clean to steamy. Nobody is forcing Jane (or John) Bookbuyer to read erotica, or even romance, but s/he should have the right to choose, without censorship. Is romance fiction crap? Who is the Supreme Judge of Crap? The buyers have spoken, which is why the romance genre dominates the market--and isn't it interesting that the two poles (inspirational and erotica) are the fastest-growing segents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com