tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post4944996947568484505..comments2023-05-11T05:27:38.755-04:00Comments on Naughty Author Chicks: Foreshadowing the Erotic Romance AuthorCindy Spencer Papehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-7385745495955963512010-02-26T13:02:36.827-05:002010-02-26T13:02:36.827-05:00Just wanted to throw in there that there is someth...Just wanted to throw in there that there is something to be said for this stuff making sense once you first hit your thirties. I was in my mid thirties when I first started plotting the hottest stuff and I had a duh, palm hitting forehead moment when I said to myself, "No wonder you're obsessed with this stuff. You've hit your prime."Michelle Polarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717774498289472190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-80133370233613650182010-02-24T14:13:04.597-05:002010-02-24T14:13:04.597-05:00Hey, Peach!
No, you're not alone and don'...Hey, Peach!<br /><br />No, you're not alone and don't let anyone tell you that writing erotica is easy. It isn't. <br /><br />On that note, there is a rule of thumb for us. (Hmm, maybe we should make that a rule of foot...) Take a look at some of your own writing. Can you tell the difference when you've written what you feel vs letting fear of impropriety tone it down? If it doesn't turn you on, it won't turn the reader on.Dalton Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176463811948745241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-88765686117104672562010-02-24T13:49:43.989-05:002010-02-24T13:49:43.989-05:00I was wondering how one gets into erotic fantasy. ...I was wondering how one gets into erotic fantasy. I write a lot myself and not sure if it's just the age I am at now or what but I have been leaning more towards the erotic stage of my writing. I am glad to know I am not weird in that sense :)SweetnSexyPeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307495493648235093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-24757688321327389502010-02-23T23:58:27.219-05:002010-02-23T23:58:27.219-05:00BTW, speaking up as a crit partner, Magician's...BTW, speaking up as a crit partner, Magician's Chains rocks!Dalton Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176463811948745241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-88246850595368885272010-02-23T23:53:10.453-05:002010-02-23T23:53:10.453-05:00I got tired of toning down the sex to fit the supp...I got tired of toning down the sex to fit the supposedly sexy lines. Guess I have a dirty mind, not that that's ever been a secret.Dalton Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176463811948745241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-10460908571571427172010-02-23T21:13:52.097-05:002010-02-23T21:13:52.097-05:00Voted! Good luck with the contest. :)
Before I s...Voted! Good luck with the contest. :) <br /><br />Before I started writing erotic romance, that was all I read. Every now and then I would read something tame, but I think I was always meant to write steamier stories because I've always been a very sensual and passionate person. It really went into overdrive once I reached my 30's. LOLStephanie Adkinshttp://www.stephanieadkins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-41968753472349953362010-02-22T19:45:01.345-05:002010-02-22T19:45:01.345-05:00Thanks Wynter, Cara, Jina and Naima. For votes and...Thanks Wynter, Cara, Jina and Naima. For votes and your own little details. <br /><br />Wynter, I loved Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty series and Fear of Flying. <br /><br />Cara, Premature Submission? Snort. I am in danger of it. I'm trying to tell myself to slow down and I know I'll get lucky. By the by, I'm in the "loved it" camp on your story. <br /><br />Jina, thanks for encouragement on my prelude. I have to figure out if it's "sexy" enough because it's pretty heavy in its own way. But I'll get there.<br /><br />Naima, you should never have deleted those back seat hot and heavy scenes from the written version. Now what am I going to read when you drag out that first manuscript to entertain?Michelle Polarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717774498289472190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-484220432371122772010-02-22T19:34:29.742-05:002010-02-22T19:34:29.742-05:00Hi, Michelle!
I love when the prologue is actually...Hi, Michelle!<br />I love when the prologue is actually the end of the book or starts with the black moment. It keeps me reading! <br /><br />Foreshadowing of my erotic romance career? I guess it was in my very first romance that starred Ralph Tresvant from New Edition. The written copy was pretty tame with a serenade and a kiss but the version inside my head included the drive-in-get-busy-and-sweaty-in-the-back-seat uncut scenes. LOL! You'd be amazed how big that back seat was! <br /><br />Now, I must go vote...Naima Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269175037270984886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-87559789832630899632010-02-22T17:00:28.199-05:002010-02-22T17:00:28.199-05:00Voted for your trailer, Michelle! Visuals are exc...Voted for your trailer, Michelle! Visuals are excellent; I love the music, not overdone but sensual.<br /><br />Re: prologues--I have what I call a "Preface" in Blonde Samurai because the book is written as a memoir; this enabled me to establish the core idea running through the book--the heroine talking to the reader. <br /><br />A prologue is like buying a sexy new pair of shoes: if it feels good and doesn't pinch your toes, go for it!Jina Bacarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858018049423464275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-26665256852863107412010-02-22T09:58:56.678-05:002010-02-22T09:58:56.678-05:00Sorry, first comment was prematurely submitted. &q...Sorry, first comment was prematurely submitted. "Premature Submission"...is that one of yours, Michelle?<br /><br />Anyhow, I started by writing romance, which came about because I basically got this vivid, narrative music video stuck in my head during my erstwhile walk commute to work. After spending weeks walking around with this weird entity rattling around in my skull, I thought, "This seems like a romance novel. I wonder if I could write a whole novel..."<br /><br />I came to erotica after RWA National 2009, where I'd heard Brenda Chin of Harlequin talking about their new Spice Briefs short erotica line. I wrote to their specifications, got told I was too weird, then submitted my story to Ellora's Cave who said, "You're weird, but we'll give you a chance. Here, have a contract." Thanks, EC! So far it looks like everyone either loves or hates my first book, judging from the initial reader reactions. I'll take a passionate rant over a luke-warm "meh" any day. Our genre's all about emotion!Cara McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654280974490334457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-79876237800488920512010-02-22T09:56:31.670-05:002010-02-22T09:56:31.670-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cara McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654280974490334457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295035878432187803.post-9827926879401959582010-02-22T08:07:25.083-05:002010-02-22T08:07:25.083-05:00Just voted - good luck. Okay - career as an erotic...Just voted - good luck. Okay - career as an erotic romance author. I started with more tame romances, but I've always leaned to the more sensual side of things. Loved Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty series, The Happy Hooker, Fear of Flying - all those naughty books were instant favorites. <br />My books started growing hotter when DH started working more nights. Too much alone time on my hands combined with hormones made me think about naughty things;-)Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.com