Can we please burn with fire the notion that erotic romance authors write 'porn'.
It is especially galling when romance authors who write chaste or mild heat books say this. Please don't. It's rude, fucking insulting and 100% wrong.
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Thank you! I just pointed this out on an RWA discussion board for authors!! Erotic romance IS NOT PORN. I've had to explain this too many times to family, friends and other authors. And saying it's "mommy porn" is the worst of all!
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Haha, it was reading that thread that prompted my tweet. I was boiling mad. And I think 'mommy porn' might be one of my hatiest terms.
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Only if we can burn the notion that male romance authors also write porn. I write erotic romance. Heartfelt stories about love and growth and trust. And hot sex.
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I feel like people who say this don’t have a lot of experience with either erotic romance or porn or both, because if they did they would know the difference.
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And also burn the idea that F/F romance is also ‘porn’ - have had this said to me more times than I care to eye roll 🙄 #romance
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Oh good grief. I've written F/F and MMF with bisexual heroes. Definitely not porn.
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As a writer of sexually explicit stories, I use erotica and porn interchangeably for my own work and the stories I read. I use "porn" very deliberately to resist reflexively anti-porn attitudes. I'd be interested in knowing why you feel the characterization is insulting/rude?
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Porn has its own conventions but it’s not erotic romance. Porn is about sex. That’s the foundation. There can be a larger story but it’s not necessary. Erotic romance is a story where the romantic leads move to their HEA and sex is an integral part.
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