Erotica Meme - Of Course I Have To Do It
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teddy_radiatorAs someone who started writing erotic fiction, I just had to copy this from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
laurielove, who is such a great writer, and a very encouraging LJ friend:
Thanks towillowfaerie2 and libertyelyot for this.
Erotica meme ...
1. Do you consider 'bodice ripper' romance novels erotica?
When I was young, I used to read my mother's novels. She liked a bit of spice - it probably was a little inappropriate for someone my age, but ...
2. Do you dislike, tolerate, or enjoy explicit sex in fiction or art?
If it is well written, in context, in character and exciting and anticipated, then I love it. I have read some things that literally made me want to run to my Number 14.
In art – If it's well done, hell yeah. I'm an amazingly visual person. Almost as much as a typical bloke.
3. What is the maximum rating that you will read?
Anything goes, except some warnings. There are some things that squick me right out.
4. Does this vary depending on the medium or author?
No. I'm a pervert and love perverted things.
5. If you are an author, is the maximum rating for what you write different from what you read?
No. I read it and write it.
Personal Preferences
6. If it wasn't warned for, and you came across an explicit sex scene, would you skip past it as fast as possible, skim through it, or read it?
It depends if it is slash, which, as a rule, is a turn off. I have read some that was intriguing, but on the whole ignore it. There are some Het pairings that gross me out a little as well.
7. Do you enjoy BDSM scenes?
Very much so. It is the lifestyle I live - I like to read what I live. if it's badly written, or it's obvious the person writing doesn't have a clue, I just stop reading the fic altogether. However, I get the impression that most people who write it have some knowledge of it.
8. What about slave-fic?
I've read a few that were hawt, but most of the time writers get a little extreme in their cruelty. I think there is a fine line between sexy and abuse.
9. Do you prefer het, slash, femslash, or multiples?
I prefer het exclusively. I have written three-ways, but they are always het and that's my preference. Slash just doesn't grease the wheels. I can entertain a little femslash sometimes, but I prefer to watch femslash porn instead of read it. Gay porn is not my thing at all, and it really surprises me the amount of it in fanfic now.
10. What is your favorite pairing (or multiple).
I almost exclusively writer HG/SS. I have enjoyed the occasional MM/SS, but I'm not really into other pairings. I think because the first fanfic I ever read was HG/SS, and it stuck with me. I am a voice slut and a Snapewhore, and that's what I will exclusively write. I can't see Severus as a gay man, and any fic I read with him having it on with Harry or Lucius or Draco or Lupin or Sirius just squicks the hell out of me. The only slash pairing I've ever read with Severus that remotely turned me on was with Mr. Filch.
11. In a sex scene, what turns you on?
Dirty talk done well, lyrical description, context, emotional committment, total abandon.
12. What ruins the mood for you?
Clumsy or purile writing, obviously gratuitous, when the writer is obviously uncomfortable writing it and it shows.
13. What do you wish writers would include more often in sex scenes?
Grace and style; the feeling that the characters are completely into what they are doing and that they want their partner to enjoy it. The feeling that the Dominant partner is just as abandoned as the submissive partner, and I have to agree with Laurie, rich description of what is happenning, what they are feeling what they are saying. Did I mention I love sex talk?
14. What is your biggest squick? The one thing that makes you exit a story and never go back.
A writer who hasn't even bothered to think about how a character would speak or act. A writer who has no clue that Americanisms are jarring in HP fanfic (Yes, I know I have the occasional lapse but that's why I beg for betas). Badly written sex. Lack of understanding of how the body responds; cruelty, gratuitous rape, especially slash. I hate to see abuse disguised as S&M or, even worse, D/s. I don't like people misusing the attitudes of this lifestyle in the guise of molestation. Anything that sounds childish or infantile, or unintentional coarseness. I like the grace of eroticism; I don't like the gauche writing of someone stumbling though a gratuitous sex chapter. There are times when I may not know the difference!
Vocabulary: For each group of words, choose the one you prefer.
15. abdomen, abs, stomach, belly, tummy
I love the vulnerability of belly, but I will use aabdomen and stomach. Tummy, if used in an appropriate context. ABS? I'm not writing a freakin' exercise manual.
16. ass, butt, behind, rear end, derriere
Bum. Bottom, Backside. Arse. These are the words I use. Ass isn't British unless we're talking about a donkey. I have used bumcheeks, globes, and rump.
17. anus, asshole, hole, entrance.
I have no problem with anus. I have used rectum, fundament, entrance, puckered hole. I find the area very vulnerable, and the wording should be delicate. I can get a little more coarse with the male anus, but still I think it's an area that needs to be treated with gentleness.
18. penis, cock, dick, manhood, member.
Cock is my go-to word. I have also used shaft, member and manhood. Dick and prick if I'm trying to convey something a little more sordid or coarse. If I want someone to sound a little dirty, I'll use prick or dick to make it a little edgy. I will use penis sometimes, if I'm getting a little repetitive. I love cocks. I think they are beautiful.
19. testicles, balls, nuts, jewels
I prefer balls. It's a little tawdry, but I like using it - it makes me feel dirty. I have also used sac or scrotum. I don't mind either.
20. vagina, cunt, pussy, entrance
Although the Hubs hates the word cunt, I prefer it. Pussy I use if I want to sound a little raunchy - don't know why. I have used entrance, channel, sex, but the one I hate is quim. It just sounds both creepy and goofy to me. It's the only thing about FTPMA I don't like. I have to be pretty desperate to use quim.
21. breasts, boobs, tits/titties, the girls
Breasts, nipples. If I want to be a little dirty, I'll use tits and titties, especially with older men. I have also used nubs, buds and tips, especially in a very intimate, dirty talking session.
22. have sex, fuck, screw, take, make love
Sex, fuck, take, screw. Yep all in the TR lexicon. I do have characters make love, when they are in love. Fuck is not a dirty word to me. It's vibrant, alive and a word of guts and precision. It sounds like what it is. On the right lips, it can be sheer poetry.
Truth or Dare
23. Fanfic: Do any of your family or RL friends know that you read or write fanfic?
Several. I've been amazed how interested they are. Even my stepchildren (19 and 21) and my mother knows it. They seem pretty fine with it. The Hubs is one of my betas, but he enjoys my original erotic fiction better than the fanfic.
24. Erotica: Do any of them know you read or write sex scenes?
Yes, several. People know how I am. They accept me for the most part. The ones who don't I don't have time for. Most of my friends think it's a hoot, and several have read it. The best compliment I ever got was from my original fic beta, who took a copy of my book and left it at her mother and grandmother's house. She got a call later that week with both of them wanting a copy of it!
Whew! That took longer than I'd anticipated. Now I gotta get back to the real smut. Sempra's birthday is in two days.
laurielove, who is such a great writer, and a very encouraging LJ friend:Thanks to
willowfaerie2 and libertyelyot for this.Erotica meme ...
1. Do you consider 'bodice ripper' romance novels erotica?
When I was young, I used to read my mother's novels. She liked a bit of spice - it probably was a little inappropriate for someone my age, but ...
2. Do you dislike, tolerate, or enjoy explicit sex in fiction or art?
If it is well written, in context, in character and exciting and anticipated, then I love it. I have read some things that literally made me want to run to my Number 14.
In art – If it's well done, hell yeah. I'm an amazingly visual person. Almost as much as a typical bloke.
3. What is the maximum rating that you will read?
Anything goes, except some warnings. There are some things that squick me right out.
4. Does this vary depending on the medium or author?
No. I'm a pervert and love perverted things.
5. If you are an author, is the maximum rating for what you write different from what you read?
No. I read it and write it.
Personal Preferences
6. If it wasn't warned for, and you came across an explicit sex scene, would you skip past it as fast as possible, skim through it, or read it?
It depends if it is slash, which, as a rule, is a turn off. I have read some that was intriguing, but on the whole ignore it. There are some Het pairings that gross me out a little as well.
7. Do you enjoy BDSM scenes?
Very much so. It is the lifestyle I live - I like to read what I live. if it's badly written, or it's obvious the person writing doesn't have a clue, I just stop reading the fic altogether. However, I get the impression that most people who write it have some knowledge of it.
8. What about slave-fic?
I've read a few that were hawt, but most of the time writers get a little extreme in their cruelty. I think there is a fine line between sexy and abuse.
9. Do you prefer het, slash, femslash, or multiples?
I prefer het exclusively. I have written three-ways, but they are always het and that's my preference. Slash just doesn't grease the wheels. I can entertain a little femslash sometimes, but I prefer to watch femslash porn instead of read it. Gay porn is not my thing at all, and it really surprises me the amount of it in fanfic now.
10. What is your favorite pairing (or multiple).
I almost exclusively writer HG/SS. I have enjoyed the occasional MM/SS, but I'm not really into other pairings. I think because the first fanfic I ever read was HG/SS, and it stuck with me. I am a voice slut and a Snapewhore, and that's what I will exclusively write. I can't see Severus as a gay man, and any fic I read with him having it on with Harry or Lucius or Draco or Lupin or Sirius just squicks the hell out of me. The only slash pairing I've ever read with Severus that remotely turned me on was with Mr. Filch.
11. In a sex scene, what turns you on?
Dirty talk done well, lyrical description, context, emotional committment, total abandon.
12. What ruins the mood for you?
Clumsy or purile writing, obviously gratuitous, when the writer is obviously uncomfortable writing it and it shows.
13. What do you wish writers would include more often in sex scenes?
Grace and style; the feeling that the characters are completely into what they are doing and that they want their partner to enjoy it. The feeling that the Dominant partner is just as abandoned as the submissive partner, and I have to agree with Laurie, rich description of what is happenning, what they are feeling what they are saying. Did I mention I love sex talk?
14. What is your biggest squick? The one thing that makes you exit a story and never go back.
A writer who hasn't even bothered to think about how a character would speak or act. A writer who has no clue that Americanisms are jarring in HP fanfic (Yes, I know I have the occasional lapse but that's why I beg for betas). Badly written sex. Lack of understanding of how the body responds; cruelty, gratuitous rape, especially slash. I hate to see abuse disguised as S&M or, even worse, D/s. I don't like people misusing the attitudes of this lifestyle in the guise of molestation. Anything that sounds childish or infantile, or unintentional coarseness. I like the grace of eroticism; I don't like the gauche writing of someone stumbling though a gratuitous sex chapter. There are times when I may not know the difference!
Vocabulary: For each group of words, choose the one you prefer.
15. abdomen, abs, stomach, belly, tummy
I love the vulnerability of belly, but I will use aabdomen and stomach. Tummy, if used in an appropriate context. ABS? I'm not writing a freakin' exercise manual.
16. ass, butt, behind, rear end, derriere
Bum. Bottom, Backside. Arse. These are the words I use. Ass isn't British unless we're talking about a donkey. I have used bumcheeks, globes, and rump.
17. anus, asshole, hole, entrance.
I have no problem with anus. I have used rectum, fundament, entrance, puckered hole. I find the area very vulnerable, and the wording should be delicate. I can get a little more coarse with the male anus, but still I think it's an area that needs to be treated with gentleness.
18. penis, cock, dick, manhood, member.
Cock is my go-to word. I have also used shaft, member and manhood. Dick and prick if I'm trying to convey something a little more sordid or coarse. If I want someone to sound a little dirty, I'll use prick or dick to make it a little edgy. I will use penis sometimes, if I'm getting a little repetitive. I love cocks. I think they are beautiful.
19. testicles, balls, nuts, jewels
I prefer balls. It's a little tawdry, but I like using it - it makes me feel dirty. I have also used sac or scrotum. I don't mind either.
20. vagina, cunt, pussy, entrance
Although the Hubs hates the word cunt, I prefer it. Pussy I use if I want to sound a little raunchy - don't know why. I have used entrance, channel, sex, but the one I hate is quim. It just sounds both creepy and goofy to me. It's the only thing about FTPMA I don't like. I have to be pretty desperate to use quim.
21. breasts, boobs, tits/titties, the girls
Breasts, nipples. If I want to be a little dirty, I'll use tits and titties, especially with older men. I have also used nubs, buds and tips, especially in a very intimate, dirty talking session.
22. have sex, fuck, screw, take, make love
Sex, fuck, take, screw. Yep all in the TR lexicon. I do have characters make love, when they are in love. Fuck is not a dirty word to me. It's vibrant, alive and a word of guts and precision. It sounds like what it is. On the right lips, it can be sheer poetry.
Truth or Dare
23. Fanfic: Do any of your family or RL friends know that you read or write fanfic?
Several. I've been amazed how interested they are. Even my stepchildren (19 and 21) and my mother knows it. They seem pretty fine with it. The Hubs is one of my betas, but he enjoys my original erotic fiction better than the fanfic.
24. Erotica: Do any of them know you read or write sex scenes?
Yes, several. People know how I am. They accept me for the most part. The ones who don't I don't have time for. Most of my friends think it's a hoot, and several have read it. The best compliment I ever got was from my original fic beta, who took a copy of my book and left it at her mother and grandmother's house. She got a call later that week with both of them wanting a copy of it!
Whew! That took longer than I'd anticipated. Now I gotta get back to the real smut. Sempra's birthday is in two days.
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Date: 2011-03-03 12:25 am (UTC)Whenever you get the chance...more chapters of your story would be devoured mostly delightedly!!
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Date: 2011-03-03 01:56 am (UTC)