tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post516086484485402876..comments2023-06-20T07:47:24.386-05:00Comments on The Spiced Tea Party: Sex and the StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-32530835984059023272008-01-14T10:10:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:10:00.000-05:00Jackie, I love your explanation of Sensual vs. Ero...Jackie, I love your explanation of Sensual vs. Erotic. I'm still trying to figure things out in my own writing, like you on my last The Magical Mulch Pile WIP, my characters don't get together until almost at the end. When I first started this story I intended for them to get together sooner than that. <BR/><BR/>You can't just make two characters have sex unless the story and the characters are ready for that step.Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024134017512079157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-832379936106277542008-01-10T19:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T19:23:00.000-05:00Hi Jackie! As you know, I loved CEA. And for the f...Hi Jackie! As you know, I loved CEA. And for the first time, I can honestly say I can't wait to read the Gospel. ;-)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-18944425023440878102008-01-10T18:46:00.000-05:002008-01-10T18:46:00.000-05:00Jackie, you have a fangirl!Jackie, you have a fangirl!lacey kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748864831060027009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-85686320391859333822008-01-10T16:55:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:55:00.000-05:00Hi Jackie! Great post! Kate has a really good poin...Hi Jackie! Great post! Kate has a really good point re: the sexual journey. Made me realize how important that is in my hot historicals even though they aren't "erotic."Darcy Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819984559001912841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-71239346634926011252008-01-10T16:51:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:51:00.000-05:00I don't, however, really appreciate stories withou...<I>I don't, however, really appreciate stories without sex as I like to see a relationship fully develop between characters in a romance.</I><BR/><BR/>Deanna, I think this is about the most succinct description I've ever seen of why I find sex an essential aspect of a fully-developed romance. It doesn't have be <I>graphic</I>, necessarily, but I need to see the characters interact with one another at the most intimate and vulnerable moments, and sex is certainly one of the most important of those in a romantic relationship.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Kelly! Looks like you did everything just right to qualify for the contest. Check back on Tuesday :)!<BR/><BR/>Jane, I agree: publishers seem to have a better bead on what constitutes erotic romance than writers do. They seem to have a better bead on a lot of things than we do, drat them!<BR/><BR/>And it's nice to "meet" you, brownone and tammie. Delighted you stopped by all the blogs and enjoyed them! Remember, prizes will be announced on Tuesday!Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188459928875981913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-68024793726737532762008-01-10T14:21:00.000-05:002008-01-10T14:21:00.000-05:00I was the same way. I never knew there were diffe...I was the same way. I never knew there were different types of romance novels. I knew I had read some where there were some pretty racey scenes, but I didn't know that type of romance had a specific genre title. I love reading your blogs. You give me hope that one day I'll get to publish one of my WIP's.<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850241352988932292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-63396531689409767472008-01-10T13:14:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:14:00.000-05:00Hi Jackie! I usually meander over here once a day...Hi Jackie! I usually meander over here once a day and found your topic to be pretty intriguing. I've just recently "re-discovered" erotic romance after picking up a novel by Sylvia Day. I thought, the character development we get nowadays is awesome and it's not sex for sex's sake (which used to be the case with a lot of them). Your books sound interesting and I'll definately be checking them out!brownonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750631372054030448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-41861203756279375842008-01-10T07:24:00.000-05:002008-01-10T07:24:00.000-05:00Hi Jackie,Great to have you here!It's funny that w...Hi Jackie,<BR/>Great to have you here!<BR/>It's funny that we spend so much time analyzing what is sensual vs. erotic when publishers seem to know (but aren't giving away their secrets!). For me, I think it's a question of voice more than anything else, and having the sex as an organic part of the story. And also an opportunity to subvert or dismiss some of the more mind-boggling conventions of romance.JRMullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385318200404516357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-87372360805986193052008-01-09T22:20:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:20:00.000-05:00Hope I did this right. I heard about the contest ...Hope I did this right. I heard about the contest on a yahoo group (Aspiring Romance Writers) and thought the prizes and your writing Jackie irresistible!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-46058837036294449102008-01-09T21:37:00.000-05:002008-01-09T21:37:00.000-05:00I think the line between sensual and erotic romanc...I think the line between sensual and erotic romance is pretty much the language used these days. A great many sensual romances have explicit sex scenes without a lot of explicit language- where as erotic romances have both and have a lot of both.<BR/><BR/>I read, write, publish erotic and sensual romance -- I enjoy both. I don't, however, really appreciate stories without sex as I like to see a relationship fully develop between characters in a romance.authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824755148581900566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-33478893130820265432008-01-09T15:30:00.000-05:002008-01-09T15:30:00.000-05:00Hi B.E., glad you dropped by! I kind of agree with...Hi B.E., glad you dropped by! I kind of agree with your description of the difference between sensual and erotic, except that I've read plenty of "sensuals" that contained full-on blow-by-blow descriptions of the sex act. Which is why I think the line has become increasingly blurred.<BR/><BR/>Kate's description is a good one, I think, because in an erotic romance, the sexual journey is one of the major (if not THE major) plot elements.Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188459928875981913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-18354725092995578712008-01-09T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-09T13:16:00.000-05:00For me, one of the most essential parts of the h/h...For me, one of the most essential parts of the h/h's journey is the sexual one. Most of the problems in the plot are because of the way my characters view sex. Hopefully, by the end of the book they have worked out some of the 'kinks' (ha ha) and found a partner who loves and understands them for what they are.<BR/>That's why I think I write erotic romance rather than steamy or erotica. They are still love stories, even if a little unconventional!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-559020118155927012008-01-09T12:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:04:00.000-05:00I don't really read books with too much sex. I do...I don't really read books with too much sex. I don't have a problem with them, but it's just not my thing. However, I would think the difference between the three would be exactly how much sex is going on throughout the book, and how much detail is given in describing the lovemaking scenes. For instance, in traditional, they seem to only hint at the fact the characters are having sex. A discreetly closed door, mood music, or some such thing. In sensual, it may be a little more. In erotic, it's a full-on blow-by-blow (pardon the pun) description of what the characters are doing. And if they're well written, they aren't so much an insert tab A into slot B kind of thing, but also not a throbbing love missile/silken power purse thing either. I can't really explain the distinction any better than that. And remember, it's just IMO. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.com