tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772330150358269364.post8363275270616474381..comments2016-10-01T16:04:27.127-07:00Comments on Pulp Erotica: Communication is KeyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224090176260483538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772330150358269364.post-15883836595199633072015-04-14T22:24:26.889-07:002015-04-14T22:24:26.889-07:00Thanks, man!
Yeah, I don't think I'm suc...Thanks, man! <br /><br />Yeah, I don't think I'm such a hot writer--I mean, I write, and it's ok, but I'm not doing a fantastic job editing so as to MAKE it great--in this genre yet, but what I'm offering in particular is story along with the sex. I think you're a bit in the same vein there, with the added kinks of futa girls, which is a very specialized niche market. <br /><br />I lol'd at five million erotica monkeys. It's too true though. I think everyone and their kid brother is trying it out. Some could be good, some could be awful, but how do you make your stuff stand out among the crowd? Hmm. That could be a post in and of itself, I think. And then once you grab their attention, the writing will keep them around. <br /><br />Hmm. You've given me something to think of as well, sir! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224090176260483538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772330150358269364.post-44054068226950225562015-04-14T16:03:49.743-07:002015-04-14T16:03:49.743-07:00I know I'll sound like a judgmental gobshite f...I know I'll sound like a judgmental gobshite for saying this, but most of the erotica I read is cringe-worthy in many respects: bad grammar, misspellings, cliched expressions, boring, cardboard cutout characters. I'm sure there are people that like that sort of thing. Somebody's buying it, after all.<br /><br />And who's to say my writing doesn't sound like the stupidest in the world to other people. <br /><br />But yeah, communication. I think in erotica you can do so much with connotation and what words evoke and invoke in people. And even though we all come from different backgrounds as writers we know there's always a common currency in words so that the trade in meaning can take place.<br /><br />Otherwise how are you going to move beyond "He thrust his throbbing manhood into my wet center and sparks flew" sort of prose? The demons in my story have cocks the size of a pork tenderloin, but I'm not going to say that, because invoking that image isn't hot or sexy, it's ridiculous.<br /><br />How do you describe an orgasm in the age of five million erotica monkeys banging away on keyboards? If you get too abstract or wild with your metaphors, people won't relate. It seems to me that being a little better than average isn't too hard to accomplish. Being better than that? Quite a bit harder.<br /><br />I really appreciate you raising this topic and making me think, and I hope you feel better soon.Bryce Calderwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349004584237467944noreply@blogger.com