tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post3627206695442631860..comments2024-01-26T13:36:51.551-08:00Comments on Writing and Living by Richard P. Hughes: Erotica: It's A Woman Thingwriting and living by Richard P Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-8080764674817537042013-05-01T23:56:27.067-07:002013-05-01T23:56:27.067-07:00Thank you for the thoughtful response. I do encoun...Thank you for the thoughtful response. I do encounter a lot of negativity for my genre. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-21965875620387969322013-05-01T07:08:40.641-07:002013-05-01T07:08:40.641-07:00Thank you, Melissa. I don't know if I'd be...Thank you, Melissa. I don't know if I'd be shocked. Maybe surprised. Erotica can certainly be valid literature. In fact, I was quite impressed by some of what I read.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-74708260334414871482013-04-30T23:27:54.978-07:002013-04-30T23:27:54.978-07:00Interesting, but a bit over simplistic as you woul...Interesting, but a bit over simplistic as you would be shocked at the number of men writing erotica under a woman's name. I know, I write erotica. It's a genre like any other, not porn for simple pleasure. We erotica writers take our characters into the bedroom because sex is part of the human experience. it helps create who we are the same as any other experiences explored by writers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-24071635442989482352013-04-27T03:58:01.260-07:002013-04-27T03:58:01.260-07:00You know... you have an excellent point.
Althoug...You know... you have an excellent point. <br /><br />Although I must say I don't read erotica either. Just haven't really found one with a synopsis containing enough story to interest me. <br /><br />I don't read to get turned on. I read to be entertained. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-61424553136285509312013-04-26T14:04:43.012-07:002013-04-26T14:04:43.012-07:00Donna, I don't normally read it either.
Alex,...Donna, I don't normally read it either.<br /><br />Alex, I couldn't agree with you more. I rather be doing it, too.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-64662072671870618892013-04-26T11:18:58.179-07:002013-04-26T11:18:58.179-07:00I couldn't agree with you more! I don't wa...I couldn't agree with you more! I don't want to write it - I want to do it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-49307202628075687532013-04-26T09:34:02.910-07:002013-04-26T09:34:02.910-07:00You bring a very fresh view on this genre. I don&#...You bring a very fresh view on this genre. I don't read erotica or even erotic romance. Makes me feel voyeuristic. Not my thing.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-68187916979869534682013-04-26T06:20:34.128-07:002013-04-26T06:20:34.128-07:00Helene, thank you for giving me a laugh.Helene, thank you for giving me a laugh.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-65483423381794262502013-04-25T18:48:30.111-07:002013-04-25T18:48:30.111-07:00What a great post! Now, where did I put my Kindle...What a great post! Now, where did I put my Kindle? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-28031392084248428922013-04-25T07:51:00.469-07:002013-04-25T07:51:00.469-07:00Hi, Tanya, no doubt pleasure is the goal. And thos...Hi, Tanya, no doubt pleasure is the goal. And those editing rooms...must be a super job to have.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-85748252500071316792013-04-25T06:20:24.831-07:002013-04-25T06:20:24.831-07:00Hahahahaha!!!! Oh the debates I feel arising based...Hahahahaha!!!! Oh the debates I feel arising based on this post!! <br /><br />On the lighter side though, imagine the reading/editing rooms at those pubs. hahahaha. Sorry it was painful for you though, sure you were reading it right? LOL. I believe pleasure is the goal, then again, sometimes it is pain, so maybe that was spot on. Ah. Thanks for the chuckle. <br /><br />And I love the other comments. Tanya Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-81983833713744089662013-04-25T05:21:15.832-07:002013-04-25T05:21:15.832-07:00L.G. Thank you. I try to be honest, even when it h...L.G. Thank you. I try to be honest, even when it hurts.<br /><br />Michael, yeah, I know men like erotica, too, and there's a lot of variety in the GLBT world.<br /><br />Jon, you never cease to amaze me.<br /><br />Emily, thank you for the compliment.<br /><br />Julia, yes, you're right. But as a general rule, I think it works the way I said. I know, in the porn industry, women are always ready, and it takes the man a while to get there, which I think is the opposite of the way it really is. But, I suppose there are exceptions.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-50725839050789756992013-04-24T18:11:03.566-07:002013-04-24T18:11:03.566-07:00Richard, every woman is different, and so is every...Richard, every woman is different, and so is every man. I don't believe in those stereotypes. I have no idea why there are more women writing erotic fiction or romance. Men can also write erotic fiction. Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-12880502310752477062013-04-24T17:38:32.949-07:002013-04-24T17:38:32.949-07:00Ha! Richard, this may be my favorite post I've...Ha! Richard, this may be my favorite post I've ever read. You're awesome.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-84481133213591099322013-04-24T17:31:01.521-07:002013-04-24T17:31:01.521-07:00This is so true. I'd read numerous romances wr...This is so true. I'd read numerous romances written for women and it takes a couple hundred pages to get to the sex.<br />Male readers want the sex in the first chapter (and every other chapter....)<br />Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-73491681602166378382013-04-24T08:51:08.601-07:002013-04-24T08:51:08.601-07:00Gay men also like erotica. I write erotica for a g...Gay men also like erotica. I write erotica for a gay website and get fan mail weekly.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789848305671189900.post-63943828485251277262013-04-24T06:49:30.745-07:002013-04-24T06:49:30.745-07:00LOL. That might be the most honest review of roman...LOL. That might be the most honest review of romance/erotica I've read from a man. :PLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com