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I think i might have a idea on how the story will end. I am excited to finish it. So proud of myself for sticking with this one and completing it, especially it being my first slash novel.
That and the amount of weird terms that get subbed in for plain old boring accurate ones is just... odd. I agree, I don't know that you need sex scenes for a romance unless it makes sense for the characters.
I'm not sure how many people are still around to answer writing questions, but here's one for you romance people: When describing male anatomy, do you think it's better to be direct or vague with the terminology? Do you prefer to read the proper terms (i.e. penis, testicles), slang terms (dick, balls, package, etc.), or more subtle euphanisms (member, manhood, and so on)? I don't write (or read) this kind of stuff often, and I can never decide what sounds best - either way, it always seems too technical, too crude, or too cheesy. Any opinions on the matter?Edit: Here's what I mean about being cheesy in the effort to avoid being crude: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/16/romance-novel-phrases_n_7545244.html Hilarious! Edit #2: OMG, I can't believe in all my googling, I've never looked this up before. This blog on the subject is also fantastic; I'm laughing so hard at some of these! https://annomalley.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/writing-erotica1/Edit #3: So, having conducted some research on the subject, the general consensus among the erotica writer crowd is that the word of choice is "cock," with "dick" as a close second - in case anyone else was wondering, LOL. Feel free to discuss!
LOL I had to go look up the article I shared here once about that.
OMG! I laughed so hard. Especially in the first one when they listed "impaled" as an option to describe sex. I was like "Uhhh... impaled sounds like it hurts more than its pleasurable."
