One thing
that often makes it difficult to take erotica seriously is the vocabulary.
Using the correct anatomical terminology for the genitalia is likely to come
across as a bit clinical, but any euphemism or informal term is unlikely to
appeal to all readers. I remember a friend at school regaling us with a story
from a porno magazine he had acquired, where the male protagonist had removed
his enormous tool from his trousers, and the reader had only realized after
some time that this was his penis rather than a DIY implement.
If you
want to see all the possible euphemisms for the male genitalia, plus spend the
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What
one finds acceptable is likely to depend on personal preference and upbringing,
and there are bound to be enormous regional variations in the English-speaking
world as to what's used and what isn't. "Cock" or "pussy"
might be fine, or a bit uncomfortable, or downright amusing.
But this
is a multimedia age. Rather than all the wordy, often embarrassing descriptions
of sex, why not use modern technology to save the effort of turning the
author's mental image into the readers'? Sales of erotic novels are far greater
for e-readers than for paper copies, so that it's possible to digest them in
public without everyone around knowing what you're reading. So authors could
commission their own photoshoot or movie snippets; or these days there's plenty of free porn out
there on the web. "Yes, that's just the sex scene I was going to write, so
drop it in and I can save writing 2,000 words! All I have to do is top and tail
it." And not one mention of a... well, better not say so as not to cause
embarrassment.
"Come
here," she said, huskily. "I have a present for you."
That was amazing," he said. "Next time, shall we leave the lights on?"
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