Age gaps in a romance between characters who initially knew one another when the younger character was fairly young are really fascinating to work through from a character study point of view. When did they know? If the young party[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the best compliments I have ever gotten on my writing– which was not intended to be a compliment– was when someone told me that the way I described kissing was “pornographic” and asked me to “tone it down.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With regard to a self-ship imagine ask that we got that framed F/O’s actions explicitly with the word “abuse”– basically as soon as you bring the word “abuse” in to describe a toxic relationship (be it self ship or otherwise)[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♥️ It’s okay to write or read about sex and romance. ♥️ It’s okay to write or read about sex without romance. ♥️ It’s okay to write or read about romance without sex. ♥️ It’s okay to write or read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 You don’t have to justify the types of romantic relationships that you write or enjoy in fiction. 💖 To restate the above– you do not have to justify your ‘ships’. 💖 The types of romantic relationships you write or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Right? I can’t imagine looking at that picture and not thinking it looked like a sexual act or sexual metaphor. Honestly, maybe all this is so on my mind because recently we were thinking about, and looking for the imagery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few years ago we would not have had a good answer for this question, but having finally got back into fandom writing and really dug into it, I can tell you with clarity the definitive answer. Start with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s talk about how to think about the artistic merit inherent in smut and pornography. Smut and porn have the same amount of artistic merit and worthiness as every other kind of fiction, and can be interrogated in the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♦️ Your fiction is worthwhile. ♦️ Your fiction is art. ♦️ Your fiction has artistic merit and value. ♦️ Your fiction is important. ♠️ Even if people call your writing worthless. ♠️ Even if people call your writing disgusting. ♠️[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“This romance novel damaged my delicate woman brain and now I need to have my innocence restored via paternalistic medical braindamage.” WOW THAT SOUNDS SO PROGRESSIVE! Lets hear what John Kellogg, inventor of cornflakes and noted hater of masturbation has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Give me fictional romances that are star-crossed! Doesn’t a romance being forbidden make it more enticing? Doesn’t a romance being forbidden make the yearning sweeter? Isn’t a romance where the characters think they have to hide their love more romantic?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Give me fictional romances that are star-crossed! Doesn’t a romance being forbidden make it more enticing? Doesn’t a romance being forbidden make the yearning sweeter? Isn’t a romance where the characters think they have to hide their love more romantic?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
urfriendlywriter: gestures that gets me on my knees. (feel free to use<3 the kisses ones are.. im- i-… yall better tag when u write these or else check under ur bed before sleep! 🙂 ) lingering with your lips open,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
urfriendlywriter: gestures that gets me on my knees. (feel free to use<3 the kisses ones are.. im- i-… yall better tag when u write these or else check under ur bed before sleep! 🙂 ) lingering with your lips open,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌠 It’s okay to write or enjoy that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, that type of fiction, too. 🌠 Yes, even that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, the type of fiction you’re thinking of right now. 🌠 Yes, the fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 There is nothing wrong with writing about sex. 💖 There is nothing wrong with writing erotica or smut. 💖 Not all writing about sex is erotica or smut. 💖 Fiction about sex has just as much artistic merit as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…