tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post5740871522537186571..comments2023-08-23T08:43:50.287-04:00Comments on Gabrielle Bisset: Erotic Romance vs EroticaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-79018249913351144452012-02-25T19:42:24.555-05:002012-02-25T19:42:24.555-05:00As the authors of "Daddy's Little Cum Buc...As the authors of "Daddy's Little Cum Bucket" (among other things), I too support a seperation of the two genres. We often felt that we needed to have graphic and explicit names for our titles, just so people knew what they were getting. That said, the way ARe handled it was pretty poor. Nowadays on ARe, erotica is all lumped into one category with no sub-categories. Shopping for erotica, which was once a superior experience on ARe, is now a sub-par and confusing experience. I fully support ARe for attempting to provide a venue that is comfortable for everybody, but it really needs to be done with a little more respect for erotica.Bunni and Teddi L'angourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940284047262266933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-39163752761120860652012-02-24T12:38:45.577-05:002012-02-24T12:38:45.577-05:00I'm thrilled to hear about the change! When I ...I'm thrilled to hear about the change! When I look at the "what others bought" section on my book page, sometimes I cringe. Great post!Ann Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361885310781741289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-31179693357507361942012-02-24T12:22:55.217-05:002012-02-24T12:22:55.217-05:00I think it's a great change too. When I look f...I think it's a great change too. When I look for erotic romance, I want to read about a love relationship involving the main characters that's both emotional and physical. I'm looking for hot sex scenes, but with characters who are in love, not just in lust. I don't need or expect a happily ever after in erotic romance (though I usually prefer it), as long as the story focuses on characters who are in love. When I choose an erotica title, I don't expect the love relationship, just the sexual adventures. :-) I'm glad the books will now be in separate categories.Kate Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508799810759533960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-46192657571748710102012-02-24T03:39:00.705-05:002012-02-24T03:39:00.705-05:00Hi Gabrielle! I think the last comment you made is...Hi Gabrielle! I think the last comment you made is the best by far, Erotica is driven by the sex, not the relationship. All Romance is the a great site to show that. Amazon is cool and all but often times books are tagged into the wrong categories. I was once asked by an author if I would promo her work on my personal FB page. When I looked it up on Amazon it was tagged as erotica when it wasn't When I replied that I don't promote erotica on my personal wall she was totally perplexed. It turns out the her book was a sweet mainstream romance but categorized incorrectly. <br /><br />Back to that simple statement that you made. I think that more people need to understand that. Unfortunately, sometimes the differences between the genres aren't clearly understood. Simple and clearly stated definitions are hard to find.Megan@Riverina Romanticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844721821377286848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-86068839687704760382012-02-22T08:58:46.249-05:002012-02-22T08:58:46.249-05:00Thanks for stopping by, ladies! Mainly, the diffe...Thanks for stopping by, ladies! Mainly, the difference between erotica and erotic romance is the HEA--it's required in any romance, but not in erotica. That's why erotica stories are driven by the sex, not the relationship. There's nothing wrong with that, if that's all you want out of a story, but if you want more, you want erotic romance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-30447029347412927732012-02-22T04:03:59.081-05:002012-02-22T04:03:59.081-05:00I wouldn't really know how to differentiate be...I wouldn't really know how to differentiate between a steamy romance and erotica? Is it the language and amount of sex, or perhaps the type of sex. All the erotica I've been asked to review has been BDSM (not my thang at all :P). <br /><br />If I saw steamy historical romance I'd make my own assumptions, that it would be .... well steamy :). But I see what you mean regarding appropriately tagging the book for the correct audience and selecting a 'home' for it in the best category. Amazon should listen, it usually does in the end if enough peeps poke them enough.<br /><br />I suppose the new category would be a great place for those who enjoyed it steamy, but not on every page, nor grotesquely so. Could be quite a busy hang-out, I imagine :) XShah Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997125261145672115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-70273319473103387652012-02-21T20:03:16.103-05:002012-02-21T20:03:16.103-05:00I think this will make it easier (hopefully) to fi...I think this will make it easier (hopefully) to find books to read. I personally need the romance in the books to really enjoy it.June M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14929817630779731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-26685940018270775562012-02-21T19:39:29.429-05:002012-02-21T19:39:29.429-05:00Thanks for explaining what each genre means. I thi...Thanks for explaining what each genre means. I think having separate categories is a good idea too.<br /><br />I've also noticed that Amazon has a very weird way of sorting Young Adult paranormal/urban fantasy etc. Hopefully, they fix that up too.Komal Kanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474781248936280735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-14063079172383238022012-02-21T15:07:20.286-05:002012-02-21T15:07:20.286-05:00I hope Amazon gets on board with it too. It's...I hope Amazon gets on board with it too. It's needed. :) Thanks for stopping by, Book Savvy Babe (love the name!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512314707998638650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437285976886407404.post-23374854987051471432012-02-21T11:02:14.718-05:002012-02-21T11:02:14.718-05:00Such a good move. The timing is funny for me thou...Such a good move. The timing is funny for me though, I just had an author interview last week where I asked her where the difference was between romance and erotica, LOL. I'm all for the new category! <a href="http://www.booksavvybabe.com" rel="nofollow">Book Savvy Babe</a>Book Savvy Babehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670256728712530527noreply@blogger.com