Come Up For Air
Saturday, February 23, 2013
I took a break from revising/editing and stumbled upon this gem. Someone I follow on Pinterest had posted it and it struck me because the image is so provocative. I don't know who the artist is, there was no link, but I had to share it. Some of you may see this and think what the hell? At first I thought the same thing, and I can't be entirely sure, but to me this is a take on the term "come up for air". Notice the lady in the fine lingerie in the lower left corner? And the setting looks an awful lot like a hotel room. Am I right? As an erotica author, I deeply appreciate this image because we walk a fine line between plot and smut in my genre. It's always been my opinion that if a reader is looking predominately for romance then they should stick with that genre. With that being said, I have read many erotica novels that have both convincing love stories and a lot of sex. Finding the delicate balance in erotica is all about learning when your characters need to come up for air. It's in those moments that the plot needs to be compelling and direct in moving your story forward. If you've already read Push & Pull you may have noticed that while there's quite a bit of sex, the plot still moves forward and this is even more evident in book two, Power Play. I can't wait til March 8th because if you loved the first one, I think you'll like the second even more. Now...back to writing ;}
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