People engage in sex, may watch sex on TV. or may come across it online, in all those settings it seems okay for people to be exposed to sex, but if they come across it in literature that is another story; then it is doomsday especially in societies who represent themselves and praise themselves for being religious !
There are many genres of writing and two genres in particular that I want to discuss are ( Erotica & Erotic Romance), just search for those topics online and you will notice that even the west that praises itself for being (Free Societies) there is an ongoing heated debate! Most romance writers or those who write about the sexual lives of their characters are engaged in a fight to clear their names (Don’t call me a……. writer), so you can then understand what some writers at very strict and conservative societies are facing when they write about the sexual lives of their characters.
So let us explain the main difference between each genre:
Erotica
In her blog author Maree Anderson mentions that ‘Erotica’ is derived from Greek word erōtikos that goes way back other words erōs or erōtos which mean ‘Love’!
Then she states that the emphasis of such genre is ‘Sexual Journey/Exploration’ than on ‘Developing Relationships’.
Lime Cello states that in ‘Erotica’ there is no need for a happy ending and it is about sex between characters.
Author Sorcha Grace claims that ‘Erotica’ has sometimes a ‘Happy Ever After’.
Erotica Romance
So for starters ‘Erotic Romance’ focuses on the romantic relationships between the characters and focuses on the ‘Happy Ever After’. The love relationship of the characters develops through sex.
Author Sylvia Day describes it as ‘stories written about the development of a romantic relationship through sexual interaction.’ She then goes on saying that you cannot remove the sex without damaging the storyline and it must has a HEA.
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Samiyah J. Hassan 
This is a great piece and so insightful! Would you mind dropping by my blog, just recently started. I would love some feedback. -Fallen
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Thanks for following my blog , & I did follow your, will make sure to give you my feedback, bless you.
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Much thanks 🙂
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One of my favorite posts by far on here. Thank you for this great read. You truely broke it down into reality
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Thanks sweetie, hope you like also my other writings as well.
Bless you.
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I am so glad someone wrote about this. There are differences and you explained them perfectly. Well done my dear.
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Thanks darling, for more explanation go to (Author Sylvia Day) website she also did define many other stuff.
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This is so great, I loved this. I think this is a common misconception between readers and writers alike. Thank you for this!
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Please have a look on my other writings. Peace & love.
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Hi samia, really enjoys this short piece. As a aspiring erotica ‘writer’ I just started my blog called Carmella’s Room and would love you to have a look at it. Xo
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*enjoyed
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Please have a look on my other writings. Peace & love.
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I just began writing, and I like what you’ve just covered. It’s such a taboo when it’s in literature, but yet it’s a pure form of writing, more expressive than others obviously but great nonetheless.
Please check out my blog, let me know what you think. Thank ya 🙂
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Am an Eastern, so writing romance with love scenes is quite an issue which is just as complex as the whole thing called love is a very ‘COMPLEX’ issue between men & women of that part of the world!
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