Comments on: Fade Away or Here To Stay? http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jan springer http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12375 jan springer Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:54:27 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12375 It's here to stay! Woooohooo! :lol: jan, happily addicted to erotic romances It’s here to stay! Woooohooo! :lol:

jan, happily addicted to erotic romances

]]> By: Shelli Stevens http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12259 Shelli Stevens Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:16:15 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12259 I think the whole 'hotter love scenes' that comes from erotic romance will stay around. But the actual 'heroine's gone wild' books where there's more love scenes then you can count on one hand, I think that will die down. What I think will happen, and already is happening, is that all genres basically will have these great plots and storylines, and still one or two loves scenes. But the love scenes will be a lot hotter than they used to be. You keep the intensity of an erotic romance in those couple scenes. Just my take on it. It's what I'm more likely to read now days. I seek those books and authors out. I think the whole ‘hotter love scenes’ that comes from erotic romance will stay around. But the actual ‘heroine’s gone wild’ books where there’s more love scenes then you can count on one hand, I think that will die down.

What I think will happen, and already is happening, is that all genres basically will have these great plots and storylines, and still one or two loves scenes. But the love scenes will be a lot hotter than they used to be. You keep the intensity of an erotic romance in those couple scenes.

Just my take on it. It’s what I’m more likely to read now days. I seek those books and authors out.

]]> By: Kara Lennox http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12241 Kara Lennox Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:10:53 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12241 Just speaking for myself--I used to really love the hot stuff. But now I'm much more selective. Honestly, I think I reached my saturation point. All the love scenes started to sound the same and I found myself skimming them. I can still appreciate a really well-done love scene if it's in the context of a good story, but I read more for the story than the hot sex! And Kevin--They've done studies that prove women who read romance have better sex lives. I assume that includes erotic romance. Just speaking for myself–I used to really love the hot stuff. But now I’m much more selective. Honestly, I think I reached my saturation point. All the love scenes started to sound the same and I found myself skimming them. I can still appreciate a really well-done love scene if it’s in the context of a good story, but I read more for the story than the hot sex!

And Kevin–They’ve done studies that prove women who read romance have better sex lives. I assume that includes erotic romance.

]]> By: Shiloh Walker http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12218 Shiloh Walker Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:26:25 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12218 COming in late here, as always, but I think I have the same opinion as Sylvia. Yeah, those who enjoy erotic romance aren't going to stop liking them, in my opinion. They may gravitate towards a certain author and chances are it's going to be one that tells a super hot sexy story that every bit as romantic as it is sexy, The story will have to be there. Of course, considering what I write, I certainly hope ER is here to stay, and that I'm one of those authors that will hang around a while. :wink: COming in late here, as always, but I think I have the same opinion as Sylvia. Yeah, those who enjoy erotic romance aren’t going to stop liking them, in my opinion.

They may gravitate towards a certain author and chances are it’s going to be one that tells a super hot sexy story that every bit as romantic as it is sexy, The story will have to be there.

Of course, considering what I write, I certainly hope ER is here to stay, and that I’m one of those authors that will hang around a while.

:wink:

]]> By: Sylvia Day http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12217 Sylvia Day Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:52:20 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12217 I certainly think the erotic romance genre is here to stay, yes. But I don't think the market can support the number of authors currently writing it. Readers are going to latch on to a few favorites and the rest of the authors will either migrate to a larger market, or stop selling. The quantity of titles releasing monthly will diminish greatly. There will still be ER books on the shelves, there will just be a lot less of them. IMHO :grin: I certainly think the erotic romance genre is here to stay, yes. But I don’t think the market can support the number of authors currently writing it.

Readers are going to latch on to a few favorites and the rest of the authors will either migrate to a larger market, or stop selling. The quantity of titles releasing monthly will diminish greatly.

There will still be ER books on the shelves, there will just be a lot less of them.

IMHO :grin:

]]> By: Stacy ~ http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12199 Stacy ~ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:52:52 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12199 KeVin, I had to wonder why a guy would complain about a woman reading the really hot stuff! LOL. Guess we were on a roll defending our stand on this topic because, and I quote (Michelle Buonfiglio), "Is is an anecdotal fact that women who read romances have more and better sex". Doesn't sound like a bad plan for anyone :wink: KeVin, I had to wonder why a guy would complain about a woman reading the really hot stuff! LOL. Guess we were on a roll defending our stand on this topic because, and I quote (Michelle Buonfiglio), “Is is an anecdotal fact that women who read romances have more and better sex”.

Doesn’t sound like a bad plan for anyone :wink:

]]> By: Larissa Ione http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12197 Larissa Ione Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:53:15 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12197 Gah--apologies...I meant to come back and answer some of these comments, but I've been sick, so I've been napping all day. I'll comment later, I promise! Diana, am thinking on your question... Kevin, I see now...sorry I took what you said in the wrong way! :smile: Gah–apologies…I meant to come back and answer some of these comments, but I’ve been sick, so I’ve been napping all day. I’ll comment later, I promise!

Diana, am thinking on your question…

Kevin, I see now…sorry I took what you said in the wrong way! :smile:

]]> By: Keisha http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12196 Keisha Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:58:21 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12196 I do demand a good story. It’s my reading/writing preference, too, but that’s part of the rush! The relationship, the emotions, the happy ending. To me, erotic romance is romance with MORE. I do demand a good story. It’s my reading/writing preference, too, but that’s part of the rush! The relationship, the emotions, the happy ending. To me, erotic romance is romance with MORE.

]]> By: Angel http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12194 Angel Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:26:42 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12194 er, that should be: "worry that they don't know enough, or <i>are</i> too weighed down by the social ideas about sex from their time" er, that should be: “worry that they don’t know enough, or are too weighed down by the social ideas about sex from their time”

]]> By: Angel http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/09/27/fade-away-or-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-12193 Angel Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:25:23 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=751#comment-12193 Yeah. It's here to stay. For my own part, however, sometimes I want something steamy, but mostly I really just want to know that the H/H have a satisfying sex life. It's an important part of the HEA for me. Sometimes in the sweeter romances, I worry that they don't know enough, and aren't too weighed down by the social ideas about sex from their time, to really hit each other's hot spots. For instance, I *know* that Darcy and Elizabeth are going to blow the tops of each other's heads, but as much as I like Jane and Bingley, I think they're probably doomed to boring sex. Poor kids. And that negatively effects my love of their story, really. But I don't have to see the sex. I just have to know it's good. Last night I was reading a book that did this really well. Magen Whalen Turner's <i>King of Attolia</i> and, unlike the prior book where the main couple got together, it's written from an outside perspective. It's a YA, so that really was to be expected, but I was disappointed that I wouldn't get to see how their beautifully fraught relationship would work itself out in such an emotional, raw experience as sex. However, the author included this absolutely gorgeous scene where they dance. The heroine starts out aloof(she's naturally reserved), and as they move together, she warms up. He warms her up; everytime they go through a turn, he sneaks one of her hairpins out while her back is to him, so that at the end they're spinning together, their faces flushed, their bodies in synch, and her glorious hair down. It really gets the point across. <i>That's what they're like in bed</i>, I thought. And I was happy for them. Yeah. It’s here to stay. For my own part, however, sometimes I want something steamy, but mostly I really just want to know that the H/H have a satisfying sex life. It’s an important part of the HEA for me. Sometimes in the sweeter romances, I worry that they don’t know enough, and aren’t too weighed down by the social ideas about sex from their time, to really hit each other’s hot spots. For instance, I *know* that Darcy and Elizabeth are going to blow the tops of each other’s heads, but as much as I like Jane and Bingley, I think they’re probably doomed to boring sex. Poor kids. And that negatively effects my love of their story, really. But I don’t have to see the sex. I just have to know it’s good. Last night I was reading a book that did this really well. Magen Whalen Turner’s King of Attolia and, unlike the prior book where the main couple got together, it’s written from an outside perspective. It’s a YA, so that really was to be expected, but I was disappointed that I wouldn’t get to see how their beautifully fraught relationship would work itself out in such an emotional, raw experience as sex. However, the author included this absolutely gorgeous scene where they dance. The heroine starts out aloof(she’s naturally reserved), and as they move together, she warms up. He warms her up; everytime they go through a turn, he sneaks one of her hairpins out while her back is to him, so that at the end they’re spinning together, their faces flushed, their bodies in synch, and her glorious hair down.

It really gets the point across. That’s what they’re like in bed, I thought. And I was happy for them.

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