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How often do you find you can't find
just the right word for that romantic moment? Or maybe you've used
the same word over and over and its use is worn out. I have that
happen a lot. And I get really tired with the obvious. One word I
refuse to use in my stories in relation to intimate body anatomy is
"twitch." Is there an erotic romance you don't find that
word in? I hate that word. So I've created my own thesaurus. It is a
work in progress, but I thought I'd share what I have. If you think
you have a word or two to add, drop me a line and I'll include it.
This isn't a thesaurus for strictly
erotica words. Nor a place to find alternative "hard"
words. In my writing erotic is sensual, not hard. Want a hard word,
check out several of the other thesaurus links posted on my Writer's
Resource page. What you'll find here is something a little more
romantic--I hope.
In the meantime, if the muse just
won't come up with the word you're looking for to create or maintain
the ambiance of the moment, maybe you'll find something here.
Using
the Five Senses
Using the five senses in your erotic
writing isn't strictly for the love scenes. Thread the senses
throughout the story. Sensual awareness should speak from every pore
of the story whether a love scene is involved or not.
Write the story and then return to it
to mold it. You are the artist-the sculptor--your medium is the words
of language. Create from them, use them. Does every painter use color
in the same way? Do they use the same object and evoke the same
emotion? A photographer snaps a picture, but the elements of light
and shadow, black and white or color, focused or blurred, show us
different views of the same scene. So do the words of the writer. Use
them, re-define them, re-shape them.
The art of erotic and sensual romance
writing is not defined by the number of love scenes or how explicit
the words are that you use, but it is how you are able to invoke the
senses of the reader.
How you draw on the five senses is as
important as the simple act of using them. Here are two examples:
Touch
the mind
Taste
the heart
Hear
the love
Smell
the desire
See the sensation
Or this?
Caress
the curious soul
Savor
the thundering lifebeat
Hearken
to the vibrations of seduction
Scent
the pulsing essence of desire
Witness
the adventure of sensation
Yes, I get carried away on occasion,
but you see what I mean. Seduce the reader with the gift of words and
the climax of your story will be all the more memorable for your care.
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