tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post5796992092555346808..comments2024-03-23T08:27:26.396-04:00Comments on The Naughty Girls Next Door: Smut - Why I Don’t Like The WordEllie McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11718759165263708884noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-69276744202485235352009-05-22T12:32:03.061-04:002009-05-22T12:32:03.061-04:00GREAT post, Pamela. I don't write smut either. I...GREAT post, Pamela. I don't write smut either. I write hot erotic romance. It kind of smacks of insulting your own work so others won't and I've been trying to get away from making fun of myself so others won't make fun of me for a very long time.<br /><br />Erotic romance is hot, but not obscene. Erotic romance is graphic and explicit, but not dirty. <br /><br />Thanks for making stating your case so eloquently!Francesca Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280521929025352600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-54223159616682345192009-05-22T11:22:17.455-04:002009-05-22T11:22:17.455-04:00Girl I just realized you're giving away a Sony ebo...Girl I just realized you're giving away a Sony ebook reader!<br /><br />*Minx is now trotting over to Crystal's website to enter the contest*<br /><br />The funny thing is I already have the Kindle. I'm such a techno-slut :)Minx Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984723340148955790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-38557047645376231662009-05-22T08:12:25.451-04:002009-05-22T08:12:25.451-04:00Well said! I especially liked your last paragraph....Well said! I especially liked your last paragraph. Heroines we want to be and heroes we want to be with--I don't want to be smutty or with a smutty man. A woman can be classy and sexual...so can a man (although it's more of a balancing act for them since they still have to put up with derision from their buddies.)<br /><br />AshHot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-68173979196486458132009-05-22T03:40:28.394-04:002009-05-22T03:40:28.394-04:00Great post, Crystal. I do understand what you're e...Great post, Crystal. I do understand what you're expressing. And I certainly would never use the word 'smut' as equal to dirty or pornography, except by the villian, of course.<br />I will say, to my ear, it's a funny sounding word... and, I do use it tongue-in-cheek, or in reaction to snooty tight-asses.<br />However, I rarely utter the word in my everyday language. And, I would never use it seriously to describe an erotic romance author.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-57095479675663639022009-05-22T00:43:22.877-04:002009-05-22T00:43:22.877-04:00Amen, sister. I'm not a "smut" fan either, simply ...Amen, sister. I'm not a "smut" fan either, simply for the fact that it has a lot of negative connotations. Erotic romance is romance that centers around the physical appreciation of people falling/in love. I'm all for others embracing it, but I personally don't want to legitimize it. I don't like it. My two cents. <br /><br />MarieMarie Hartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722761134690362076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-84833130957239259512009-05-21T14:29:48.593-04:002009-05-21T14:29:48.593-04:00Yeah, I don't like the word 'smut' very much eithe...Yeah, I don't like the word 'smut' very much either. It seems such a small and unpleasant word for writing that we put so much hard work into, and strive so diligently to make excellent.Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657821442328527541.post-50172359161469151232009-05-21T12:25:21.382-04:002009-05-21T12:25:21.382-04:00Very good points Crystal. Some feel that it's rec...Very good points Crystal. Some feel that it's reclaiming the insult in an empowering way and I get that. However it still makes me wince when even well-intentioned friends cheekily introduce me as the girl who writes "dirty" books.<br /><br />Sex is not dirty. People who HAVE sex are not dirty. You'd think we'd be past this in the year 2009 right?Minx Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984723340148955790noreply@blogger.com