What about finding just the right word for a particular thought?
Being part of a romance writers group, The GonnaBeez (some of whom are already "are"), I have learned it isn't all fun and sex games...it can be down-right hilarious as well.
Take for instance...the penis.
Yes, the penis. Romance writers write about them all the time, but how many times can you describe that part of a man's anatomy differently? It's harder than you think. No pun intended.
One of the nice ladies in the group listed a website that she had found that has such a list of "endowments".
The Crude Thesaurus - (adults only please)
Now, if you go there you will notice that all of the names are "pet names" not really something you would see in a historical romance or even a contemporary romance. But they do cause some hilarity, which makes it worthwhile just to go look.
Another of our "members" listed some she had put together for her writing use. If you read a romance, you will see that the descriptions and names are all pretty tame and sometimes quite foolish.
engorged manhood
the engorged muscle of his manhood
erect manhood
erect rod
evidence of his arousal
fiery brand
firm flesh
full throbbing erection
fullness
growing arousal
hard male loins
hard shaft
hardness of his arousal
hardness of his loins
his driving need
hot, bulging flesh
hotness
loins
love's sweet arrow ( gag LOL)
male member
maleness
manhood
masculinity
molten member - love that one
palsating manhood
probing shaft
probing love rod
pulsating core
rapidly growing erection - yeah that happens pretty frequently, doesn't it ladies?
rigid flesh
rigid part of him
rigid source of heat
Now, where was I? Ahem!
Anyway, today I was working on my romance story when I came across this dillemma and decided to blog about it. And it's not just about the penis. We have to describe the female anatomy as well. For example: breasts
God gave us breasts for one reason, to nurse babies, but somewhere down the line, men had to reserve them for their own pleasure. Here's a few examples writers use for this word.
apples
globes
globes of flesh
handful
melons
mounds
Gazoos
You notice that the list is much shorter? I am sure there are more, but I don't feel like re-reading a bunch of romances to ferret them out. My point is - romances are written for women. We have bazookas. We don't need to be reminded of them with cutesie words. However, reading about a pulsating shaft of pleasure pushes our romantic button (oh my God, am I really saying that?) and therefore we buy more books. Or attack our hubbies and boyfriends.
And don't get me started on female genitalia. Some of those phrases and words are downright hiliarious, but they sound much better than baldly saying "vagina". Don't you think?
You notice that the list is much shorter? I am sure there are more, but I don't feel like re-reading a bunch of romances to ferret them out. My point is - romances are written for women. We have bazookas. We don't need to be reminded of them with cutesie words. However, reading about a pulsating shaft of pleasure pushes our romantic button (oh my God, am I really saying that?) and therefore we buy more books. Or attack our hubbies and boyfriends.
And don't get me started on female genitalia. Some of those phrases and words are downright hiliarious, but they sound much better than baldly saying "vagina". Don't you think?
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