A checklist for aspiring erotic romance writers:

A checklist for aspiring erotic romance writers:

YOU, TOO, CAN WRITE EROTIC ROMANCE IF YOU:

□  Are willing to sacrifice the time to do extensive research with your partner.

        (Sweetheart, I prefer the velvet lined handcuffs.)

□   Get turned on by what you’re writing.

        (Damn. Where’s my partner when I need him?)

□   Can make readers believe that you’ve had sex with elves, vampires & cowboys.

       (Wow, you must have lots of experience to write sex like that.)

□ Can write “those words.”

        (Saying them out loud is not required.)

□   Can write sensual and non-cliché dialogue in sex scenes.

        (As in more original than, “Oooh, yeah. Give it to me, baby.”)

□   Can create a hero that you would like to have sex with.

        (Honey, can you start working out at the gym & grow your hair shoulder-length?)

□   Are willing to read lots of erotic romances to get a feel for the genre.

        (It’s rough, but someone’s gotta do it.)

□   Can write sex scenes without worrying what your family & neighbors might think.

        (Um, Mom. Sorry, but you can’t read my books.)

□   Can write with an open mind and push the envelope—anything goes.

        (Yes, vampires can have mind-blowing sex with werewolves. Two at a time even.)

□   can be creative and forget vanilla sex; instead triple almond caramel cherry crunch!

        (Ménages, sex toys, sex with faeries, sex while underwater…)

□   can make something as simple as eating cheesecake sensual and sexual.

        (Give me some of what she’s having!)

□  can leave behind stereotypes, restraints on women’s sexuality, and shame.

        (When it comes to sex, if it feels good, honey, it is good.)

□   can write a solid romance with strong sex scenes, a strong plot, and a HEA.

        (Funny thing how our readers actually love a good story along with all that sex…)

□   can forget “the rules” that you may have learned in traditional romance publishing.

        (Yes, you can write that!)

□   and most importantly, you, too can be an erotic romance writer if you

LOVE writing it!

~Cheyenne aka Jaymie