Can't really say that I watch alot of porn of any genre, but I do feel that
often-times production values need to be stepped up, and would advocate
for increased use of music.

I'm sure that I'm somewhat in the minority, particularly as a woman, and that
I desire some semblance of a plot, and perhpas elements of foreplay, and
feigned romance, and not merely the usual "wham, bam, thank you mamn".

I also realize that this would increase production costs, and that most viewers
want to cut to the chase and the inevitable money shot.

So I guess I'll just shoot my own erotica.

Quote Originally Posted by eclectic_co View Post
Peggygee,

Let me know if you need any help!

Cool, may take you up on that.

I wanted to flesh out my thoughts on the differences between erotica, and porn and have borrowed from a few sources to make the disctinction.

Their comments are in blue:

Erica Jong states, ‘Erotica celebrates the erotic nature of the human creature…and does so artfully, dramatically. Pornography on the other hand, serves simply as an aid to masturbation, with no artistic pretension and no artistic value.’

Roxanne Rhoads states, "To me porn is usually visual and geared towards men. Its sole purpose is to physically arouse and stimulate. I have nothing against porn, it serves its purpose, but erotica goes much deeper. Erotica appeals more to women and is often written by and for women even though there are both male and female writers and readers".

"To me erotica can be much more real, while porn is often very unrealistic. Erotica can also tell a more complete story. If you read a regular novel about a married couple or a couple in love, it does not tell the whole story of their relationship because the sex scenes are often omitted or glossed over. In erotica you can get the whole story including the steamy sex scenes. Erotica stimulates the mind and the body, arousing emotions and the imagination".

"I believe that the key differences between erotica and porn are emotion and empathy. In erotica the writer exhibits respect for all their characters. There is a motivation for them to act as they do, and they are portrayed as living, feeling beings, with an existence above and beyond their sexuality. Even if all you see in the scene described is sex, you are aware of the characters being people. There is likely to be at least an intimation of a relationship between the characters".

"In porn, one or more of the characters is liable to exist solely to fuck, to be fucked, or to be the subject of fantasies about fucking. There is no feeling of connection to, or respect for, this (these) character(s)"

As I mentioned upthread, I watch very little porn, it leaves me high and dry, but erotica renders me soaking wet.