In which Cara rants about how virginity is a social construct, not a medical state, and how poorly some romance books deal with female virginity and myths about hymens.
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: a theft of magic, arousal, female empowerment, foreplay, hymen, memories of magic, myths, olivia, patriarchy, Romance Pet Peeves, ronan, savit, sex, sex positive, sex scenes, social constructs, sorcha, virgin, virginity
Euphemisms in sex scenes: how much is too much?
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: erotic, euphemism, metaphor, reading, romance, sex, sex scenes, steamy, synonyms, Writing, writing advice
In a previous post, I discussed some of the general context for why I like mixing magic and sex. In this post, I’ll get into the nitty-gritty details of adding magic into a sex scene.
Category: Excerpts, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: a merge of magic, a theft of magic, essential magic, etta, guide to writing sex scenes, ian, magic, mal, ronan, sex, sex and magic, sex scenes, sorcha, viola, Writing, writing advice
If you have looked at the cover image on my website, with the sexy couple in the center, you can probably tell that I write steamy romances. I chose to write sexually explicit material for a few reasons…. Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: books, consent, dubious consent, essential magic, fantasy romance, no judgment, romance, sex, sex positive, sex scenes, spicy romance, steamy romance, Writing
