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
In which Cara rants at length about how a woman who is not the heroine, but who happens to have had sex with the hero, should not be portrayed as a villain.
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: contemporary romance, hero, heroine, historical romance, lover, m/f, mistress, sex, sex positive, slut, virgin, wanton, whore
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
Once a month, I will recommend a particularly good book or series. My first recommendation is the Charm of Magpies series by K.J. Charles.
Category: Cara RecommendsTags: case of possession, charm of magpies, china, dan, esther, flight of magpies, kj charles, london, lord crane, lucien vaudrey, m/m, magic, magpie lord, merrick, saint, sex, stephen day, victorian era
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
To continue this week’s theme of romance and sex, I thought it was a good time to discuss how I bring the fantasy elements into my fantasy romance. Often in fantasy stories, the mages or supernaturally-inclined folk are… Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: alternate history, books, essential magic, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, history, magic, romance, sex, victorian era, Writing
In a previous blog post, I defined romance as follows: Romance as a genre is any story where the relationship between two (or sometimes more) characters is central to the plot and structure. If your story is structured… Read More
If a romance focuses on two people (or more) falling in love, does that mean all romances must have sex? Of course not. For one thing, not everyone in the world wants to have sex, even if they… Read More
