Paul_Chance
The Watcher
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I'd disagree with this part of your statement. I think character and personality can be, and often are, in direct and simple service of erotica. Getting beyond a simple Tab-A into Slot-B description, it's character and personality that make even erotic vignettes rise to the top.I'm thinking that "establishing" character and personality are not in "direct service." Doesn't mean they're bad or wrong, just that they don't qualify as "simple erotica."
If an author can show and develop personality and character within the size constraints of a vignette, then you can generally be assured that skill with carry over into longer pieces. I've certainly read more than a few novella length stories on Lit that have zero character personality or development - and they suffer for it.