ElectricBlue
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This story reinforces my point. The author's heart and soul is so totally into her fantasy that it outweighs what is, when unpacked, fairly clunky writing.I think there certainly is a je ne sais quoi quality to stories where the heart's not on it. But I don't think stories where that is not present are "faking it." I think people who are taking pride/pleasure in the craft of erotica can write super stories, even if they are missing that quality. In fact, I think that quality is rare, at least as I'm understanding it. I stumbled across one the other day which convinced me that it sprang from a fantasy that the author had been relishing for a long time. I don't know if the writing is "good," but it certainly swept me along, in large part because of what seemed to be authenticity (although it's no way real world - not fantasy either). It's Pleasure and Pain. The author only wrote one and never participated in the forums. I'd be interested to hear if any of you agree with me.
You can feel the aching heat of her fantasy, it forces itself upon you, it's visceral. I'd much rather read something like this, with all its literary faults, than something that might be immaculately written, but you can tell it's not the author's kink, because the heartbeat is missing.
You can feel that story's pulse, that's for sure.
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