This is excellent. The hardest thing is describing / conveying connections between characters.
It doesn't matter what the genre is. What a good find CageSage, thanks for posting.
It's the best explanation I've ever read.
Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
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Rath Darkblade
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Re: Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
Whatever the definition of romance, sex or love is, Fifty Shades is not it. 
There is nothing wrong with nepotism, so long as you keep it all in the family. (Winston Churchill)
Re: Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
Rath Darkblade wrote:Whatever the definition of romance, sex or love is, Fifty Shades is not it.
It's just about having power over someone vulnerable.
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Re: Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
Yep. Fifty Shades is date-rape. 
I'm surprised it became as successful as it did, but I guess you can't go wrong appealing to the lowest common denominator.
I'm surprised it became as successful as it did, but I guess you can't go wrong appealing to the lowest common denominator.There is nothing wrong with nepotism, so long as you keep it all in the family. (Winston Churchill)
Re: Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
Great article, thanks for sharing Cagesage 
Sex scenes are a turn off for me, they don't engage me.
Sex scenes are a turn off for me, they don't engage me.
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