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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Re: Romance? Sex? or Love? The scenes that matter
Whatever the definition of romance, sex or love is, Fifty Shades is not it. 

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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.

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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.

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