Sex and Beauty

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So they say, anyway.

Erotica is about sex, about the coming together of at least one person in a sexual way. (It could be all about one and what's in her mind and still be a 'coming together' in my book.) Often erotic or pornographic stories focus on an unattainable ideal in the subjects. I know pornography is about the fantasy, but in erotica I expect something deeper. Sure, the story is about sex, but that doesn't mean everyone has to be beautiful. There are stories that change characters that are a little bit different from the ideal. Sometimes that's what drives them, and sometimes it's just a detail that adds a bit of spice to the situation.

I like it when a writer can make me think something is erotic that I wouldn't necessarily find beautiful. It's also one of the things I really try to do with my stories. I love to explore the limits.

An interesting article on a similar topic: Sexploration.