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Q&A How to tell people you write smut/erotica/porn

There's nothing wrong with the word erotica. That's exactly how it's categorized in bookstores, where it's publicly displayed and not considered something to be hidden from anyone. [Merriam-Web...

posted 5y ago by Jason Bassford Supports Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:53:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/45189
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jason Bassford Supports Monica‭ · 2019-12-08T11:53:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
There's nothing wrong with the word [**erotica**](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotica). That's exactly how it's categorized in bookstores, where it's publicly displayed and not considered something to be hidden from anyone.

> [Merriam-Webster]  
> **1** : literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality

If people take issue with the _content_ of your work, then you have a bigger problem than just using this neutral word to describe the subject.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-15T22:47:36Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 2