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Robert Leonard's avatar

Beautiful. I've often thought of the intimacy of writing. Portraying it as erotic as you suggest rang perfectly with me, and amazed me that I hadn't made that connection before, so thank you!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks so much, Robert!

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Deborah Brasket's avatar

Yes, I've felt this way too about writing, about living. I love that quote, "the erotic is about our passion for living", and for mystery and what is hidden too, as you say. Thank you for sharing this.

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Audrey Kalman's avatar

This is a beautiful way to shift the lens on writing. I often write not for the sense of the words or to "advance a plot" or "make a point" but for the sheer sensual pleasure of how the words feel on the tongue, how they sound against the ear, the sensations they evoke in me as I write or re-read them. I never thought to attach the word "erotic" to this way of writing, but it seems quite appropriate.

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

I think "erotic" is the word, or a word at least, to describe your approach. My gues is that the joy of writing for the sheer pleasure of it is felt by the reader as well.

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Amanda Royal's avatar

I love this.

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Nancy Chadwick, Writer's avatar

Well, I never, ever made the connection before of the erotic to writing, of the intimacy and sensuality . . . until now! Thank you for this one.

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Writing in the Pause's avatar

I love the word Eros for how well it captures everything from the erotic to the nurturing. But yes, loved this post!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks so much! It's too bad Eros carries so much sexual baggage, because it's really quite more than that.

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