but is it true? Is there moid-made elfrotica?
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RIP Neil whoever that is.
Wordmoids are stealthing unsuspecting women readers without their consent!
AngryMummy2020 only wants hecking wholesome ladysmut.
Totally true story of getting her little bro off to her shlicklit...
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Are there romance stories that both men and women like? Or is the genre doomed to be one gender's fantasy while the other goes
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/01/stephen-fry-on-the-enduring-appeal-of-georgette-heyer
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I think a major issue for writing romance is perspective, who does the prose follow when they aren't together. Some romance stuff for foids have a chapter from the moids perspective but it seems like a tough nut to crack especially given that romance writers are basically given AO3 tags to follow and the genre is very rigid due to publisher demands. I don't think scrotes bring enough cash to the table to bother appealing to them so why try.
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Swapping chapters back and forth between perspectives seems like the best way to do it. I think a lot of books do this.
With regards to your last point, I see Kindle erotic slop that's obviously for men and seems to get lots of sales and reviews. But it does seem like men aren't going to the bookstore to get their romance books.
I feel like most men wouldn't pay for a novel that was just romance. On the other hand, your average moid would definitely prefer his fantasy/sci-fi/thriller/whatever genre book if the female lead was really hot and there was more s*x in it. Romantasy in particular feels like something where you could make a version for men with a large inherent audience, you'd just need to know how to promote it. But of course this doesn't solve the problem of creating something with significant crossover appeal.
I do think there are some mutual/complementary fantasies, but I'm sure hitting that is difficult, and the resulting work might be harder to market
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the only examples I can think of are in anime, specifically ghibli and ghibli-esque movies
Whisper of the Heart and Suzume come to mind first, others like Kiki's Delivery Service and The Wind Rises aren't necessarily romance imo
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Much Ado About Nothing?
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Okay more srsly I don't really think so. If there is, it's because it's a surface level romance. Men and women are too different
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Great question. I think there can be romance stories that appeal to both genders, they just mostly exist as romantic subplots in bigger stories. Especially if there's enough ambiguity and leeway for the fans to insert their own ideas about the relationships.
Smut tends to be hyper-specialized, so by its very nature it often doesn't appeal to different genders.
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