I normally stay out of this sort of thing, because I need an online attack like I need nose hemorroids. But I just have trouble following some thought patterns. Some RWA folk are up in arms about EC being a member. Now, when I heard they got in, I was all 'hell yeah'. It was a door opening. A good thing. I have noticed that a lot of irritation circles around EC referring to themselves as romance, and having their books in the romance section. Sorry, but I have to agree with the dissenters. EC doesn't write romance. They even say as much by the establishment of Cerrwidden, their mainstream line. They establish a romance line, it means you don't just write romance. They even call it romantica. EROTIC romance, yes. Romance, no, and there is a difference. The difference between an open bedroom door, and a closed one. We also publish erotic romance. We have our own romance line as well, the Pearls. But I would never say our non-Pearls are straight romance. And they had a point. Some erotic romance covers can be damned explicit, the content even more so. I was under the impression that there was an erotica section, and that's where these books have been placed. But from what people are posting, they're going in the romance section. I don't think that's such a good idea. I mean, face facts, people. We write some strong stuff. If it's in erotica, people will expect that. In romance, they won't. If they pick up an EC 'romance' and it's a spanky tale, they may not later pick up a Cerrwidden, which they might actually like. It's not good to freak out your market by being unclear. I have to watch who I show my work to, because you have to respect that some folks will be put off by it. We also instituted MAJOR explanations for books on our site. Call a spade a spade. If you write erotic romance, admit what it is, and market accordingly. Don't hide behind a euphemism.

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