A little preface: I am not a published author and have only ever written for my own enjoyment, but I am considering pursuing self-publishing a completed novella. I'm not sure how I would categorize what I've written. My protagonist is a young man who turns to prostitution to survive and so, of course, sex is very much a part of his life and the story. Some of his encounters are meant to be quite arousing, but others are written to be frightening, sad, romantic, or even funny.
I know that the basic definition is literature that is intended to be sexually arousing, but does arousal need to be the focus of the entire piece for it to be categorized as erotica? Or does it simply need to contain scenes that are erotic?
I know that the basic definition is literature that is intended to be sexually arousing, but does arousal need to be the focus of the entire piece for it to be categorized as erotica? Or does it simply need to contain scenes that are erotic?