Very useful and entertaining reference book! Would recommend it to my author friends.

This is a quick read because it's words and phrases (with some guidelines on how to use them) for writing fiction. After revising my recent manuscript, I found myself feeling at a loss for words in romantic scenes. And I felt like I was repeating quite a few of them too. So this gives great insight as to how to manipulate the usage. Additionally, there is a great section for BDSM writers. I liked that.

If you can't recite at least 53 synonyms for penis, you NEED this book. Bristol has created an excellent resource for romance writers, or just word lovers in general that is both humorous and educational.

Why is this specialized thesaurus needed, some may ask? Won’t a bit of focused searching through a regular thesaurus be sufficient? Not necessarily (although in the preface Bristol shares her experience of hand-writing her own thesaurus in a spiral notebook). Busy writers will benefit from this thesaurus, carefully curated by someone knowledgeable about the genre and its readers. “When I started writing erotic romance in 2009, the first thing that struck me was the lack of positive romantic synonyms for the sex act in the English language”, the author writes. Romance readers, and readers of the many romance subgenres, deserve quality and effort. They also deserve a break from those terms for female body parts that carry more than a whiff of misogyny. A writer that respects the romance reader will do good research and work to refine their craft. Such writers also know that many readers actively seek out books with sensual love scenes, but don’t want simplicity or crudity in the books that they read. Eroticsm doesn’t need to be ugly. Emotional intensity, passion, and intimacy bring character-driven plots to life, and bring readers back for more. Naughty Words guides writers to appealing words. Bristol also provides tips on context, setting, metaphors, examples of scenes, and more. This is an insightful, worthwhile addition to an emerging genre fiction writer’s toolkit. Recommended.

LOVE this and will use it regularly!! I'm a librarian and love the written word. So much so that I dabble in the writing process. All my stories are of the Romance genre and I have found it hard not use the same word over and over when writing romantic scenes. This book is so much more than a mere thesaurus and it will be a valuable tool i will return to again and again. Now I just need to get a print edition to put on my writing desk!

I think that this is a great resource for writers, romance/erotica writers in particular. I am a library affiliate member of the RWA and will certainly be recommending this book as reference material at future meetings. I would strongly recommend this to writers who are just getting started, anyone who is intimidated by the prospect of writing sex scenes, and writers who are just trying to shake up repetitive sex scenes. Its informative and to the point. Although some of the material is obvious the author covers quite a bit bdsm terminology that other may not be familiar with such as "ginger figging." What I enjoyed the most about this book was the author's awareness of the slight absurdity of a sex thesaurus also manages to insert some wit as well as a little bawdy humor into the text which is refreshing and keeps readers engaged.