Personal Squee

So, my parents refuse to acknowledge the fact that I write erotic romance. They call it smut, which is fine. I've taken the word away from them and call my book smut sometimes, because they are. They are also, IMO, good stories. My parents seem to think I write scenes about pizza delivery guys with extra large sausage.

Imagine my surprise when I won the reader's choice for erotic romance at Romcon. I was so sure I didn't have a chance I didn't attend the awards ceremony. Doh. I talked to my mom last night and let her know I write award winning smut. For the first time she seemed to actually acknowledge my work and revealed that other nurses at her work read erotic romance.

To all my fellow authors that take crap for writing steamy romance, take heart and remember that with hard work you too will someday
shove your success in some assholes face.

PS- I tied for erotic romance with Jayne Rylon who is a fantastic writer and you should check her stuff out if you like it smuttaaayyy.

StarWombat- I'm not going to pretend part of my life doesn't exist, or that it's not a real job, or constantly have to worry about lying to my entire family and everyone I know. I'm a grown woman and if they can't handle it that's their deal. I'd rather be honest and deal with their crazyness now from a good moral standing than have to deal with the after effects of living a lie. If that makes any sense.

As far as telling them I flat out told my mom I was starting to write romance, steamy romance, and my mom just looked uncomfortable and changed the subject. At first I got the 'when are you going to write a real book/stop writing trash' but once I started pulling in real money they shut up about writing a real book.

Edit to add- I don't push it with them because they're entitled to their opinion and sexuality truly makes them uncomfortable, bless their hearts, so I'm not running around ramming it down their throat, but if I mention it in a polite manner (ie I'm working on a book with a nurse right now vs I just wrote a fucktastic M/M/M/F/M/F/TV/Unicorn blowjob scene) they just have to deal with their butt holes tightening in displeasure.