Third edition. Expanded and updated with more words and categories.

A must-have reference for writing romance…

If finding the right words for your love scene is challenging, Naughty Words for Nice Writers: A Romance Novel Thesaurus can make it easier. USA Today Bestselling Author Cara Bristol has written a thesaurus and sex scene writing guide for romance authors to help make sex scenes sizzle.

Naughty Words for Nice Writers contains thousands of usable, functional synonyms geared for romance, erotic romance, and erotica. Included are more than 50 word lists and tip sheets for male and female anatomy, using the senses, foreplay, orgasm, kissing, flirting, terms of endearment, sex scene locations, specific sexual acts, sexual noises, and spanking terminology. More than a thesaurus, Naughty Words for Nice Writers is a sex scene writing guide with practical suggestions on how to craft a love scene and “show” the intimacy between your characters rather than tell it. Whether you intend to “fade to black” or spell it out in explicit detail, Naughty Words for Nice Writers will provide the craft tips and words to write an appropriate love scene.

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This is the third edition of Naughty Word for Nice Writers, A Romance Novel Thesaurus, reorganized, updated, and expanded in November 2020 and published in January 2021. New to this edition are: descriptions for general appearance, smells, terms of endearment, flirting, and ways to describe feelings. More words have been added to the original categories.