Smut & Spice Poll Results
Recently, I polled our followers on IG about their preferences when it comes to reading and writing (or not reading/writing) smut. I wanted to learn a little more about what people like (or dislike) and how similar their reading habits may be to their writing habits. Here are the results of those questions.
Definitions
For uniformity of comprehension, the following definitions were given before the poll questions.
No Romance
Romance plays little or no role in the story’s plot.
Closed Door
Intimate/sexual scenes may be alluded to but occur off-page.
Open Door
Sex scenes occur on page.
Erotica
The story’s plot relies on the occurrence of sex scenes.
Question 1 and Results
What do you prefer to read?
Question 2 and Results
What do you prefer to write?
Question 3 and Results
What is your preferred pairing to read about?*
*It’s worth mentioning that I was sent a DM by two poll participants who said that they enjoy reading in all or several of the above categories.
Question 4 and Results
What are your preferred anatomy terms?*
*For this question, the categories were defined as follows:
Metaphors include phrases such as her entrance and his manhood.
Slang terms include cock, dick, pussy, etc.
Formal terms include penis and vagina.
**I was told by several poll participants who selected “Other” that their preferences vary based on the genre and setting of the book.
Question 5 and Results
Are there any metaphors or terms you do not enjoy reading?
The results to this question were quite varied and included the following:
anatomical terms (vagina/penis)
anything with too much spitting
cock
cookie
cunt
her flower
hole
honey pot
manhood
mound
rod
rose bud
slippery as an adverb
slits
Question 6 and Results
How many spicy scenes do you prefer?
Question 7 and Results
Do you prefer spicy book scenes vanilla or kinky?
Question 8 and Results
What's your preferred term for off-page sex scenes?
Question 9 and Results
Do your prefer sex scenes to be realistic or idyllic?
Conclusions?
If there’s only one takeaway from these results, let it be this:
