M/m Erotic Novels

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes:

Why are almost all M/M erotic novels written by women? Or are they just pen names written by men?

Just curious.
 
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Good question. I’d say it comes down to the romance genre being dominated by women.

In MF romance, a female pen name is practically a necessity, because women make up ~75% of the audience—and there persists an idea that romance novels written by men will be “creepy,” i.e. overly pornographic and light on the emotions.

Women make up the largest readership in MM romance too, though that number drops to something like 55-60%.

A male pen name in MM carries substantially less risk than in MF, and may even be beneficial to the author. A male pen name might appeal to the male readership, for example. Some women might prefer a male pen name for the “authentic” MM experience. It’s not a golden ticket for success, though—some readers might still prefer to read books written by a female pen name, even if they are reading about dudes rammin’ each other’s butts.

I’d imagine that most authors writing MM under a female pen name are indeed women. Pure conjecture on my part, but I think a lot of female authors might not feel comfortable writing male relationships under a male pen name.

I’d also say that a male writer is more likely to use a male name in MM. This is not to say that all male pen names are definitely male, of course, because they’re not. I’m just trying to give an answer as to why female pen names are more prevalent in MM.
 
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Good question. I’d say it comes down to the romance genre being dominated by women.

In MF romance, a female pen name is practically a necessity, because women make up ~75% of the audience—and there persists an idea that romance novels written by men will be “creepy,” i.e. overly pornographic and light on the emotions.

Women make up the largest readership in MM romance too, though that number drops to something like 55-60%.

A male pen name in MM carries substantially less risk than in MF, and may even be beneficial to the author. A male pen name might appeal to the male readership, for example. Some women might prefer a male pen name for the “authentic” MM experience. It’s not a golden ticket for success, though—some readers might still prefer to read books written by a female pen name, even if they are reading about dudes rammin’ each other’s butts.

I’d imagine that most authors writing MM under a female pen name are indeed women. Pure conjecture on my part, but I think a lot of female authors might not feel comfortable writing male relationships under a male pen name.

I’d also say that a male writer is more likely to use a male name in MM. This is not to say that all male pen names are definitely male, of course, because they’re not. I’m just trying to give an answer as to why female pen names are more prevalent in MM.

You should read Manstress Diaries. m/m romance written by male author and it’s good. It’s about an affair between a married addict and a therapist.
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