I'm an avid reader of erotica and am a writer part-time myself. What I find quite irritating, other than anal sex, is that writers aren't aware of minor mistakes they make. When quoting someone's thoughts I see that almost 100% of the writers always say, "she/he thought to her/himself." That's quite unnecessary. If someone is "thinking to themselves" then it should just read "He/she thought." There is no need to add the 'to her/himself'. Just a thought. Also, I want to express my thanks to all of those who did post to my 'rant' about anal sex. I love criticism of any type and, in fact, I think it makes the writer much better when he/she does write. Again, thanks to all.