Writing a Writer's Profile

From Canterbury Christ Church Uni's Victorian Women Writers' project.

Reading stories online is a great way to safely explore sexual pleasure (especially with the guidance of review blogs like my Feminist Erotica). Why not take it a step further and write up some of your own fantasies to share? 

It is a lot of fun posting your personal fantasies in the pseudonymous public realm. People often respond enthusiastically, perhaps helping you realise that you are not weird or kinky; there are many ways to play at sex and probably whole communities out there who share your particular likings. You can post a story on a site like Literotica, or find a community forum which shares your pleasures, like Lipstick Fetish, or Brawna. You may even get a review on my other blog.

In this blogpost, I'll consider some of the anxieties which may go through your mind about posting explicit sexual material online. I'll look at how to set up an online pseudonym and how to use social media to promote your writing. 

Posting an Audio Story

From Stage and Cinema
review of Shine

In this blogpost I'm going to describe how to make a recording of your flawless work of fiction, and how you go about posting the audio recording on the Literotica website. There are other audio sites, a couple of which I will mention at the end of this post. I don't know much about those, however I do know that Literotica is a popular site for audio and that the instructions for how to submit a recording on there are out of date, so I'm going to run through here how you go about it.

NB, I have never been able to find a commercial site where you can sell smutty audio stories, er ...  not that I would have any interest in doing such a thing (wink). 

How To Do a Review

From The Cocoa Exchange

Txblush PMed me a little while back, and in the most flattering accents, asked me how I go about writing reviews of the kind I recently dashed off about the FAWC3 stories. Well, I am keen for more people than just me to write reviews on my blog Feminist Erotica. I do write in a particular way on there, so I thought I better do a How To guide. 

I made the Feminist Erotica review blog chocolate-coloured. Can you ever have too much chocolate? Probably a good way to start doing criticism of erotica is to buy a really good box of chocolates - the kind that will never make you feel sick no matter how many you eat. Put one in your mouth. Consider the flavour. The texture. The way it makes tingly feelings go down your ... well, consider it. Then write it down. If you have finished the box of chocolates, read on ...

Scotch (not on the rocks)

Whisky in the Gretna Green shop.  (Get married while you're there!)

Whisky or whiskey? Islay or Speyside? Bourbon, Irish or Scotch?

Vintage Condoms - Erin O'Quinn's blogpost.

Fab blogpost on vintage condoms by Erin O'Quinn.  Lots of information here for you historical erotica writers.  

Classic Hot Totty (review of The Iliad)

A trip to the beach would not be
complete without my knitting and
The Iliad. Ooh, toffee meringues ...

I've been considering doing some reviews of classical erotica.  Unfortunately these will have to be here rather than on my review site as they rarely conform to modern guidelines on safe sex.  

Where better to start than a classical classic:  Homer's Iliad.  This blogpost is for MatthewVett, who shares my appreciation of classical literature and Asian women.  

The Sociable Life of the 21st Century Writer

The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis 

Back in the day, writing was a lonely business.  Ideally a would-be writer ought to live in a garret and it helped if they could also make clear to their loving family that they must be left to starve.   The young poet Thomas Chatterton, forger of medieval verses,  was much celebrated by the Romantics (Shelley, Keats, etc) when he topped himself on failing to get the appreciation he felt he deserved.  (Or possibly it was in an attempt to cure himself from a STD, anyway it was very romantic and sad.)  

California Dreamin'

My esteemed colleague, Johneb87 (writer of exceedingly Hot Editor's pick stories on Literotica - check 'em out!), is taking a trip around California.  He has started this excellent blog, in which he's not only making notes about the vineyards he visits; he's also describing some of the fun and games he's having along the way.  (No, not that kind!  Sheesh, people have fun out of bed too y'know!)  If you want tips on a trip round California and the superb Napa Valley wines, or just a pleasant read, here is your place to go:  

Trip notes and random musings.  

Maybe I'm a MILF

Still my favourite of
Kenny's books,
available on
Smashwords.

Kenny Wright has just written the blogpost MILFs in erotica (with a bit on the side about cougars).  Em and Lo's New York article Of MILFS and Men anxsts about whether this is a new objectification of women. But as Kenny notes, the MILF is not a bad woman, she's an intriguing combo of Madonna and whore:  a responsible caring lady who knows how to cuddle you when you have a grazed knee and what snacks are the best treats for a sleepover, combined with someone who is obviously not a virgin and might know a thing or two you'd like her to teach you.  

Vivien Leigh as Anna 

(Interesting that in spite of critical 

acclaim and an A list of stars, 

the 2012 film didn't make it big.)

Three Cheeses for the Anonymice

Keen's cheddar cheese

This post is a special thank you to my Anonymice.  We erotica writers all have them, people who leave comments but only as 'anonymous', who cruise our work quietly in the night and often leave without a trace.  

Life's Little Luxuries - introduction to wines

Mental Healthy on a study showing
red wine is good for you.  

Before launching into the nuances of vintage champagnes and Romanée-Conti wines, I thought we would have a reminder of the basics of wine drinking.  I know this is just a reminder for all you sophisticated topers but indulge me.  Or yourself, if you have a glass to hand.  

Sentenced to a Lifetime's Writing

Sometimes as I sneak down to the kitchen at 5 a.m. so I can get my shot at writing in before the family wake up and start whining for more food, I wonder if writing is an addiction.  But I think it's more like being sentenced to hard labour.  

Life's Little Luxuries: Black tie, white tie?

From Black Tie Guide

I was going to kick off my LIfe's Little Luxuries blogposts with one on vintage champagne but an article serendipidously appeared in the FT Weekend about what it means if on your invitation to a totally posh do, you are told to wear black or white tie.  

Life's Little Luxuries

Mikimoto pearls

In erotica and romance writing, background and character are often sketched through referencing  fine wines and designer outfits.  Readers love these luxurious details but writers frequently get them wrong.  

Thank you I Hate One Word Text Messages!

Macho Dreams - review article

In this review of Kenny Wright's book, I muse on the Alpha Male character.  

Erotica for men

What do men want?

Where to publish your hot stuff?

In this post I'm going to run through the three epublishing sites I've published on, outlining my experience for would-be writers who wish to share their erotica. 

What is a semi-colon for?

When should we use the semi-colon and why? Is it not just an overgrown comma?