Comments on: The Curse of the Erotic Writer

By: Lillian Avon

Lillian Avon — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:49:01 +0000

Hi Lucy
I must admit that I too was guilty of thinking that erotic writers were sexually deviant but I got an education when I invited erotic fiction writer Mitzi Szereto to run a workshop at the Bournemouth Literary Festival which I was running a few years ago. She was a normal young lady whom you would never assume was a prolific erotic fiction writer. I will never make that assumption again about anyone who writes a specific genre. After all writers who write murder thrillers are not closet murderers!

By: Women Writers, Women, Books

Women Writers, Women, Books — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:59:17 +0000

In reply to Sasha. Hi Sasha, thanks for commenting. I hope that Lucy may be able to reply as well. On my part, it's really a matter of significant study that needs to be done over time. Each area, from writing, to editing, to finding an agent, to building a platform, to finding a publisher requires time and experience and research to get good at. Keep reading, keeping searching Google for answers to your questions. - Anora McGaha

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:22:38 +0000

How do you get a publisher and get established?

By: Nicola

Nicola — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:59:51 +0000

I used to feel the need to tell people “I just made it up OK!” before they read any erotica I wrote. Then when it got a publishing deal the final person I had to say it to was my mum. I’ve stopped saying it now because I know people will think what they like – the same way they think actors are the characters they play.

By: Amelia James

Amelia James — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:35:45 +0000

In real life, I’m quiet and shy, a real wall flower, but in my imagination I’m bold and sexy. That’s what writing romance and erotica is all about for me–the chance to be someone else and do things I never could. I imagine it’s the same for any other genre, but sex was forbidden to me when I was growing up, so I’m catching up through my writing.

By: Lucy Felthouse

Lucy Felthouse — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:09:51 +0000

I’m excited to have gotten so many responses to this!

All I’d say is… you gotta have thick skin 🙂 But then I think any writer does, regardless of genre.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:02:05 +0000

I’ve written adult content, non-fiction and fiction, for years. I keep working in the adult area because there is a freedom, a feeling of not having the restrictions I live with day to day to be nice, good and well behaved. It’s liberating to let go of being a nice girl.

By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:52:35 +0000

If you think an erotica author has to do everything they write about, you have to ask whether a thriller author has to kill people or a sci-fi author has to be an astronaut. That said, does it help your real-life sex life? If you’re doin’ it right 🙂

By: Kerry Freeman

Kerry Freeman — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:46:16 +0000

Great post! When I first started writing, I was worried about this very thing. What if people judge me? What if they think that, because I write what my mother would have called “trashy romance,” I do all those things at home? And then I started writing gay romance. Talk about another whole set of questions! 🙂

By: Lucy Felthouse

Lucy Felthouse — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:46:56 +0000

Thanks for your lovely comments, everyone.

I certainly wouldn’t discourage anyone from writing it because although sometimes controversial, it’s a great genre to be a part of, and let’s be honest… sex sells, even if people aren’t admitting to buying it! 😉