She writes them naughty words

Mario here:

Next week I'll be at the South Carolina Book Festival. Come check me out!



And now, it's our pleasure to pimp a regular from the RMFW Colorado Gold Conference and the Mile Hi Con, author Thea Hutcheson.

I caught up with her at the @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1;über chic Park & Co where we split a delicious burger and basket of fries.

Biting-Edge: How are you?

Thea: Doing fine but busy. Working three jobs if you include my writing.

Biting-Edge: What's going on with your writing?

Thea: First of all, I write erotica under the name of Theda Hudson. I decided to rebrand myself to emphasize my erotica so that's why I adopted a pseudounym. As for what's going on, I'm excited to announce my short story "Blossom, Cherry," in the anthology Sex In San Francisco coming out from Renaissance eBooks. I also have a magical fantasy short story, "Good Husband," coming in an upcoming issue of Realms of Fantasy magazine. And another short story, "Taking Steps-Stripped Down," is reprinted in Best Lesbian Erotica 2011, trade paperback in September 2011. I've got a steampunk short fiction in Best Lesbian Erotics 2011.



Biting-Edge: What's your definition of erotica?

Thea: To me, erotica is where the central conflict is of a sexual nature with the graphic parts implied. I like it gritty, with no satin or velvet.

Biting-Edge: Why do you write erotica?

Thea: I want to address the issues of sexuality from a sex-positive woman's point of view. I want to combat a lot of stereotypes and misinformation that exists in the media about women and sexuality. But if you ask me, why do I write at all? Because if I don't, I suffer withdrawals.


Biting-Edge: What are the challenges for you as an author?

Thea: Well, there's the big one we writers all face: trying to stay published. I've decided that I won't write for the sake of getting published. I've set my professional bar at a level that I'll write work of such quality that I expect a certain amount of money in return for my efforts. On a personal basis, my first challenge was when I discovered that writing fiction wasn't about stringing a bunch of pretty words together, there has to be conflict and tension. Trouble is, for me, I have a hard time being mean to my characters.


Biting-Edge: What's next?

Thea: I've got four novels that I'm polishing and hope to sell. I have two time-travel romances, an erotic-paranormal, and a science-fiction. At this year's Colorado Gold, I'll be facilitating a workshop, Erotica is More than Plumbing.

Biting-Edge: We like playing with the plumbing. Thanks much, Thea. Keep us posted on your success!

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