Pollygraph (interviews with erotica authors): Marlene Sexton

Why erotica?
I've always enjoyed writing erotica and I wanted to make some money writing. I discovered self publishing last summer and decided to give it a go.

What kinds of erotica do you write?
I enjoy lesbian and transgender the most, but I also write femdom, cuckolding, etc. as well as a little bit of just about everything else.

Tell us about your experiences as an erotica author. What have the big challenges and successes been?
I've had a lot of fun. I can't believe I get paid to do this. The PayPal/BookStrand/All Romance stuff has been a bit a of a challenge. The whole experience has been a success. I'm selling more books than I could have ever imagined and I'm just thrilled that people are reading what I write.

Do you write in other genres, too?
I have a travel book out, some other travel titles in the works and I'm also beginning to write some fantasy, all under another pen name.

Do the people around you know what you write? How have they reacted, or how would they react?
Only my spouse. The rest of my family and friends don't know. I think they would generally be indifferent, but a few would judge me. I figure it's really none of their business anyway.

Tell us about your most recent titles.
I've begun a new series called Confessions of a Hot Wife. Not strictly cuckolding, but along those lines. I'm also working on another title I'm going to set free. Don't have a title yet, but its a TG on Girl story.

Do you have a favourite, or favourites, among your stories?
Happy Endings might be my all time fav. Paranormal, romancy lesbian story. I also really enjoy all my transsexual stories, but especially The Virgin Wife. It's TG on Girl erotica, but its got a nice story and a lot of sex.

How do you normally go about writing an erotic story? Is there much, ahem, research involved...?
Some is straight out of my fantasies and if you knew me, you'd see a lot of people I know in my stories, or at least characters based on them. Other than that I have an idea register full of dozens, if not hundreds, of ideas. When one strikes my fancy, I just start writing. Many times the end product is much different than the original idea.

Do you have any favourite erotica authors?
I write more than I read, but I do really enjoy Katie Cramer. I love the Bigfoot series by Virginia Wade and the Alice/Brazen Babysitters series from Sidonie Spice.

And finally, what can we expect to see from you soon?
More Confessions of a Hot Wife titles. The next one is subtitled "Vegas, Baby!" I've also got a new lesbian title in the works. It is the first in a new series of titles I'm calling the "Climax Collection". Less story, more sex, maybe around 6000 to 7000 words.

Do you write erotica under any other pen names?
Yes, I write under the name Aimee Seoul also. I call her my publishing partner, but she's me. Aimee's stuff is mostly 3500 to 4000 word stories with very little story and lots of right to the point sex. I get to just write whatever makes me happy at the moment. Stuff like "The Magic Dildo", "Sleeping with the VP" and "Crossdressing Call Girl".

More about Marlene Sexton:
Website/blog: http://marlenesexton.blogspot.com/Twitter: @Marlene_Sexton Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/marlenesexton