How to Write Erotica!

This is an ADULT only post!

So if you're not an adult, then you have to leave, and come back when you're 18!


Am I just the most confusing person ever? One day I write a post aimed at teenage writers, and then another day I start writing this post, but, I'm sure that one day those teen writers will grow and actually write some erotica... so all is not lost.



The other day I went around my Facebook friends, the ones that are writers, and I randomly (whoever was online at the time) asked them if they'd ever wrote erotica. Can you guess what the majority of them said?


Yes.

I was just a little bit shocked, or maybe I was a little bit glad because I knew now that this post would have some actual purpose, but either way I got a rush of excitement when I realised that even the people you wouldn't expect to write it, actually do.




Do YOU write erotica? (Anonymous answers accepted)

Or do you have a pseudonym that does?


I know a few writers that write erotica from their own name, but most of them write and publish through pseudonyms because they also write other kinds of fiction and don't want to clash audiences. Check out my post: Pseudonym Me! for more information on why people use them.



OKAY. Now on to the more interesting stuff... the reason why YOU should write erotica, and how to do it!




You'll live 10% longer.

(Fact has not been verified)


People who do write erotica are more comfortable with themselves and their sexuality, they know what they want sexually and they know what they like.




e·rot·i·ca /iˈrätikə/
Noun: Literature or art intended to arouse sexual desire.




Top Tip: Erotica is not just about SEX! There has to be a STORY!




When you're having sex do you just have sex? Or is there a build up to it? There is probably a build up to it, if not, then you're probably doing something wrong... there might be something that they did before, maybe they went for a meal, maybe they were stroking each others legs throughout it?





SET THE SCENE. If someone is reading erotica then they're visual people, if not, they'll just watch some porn.




Top Tip: It has to be realistic... so cut the fucking cheese!



There is nothing quite as horrible as reading something that's full cliché or stock characters, cheesy dialogue, and the sex scenes are half-assed with no real descriptions of anything. It makes me think that these people don't believe that erotica has literary merit, when it quite clearly does, it's a GENRE OF FICTION for crying out loud.





Top Tip: Use ALL of the senses!


I think I've said this with each "how to write..." post but it's essential to use the sense of touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound! If you don't, then how can it "arouse sexual desire" and pleasure your readers? It just can't.






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Don't just stick to the straight stuff, everyone knows that gays guys do it better anyway. And you don't have to be gay to write it... although very comfortable with your sexuality. I know a few woman that write gay erotica and they're happily married to men with children.



Writing erotica is freeing, and so even if you're not going to share it, you can always write it. I think that it's a very fun thing to do, and erotica teaches the writer to have fun with their writing.



-Joseph




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