I've been thinking about tropes and expectations, and readerships, and smut. So, I put up a new post to the newsletter. Come join the Happy Smut Club!
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I've been thinking about tropes and expectations, and readerships, and smut. So, I put up a new post to the newsletter. Come join the Happy Smut Club!
#Newsletter #Smut #HappySmut #Erotica #WritingErotica #Writing #Bookstodon
Hey there, I've got a small little chunk of time. What say I do a little writing?
Join me if you like. Lurk! Chat!
Live streaming screaming editing and writing of Happy Smut!
My main character is leaning toward some kinks that I don't know much about. This is the problem of letting your characters do what they want. I'm going to have to rein her in a little bit, but I do have to do some reading up on this stuff.
Good info for erotica writers and all sexual people:
8 Sex Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away
Everyone else is having more sex than you. Men want sex more than women do. And more.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/well/family/sex-myths.html
The angsty series I'm working on now is getting me down - I was planning to do some fun MMF menage romance next, but first I'm going to reward myself with a stupidly smutty road trip sex romp series starter for getting through all of this emotion, and maybe a dumb gangbang one shot! (It's a good series, I like the characters and situation, but the feels are just too ... feely. Why can't you people just fuck and have fun?) #writingerotica
I think my internet surfing is higher, but I'm gonna call it "research." on twitter and facebook. and instagram. and tumblr. and mastodon.
"How to Really Self-Publish Erotica" is a short but comprehensive introduction to the field of self-publishing erotica, including the process of writing, the process of selling, choosing kinks, cover design, & formatting.
*I hope you'll take a moment to play the little Mp4 below because I had too much fun making it. π
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"How to Write Gay Erotica" delivers a practical guide to gay erotica genres, how they're different from straight erotica, and how to adjust your writing to suit your audience. (Are you writing gay erotica for men or women?)
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"Naughty Words for Nice Writers: A Romance Novel Thesaurus"
If finding the right words for your romance novel love scene is challenging, Naughty Words for Nice Writers: A Romance Novel Thesaurus can make it easier. It also contains tips for writing love scenes.
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Editing for Romance Writers (Clean Grammar for Dirty Minds) by Phoebe Alexander
Are you a romance writer? Or maybe you're just interested in learning grammar rules and style in a fun, new, and sexy way? This no-holds-barred grammar guide is for you.
*Not gonna lie, I had fun coming up with SFX for this vid. π
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From the undisputed Queen of Steamy Sex Scenes comes:
"I Give You My Body": How I Write Sex Scenes by Diana Gabaldon
If you're writing sex scenes in romance books, erotica, or any genre, this is hands-down one of the best books you can read.
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I found an email about which pin set off the Pinerest mass deletion of my accout. It was this one!
To be fair, I'm going to guess that the music was was pushed the uptight busybodies over the edge. #DontPlayTheDevilsMusic
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"How to Write Sexy Descriptions and Sex Scenes: A guide to writing male-female and male-male erotic romance" by Val Kovalin.
How to write sexy descriptions about the human body from head to toe, common elements of a sex scene, & more.
Great for writers of erotica, romance, erotic romance, & spicy scenes in any genre.
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In "Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Sex", Erica Jong compiles an anthology of essays by marquee writers including Gail Collins, Eve Ensler, Daphne Merken, Anne Roiphe, Liz Smith, and Jennifer Weiner, who join together to speak openly about female desireβwhat provokes it and what satisfies it.
A great research book for writing erotica. π
*Click on "available formats" in the store listing to get the paperback version.
So you want to write erotica?
Here's a thread of books about writing erotica* to help you out.
*That were too hot for Pinterest to handle and just got deleted.
I will update this thread over time. There are some great writing books out there!
Thread updated: May 23, 2023 UTC 14:32 pm
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Are you interested in writing erotica?
I've updated my collection of erotica writing resources! Some of the resources should be helpful for writing sex scenes in any genre.
https://www.pinterest.com/adaraastin/writing-erotica/
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This is the sound effect I went with instead. π
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1116329826365003733/
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Pst! If you're interested in writing erotica β or writing better sex scenes in any genre β I've updated my resource collection on erotica writing.
Check it out! π
https://www.pinterest.com/adaraastin/writing-erotica/
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