On Writing Eros

On Writing Eros: A Musical Interlude

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Trombone by Evonne

Figure, after nearly three full months it was time to add a fifth part to the On Writing Eros series. Last summer, Mrs. Stranded had me doing a branding exercise. Went through many of the aspects I felt I wanted to or have presented. Took a glance at many of the themes and inspirations that helped inspire what I write and how I write it. Feeling as though I were finished, she shook her head at me and said that there was one I missed...a big one. The music. Something I have said before is that on the musical side I am the only non-performing member of my family. My family is full of professionals in music and theatre, plus as of September both of my teen daughters will be attending a special high school geared to the arts. Me...I'm a [Read more...]

On Writing Eros: Who I Read

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Old Books by Tom Murphy VII

Thus endeth another year... The other day I was discussing a bit about where I am taking this site going forward into 2014. Time to have some fun. I had mentioned Fifi was not coming back yet. Still true, although I did have another go at a re-booted (or re-pawed as the case may be) draft and still not happy with it. However, I have also been thinking long and hard at returning to something I created back in 2011 called Under Foot. Already working on the beginning concepts for a reworked first draft that may be my first post to the new meme I am hosting called A Darker Flame (posting Jan 1). The story will be redone as more of an erotic/urban fiction theme. Why say this? Why bring all this up? In a sense, for me, this will mark a [Read more...]

On Writing Eros: Sensual Ideas

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Where do all these blasted ideas come from? This question was recently asked in the comments on my story Lost In the Snow. "The story so far:  In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”  - Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe We all, of course, have our own frame of reference on where our ideas come from. Mine comes from a heavy science fiction/fantasy and humor pop culture background combined with an Irish Catholic somewhat liberal upbringing and a severe need for the occasional power nap. Add to this a love of American football and hockey and...poof...these are the seeds for the ideas you read now. Odd, true, as none of this [Read more...]

On Writing Eros: Blog Hop – The Erotic Process

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It seems my friend Swinging Gemma wants me to answer some serious questions about blog hopping...which strikes me as a serious euphemism if used in the right context...but that is what this is all about, right? Put your right hand in...put your right hand out... The blog hop takes the form of four pre-set questions about my writing process...process?  We're talking about process???? This word...process...makes me think of old Coach Mora when asked about playoffs... Sorry...supposed to be discussing erotica, not football...onward and sideways! "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." - Maya Angelou The questions are: What are you working on right now? How does it differ from [Read more...]

On Writing Eros: Researching Erotica

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For science fiction, writers have science to draw from.  Period fiction writers have encyclopedias and any history faction to research.  Every piece of fiction comes from something in faction...some thread of truth... Research is important. Research is under rated. The big question is how does the erotic writer research? Yes, we do research...I have joked often that it is sometimes the best part of being a smutscribe (look, ma!  I made up a word!).  Being he entire genre is seen as taboo by some, it makes research interesting. You want proof it is taboo?  I have two stories...one of Colorado Republican candidate Jaxine Bubis and the other of CIA Deputy Avril Haines.  These two examples are simply spin by those opposed to either of the [Read more...]