Erotica author of the "Tales of Lust" series, "Dirty Cops", "Berlin Heat", "Naked Circus" – and many more …
“What works on the page differs from what you experience in real life. If I wrote my best sexual encounters down, I would not be able to convey the chemistry and the sensations that made them great. Erotic writing needs what I like to call a “scenario” and a different kind of sexual tension.”
Do we really need more “rules for writing”? No – I’m sure we don’t. And so – here are mine.
Many writers report that they sometimes suffer from the dreaded “writer’s block”, and I have a technique – well, two techniques in fact – that has often helped me.
Having an outline of the story you’re writing, allows you to jump between chapters. And if you write the ending at exactly the right time, it can work as powerful catalyst, motivating you to fill in the rest of the story.
One day I tried an experiment: When my father wasn’t home I put a sheet of paper in his typewriter and began putting one of my erotic fantasies into words. I realized that writing it down made me wonderfully excited. And it also worked excellently for reading back while masturbating.
Fiona McVie’s interview with Frank Noir covers my work from its early beginnings to the present – and explores subjects like the possible existence of a “message” in my books. Some of the answers may surprise you.
It’s easy to dismiss the use of dirty words as merely rude and vulgar, catering to the base instincts of the reader. But to me, they’re more than that. I would claim that dirty words are in fact magical.
Yes, November has come and gone. And yes, I managed to get a novel to 50,000 words. I don’t claim to be typical, but here are some experiences I claim anyone could take away from NaNoWriMo: