The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog

I've been quiet about Amazon's Kindle Unlimited Program, and self-publishing in general, for several years. Part of me just gave up. (It really does feel good when you stop banging your head agai...

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by Jean Roberta Queers Were Here: Heroes and Icons of Queer Canada, edited by Robin Ganev and R.J. Gilmour (Windsor, Ontario: Biblioasis, 2016). This book is a charming little anthology in whi...

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by Kathleen Bradean We live in bubbles nowadays. Social media makes it so easy for us to silence voices that annoy us. I am so guilty of this that I can't point fingers. The band director of my...

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Looking for the ERWA blog?   You'll find all your favorite contributors and features at the NEW Erotica Readers & Writers Association website, here: http://www.erotica-readers.com/blo...

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 By Ashley Lister  More than three years ago on this blog I mentioned the swifitie. Because I still think it's a lot of fun, I figured it was time to revisit this writer-friendly parlour ga...

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K D Grace I love editing. Always have. I know many writers don’t share the love, but I think editing is one of the sexiest parts of the writing process. In fact, I’ll go so far as to ...

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by Jean Roberta My actual posting date was March 26, but my post wasn't ready then, and someone else's post conveniently appeared. I hope I can slide this into an available date. One aspect o...

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Elizabeth Black writes in a wide variety of genres including erotica, erotic romance, horror, and dark fiction. She lives on the Massachusetts coast with her husband, son, and her three cats...

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by Kathleen Bradean Many people start novels. Few finish. It's a bit like love, or lust. As the story idea comes to you, your enthusiasm soars and your imagination frolics through scenes. It'...

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BY LISABET SARAI So what IS the difference between erotica and porn? Oh no! Not that old chestnut again! I’ve been a member of the ERWA Writers list for almost two decades. At least ...

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So I woke up this morning, looked at the calendar, and thought "OMG! It's Sexy Snippet Day!"  That's what happens when you get a short month like February! Anyway, today's your monthly ch...

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By Donna George Storey The movie Fifty Shades Darker was released just before Valentine’s Day. No one cares. The box office on opening weekend was slightly more than half of Fifty Shades of...

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So how much do you need to be drawn out of your world to enjoy a book? Any book, any story? We all read popular fiction to escape the mundane cares and routines of life. But how much of a leap a...

http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com/2017/03/how-much-of-extraordinary-do-you-require.html

In case you might be wondering what I've been up to lately, check out this link to the articles I've been doing for the great Future Of Sex site . Other things brewing, but writing about the sex...

http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com/2017/03/confessions-of-literary-streetwalker.html

by Daddy X                                          Scope is a quality I look for in a read. When I engage with a book, I want more than just the story. I want to know...

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 by Ashley Lister On Saturday this week, I was lucky enough to attend the first day of this year’s Eroticon, the conference for writers and bloggers who work with erotica.  As always, it ...

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Elizabeth Black writes in a wide variety of genres including erotica, erotic romance, horror, and dark fiction. She lives on the Massachusetts coast with her husband, son, and her three cats. Vi...

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by Jean Roberta The introduction of sex in a work of fiction can feel problematic for several reasons: sex has traditionally been considered “unspeakable,” something that can’t and should...

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by Kathleen Bradean Have you ever been writing and felt as if the sex scene was going to ruin your story? I have, and was weird, because I'd started out to write erotica. It wasn't one of those...

http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com/2017/02/weird-writer-problems.html

BY LISABET SARAI A few days ago, I received the welcome news that a short story of mine had been provisionally accepted into an anthology. The editor wrote: “I love your story, but i...

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Greetings, Authors! At this point, Valentine's Day is just a sweet, hot memory. However, you can help keep the erotic fires burning through February. Today's the day for sharing your Sexy ...

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by Donna George Storey We live in a tumultuous time and few can predict the news each day will bring. However, we can be certain that under a Republican Congress and President and with a Supre...

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I have a crow to pluck (bone to pick) with James Joyce. Joyce has been credited with writing the greatest short story of the Twentieth Century, "The Dead," one of a collection of tales he comp...

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BY SAM THORNE, ERWA EDITOR As an editor, the strangest request I’ve ever had from a prospective author was ‘can you make this funny, please?’ That’s all they wanted (other than a...

http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com/2017/02/slipping-in-humour.html

In case you might be wondering what I've been up to lately, check out this link to the articles I've been doing for the great Future Of Sex site . Other things brewing, but writing about the sex...

http://erotica-readers.blogspot.com/2017/02/confessions-of-literary-streetwalker.html