Articles & Updates
Writing Update: I’ve Crawled Out of the Slump!
After a good week or two of being in a slump, I think I've escaped it. Thank God. I think I'm luckier than most in that I rarely lose my passion for...
Why I Write Dark Erotic Fiction
On the surface, I write for the same reason many, if not most, authors write: to create the stories I want to read. But why dark erotic fiction? Why...
Writing Update: On Losing the Motivation to Write
Have you ever struggled with feeling completely unmotivated to write? Not so much butt-in-chair day-to-day motivation, but that bigger motivation...
What is Erotic Horror?
Erotic horror is one of those genres I'm not sure I should use to describe what I write as an author. Some of my stories are certainly erotic...
Back to Dark Erotica: My New Game Plan for Navigating a Stigmatized Genre
In my post So What, Exactly, Is My Genre? I described the primary characteristic of my writing as dark eroticism: mostly rape and/or extreme power...
So What, Exactly, Is My Genre?
I find it hard to categorize my fiction in a neat, marketable package that readers with a defined set of expectations can search for. It's quite...
Defining Genres: Erotica vs. Romance
All too often, I've encountered people online declaring that erotica must have X or romance must do Y, and I strongly disagree. My approach to...
I Gave Up On Trying to “Make It” as a Writer. I Feel So Much Better Now
I first started to dream of being a full-time indie author in earnest because of a friend's suggestion while I was in Mexico with him, attending his...