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...
I Finished the First Draft of my Novel: Here’s What’s Next
So I finished writing the first draft of my erotic gothic fiction novel about two months ago. I've tried to write various iterations of this story...
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...