Chapter One

What It's All About

 

Josephine Scott sat in her small office, computer running, cursor waiting patiently for its on screen travels.

Outside the wind blew strongly, bringing February clouds and greyness to the afternoon. Here and there crocus made a brave show, daffodils promising brightness, green shoots and buds, the forthcoming spring.

In the confines of the office there was a quiet sense of desperation... 'How do I tell people about writing erotica...?' she asked the blank, waiting screen.

The computer had no answer, but the young man did; the one who materialised and sat in the chair opposite her.

'You start at the beginning and show me how to do it.'

She took in the good looks, lean body, muscled arms, strong thighs and the bulge in the tight jeans.

'For you it will be a pleasure.'

'Good." He settled down in the chair. 'That's just what I wanted to hear.'

 

Chapter Two

Making the Most of Your Sex Life

 

Now there's a title for a chapter... But why not? I've been doing it for a good many years now and it's afforded me a lot of fun. It'll be good to show others what a pleasure it can be.

It began when I read a 'how to' book on writing, which said 'write of what you know.'

I looked around and thought... I know sex, especially one particular aspect of sex, so why not write about it?

My first story sold the first time it was submitted. I wrote and marketed more stories, then articles and later novellas, finally venturing into books.

You can do the same. The internet has opened up a huge world (and potential market) for all writers.

Sex is something which interests all of us, either as voyeurs, participants or both. We have strong opinions on it, whether they be feminist, chauvinist, anti sex or pro.

Answer the following questions honestly. That's one of the first things to remember, in sex there is only a small amount of room for make-believe. Something that intimate, that personal, has to be based on truth, or it all falls apart.

A few questions should help set you on the right pathway.

 

How do you feel about sex in TV dramas? Is there too much/too little?

Should it be kept after the 10pm watershed and not the 9 pm?

What about strong language, which invariably describes the sexual act? Do you use it. or not?

Do you read it with shock and outrage or do you treat it as part of the English language? Much has changed over the years, what used to shock doesn't seem to matter, people are not as shockable as they used to be, but there are still those who will be offended. Something to remember.

How do you feel about sex treated as a joke in stand-up comedy routines or included in sitcoms?

Do you enjoy off colour jokes?

Do you read the red tops for their sex scandals?

Do you read any specialist magazines?

What is your moral stand on blue movies? Do they exploit women or entertain and sometimes educate? Do they raise expectations of a sex life beyond what can be realistically achieved?

Do you think a woman should have an orgasm every time she makes love?

What do you think about men having to fake an orgasm if they're not on top form, or should we be honest with one another?

Do you know where both the clitoris and the G spot are... do you even believe the g spot exists?

Have you explored all available erogenous zones with a partner? If not, what's stopping you?

How do you feel about a threesome... someone watching your partner making love with someone else - or with you ... a partner swapping party... about answering a contact ad for someone who is 'tied but wants a partner'... would you go on to get involved in a relationship like that, where sex is the primary object and nothing else matters?

What about water sports...? The golden shower, peeing for fun and erotic sensations... does that turn you on?

Or oral sex... what about bondage, all to be explored later in this book.

What's your opinion on 'Safe Sex'... condoms... contraception as part of a story?

Consider, we in ourselves are - do you know all the many ways we define our sexuality, check them all out. Each of us is entitled to express our preferences in the way we think best - something to consider in your writing. Bias is a natural emotion which you can call on to add to a storyline as long as it's used with care and most of all, understanding of that particular leaning. If you don't know, find out, the research alone will add to your ideas folder.

If you've gone through all those questions and no doubt found half a dozen more of your own, too, you will have realised that within the word 'sex' there are many fields to explore. We will encounter many throughout this book.

All are potential background material for a book which will enthral and interest a reader... something they can sit up in bed and read one handed...

All have potential but only if you think it through and put it in the computer.

The usual boring 'how to' do just that comes at the end of this book. Before then we have many erotic and sometimes slippery fields to walk.

Come with me - let's see how far we can go.