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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: RED HOT EROTICA, edited by Alison Tyler (7-11 PM EST)

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Contributor: kfemme kfemme
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Originally posted by Blinker
I'm curious as to what you guys prefer to read: a collection of stories by several authors, or one novel written by a single author/s?
I actually like both...it just depends on the circumstance...for a collection, I usually like it if they are all centered around something I am interested in but I have also read collections of erotica that are far from what I normally like and can find something to enjoy but not that really good...get you there feeling like I can when it's one on spanking or lesbians or the two combined *G
As for a novel...I want to get into the characters and their lives and then see how the sex comes in....but if I don't relate to the characters then I have problems with the sex in a longer piece or novel
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alison Tyler Alison Tyler
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Originally posted by Lindsay77
I think AT's Bondage on a Budget was one of my very first anthologies I read and I loved the idea of all of the common things around the house that could become toys.
Hi Lindsay!

I'm so glad you liked Bondage on a Budget. It was an unusual pitch to my publisher, Masquerade. Part sex stories, very small part DIY advice. I have always been really pleased with that one.

XXX,
AT
08/10/2010
Contributor: MuffysPinguLove MuffysPinguLove
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Originally posted by Brendada
I was on the wrong page, posting away but I was blathering on about the cold San Francisco Bay Area summer needing Red Hot Erotica for heat!
Welcome to the discussion
08/10/2010
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Alison Tyler
One of the first anthologies I was published in was "Sex Toy Tales" (Down There Press). My collection "Batteries Not Included," from back in the 90s *must* have featured sex toys. But I'm a little hazy about the TOC right now...
Well, I know a certain editor who would be interested at a certain publishing house! (lol!)
08/10/2010
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
Hello everyone! I've read and reviewed "Red Hot Erotica".
08/10/2010
Contributor: Brendada Brendada
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Originally posted by Lindsay77
Okay, new here, just did my nightly check in at AT's blog and saw you guys were "meeting"...pulling out my copy of Red Hot Erotica.
we love new peeps- welcome!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Misfit Momma Misfit Momma
Whoa! Where did all these comments come from! There was none last time I checked, thought I was in the wrong thread!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
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Originally posted by Alison Tyler
I just wrote a post, but it took me too long and I got signed out! I went and looked and both collections are from the 90s. I wonder if anyone *has* put together a book of sex toys stories based in the new millennium!
We haven't seen any, but it would be neat to see you put a new one together (we'd buy it!)
08/10/2010
Contributor: MuffysPinguLove MuffysPinguLove
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We haven't seen any, but it would be neat to see you put a new one together (we'd buy it!)
ditto!
08/10/2010
Contributor: VictoriaRose VictoriaRose
Hello all popping in to follow the dissussion
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alan & Michele Alan & Michele
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Hello everyone! I've read and reviewed "Red Hot Erotica".
Hi NuMe!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alison Tyler Alison Tyler
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Originally posted by Envy
Hello. Didn't read the book, (might pick it up at some point) but the idea of writing erotica somewhat fascinates me. I'm a horror junkie myself, but something about erotics seems even more so forbidden and tantalizing than just a blood and ... more
Sexis has a few articles up right now about writing erotica (Erotica 101).
Hope this link works:

link

I've been writing erotica for more than two decades. (Can you believe it? Suddenly, I feel all, um, mature.)
When I started writing, the world was different. No really. For starters, there was no internet. So I'd go to the bookstore, buy magazines I liked, write stories, and submit the pieces via snail mail. Then I'd wait forever for a response.

Now, everything is electronic and quick.

I am inspired by fill-in-the-blank. I am a voracious voyeur, and I like to say that I see sex wherever I go.

Hints: Read a lot. Decide whether or not you find erotica appealing. Then just give it a go! Don't worry about whether you're good or not. I always say that there is at least one reader for every story. You'll connect with someone. You just need to find the someone!

XXX,
Alison
08/10/2010
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Hi NuMe!
Hi Michele! Looks like you've read quite a bit of erotica books before the Sexis book club. I've read the occasional erotica story but this was my first full book of them.
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Envy
Hello. Didn't read the book, (might pick it up at some point) but the idea of writing erotica somewhat fascinates me. I'm a horror junkie myself, but something about erotics seems even more so forbidden and tantalizing than just a blood and ... more
Hi Goth, and welcome!

Actually, erotica and horror have something in common-- they both inspire a kind of visceral gut reaction.

Perhaps Alison would like to answer your questions about writing erotica?
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Hi Michele! Looks like you've read quite a bit of erotica books before the Sexis book club. I've read the occasional erotica story but this was my first full book of them.
This was really your first book? That's so neat.
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Brendada
I was on the wrong page, posting away but I was blathering on about the cold San Francisco Bay Area summer needing Red Hot Erotica for heat!
Aww, welcome to the HOT spot! ;-)
08/10/2010
Contributor: Lindsay77 Lindsay77
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
We haven't seen any, but it would be neat to see you put a new one together (we'd buy it!)
Violet Blue has a guide to Sex Toys, but I'm not sure if there is any fiction in it like some of her other guides.
08/10/2010
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Alison Tyler
Sexis has a few articles up right now about writing erotica (Erotica 101).
Hope this link works:

link

I've been writing erotica for more than two decades. (Can you believe it? Suddenly, I feel all, um, mature.)
When I started ... more
Hi Alison! I, too, love your writing!

I saw those articles and have them bookmarked. At the moment I write all nonfiction, but find erotica a bit tempting. Not sure I could do fiction, but possibly putting some fantasies down on paper could be fun.
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Alison Tyler
One of the first anthologies I was published in was "Sex Toy Tales" (Down There Press). My collection "Batteries Not Included," from back in the 90s *must* have featured sex toys. But I'm a little hazy about the TOC right now...
I remember Sex Toy Tales! It was the first Down There Press book I ever bought.
08/10/2010
Contributor: rexy rexy
Alison,
I am curious about how you arrange the stories. Is it sort of like arranging a dance card? How do you balance what's hot and what's not?
08/10/2010
Contributor: Envy Envy
Quote:
Originally posted by Alison Tyler
Sexis has a few articles up right now about writing erotica (Erotica 101).
Hope this link works:

link

I've been writing erotica for more than two decades. (Can you believe it? Suddenly, I feel all, um, mature.)
When I started ... more
Awesome, thanks. At least I do read a lot, so maybe I can try my hand at this.

Thanks for the link, too!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by Misfit Momma
Whoa! Where did all these comments come from! There was none last time I checked, thought I was in the wrong thread!
Things start moving pretty fast around here! Welcome! ;-)
08/10/2010
Contributor: Andromeda Andromeda
Woo, looks like I'm walking in a bit late. Unfortunately I haven't read the book yet, but I am interested in what it takes to write erotica. I'll have to hurry and catch up!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alison Tyler Alison Tyler
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Originally posted by Lindsay77
Violet Blue has a guide to Sex Toys, but I'm not sure if there is any fiction in it like some of her other guides.
Hmmm. I think I wrote some of the fiction for her Strap-On Guide and the G-Spot Guide. I love when she puts stories with the how-tos!
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alison Tyler Alison Tyler
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Hi Alison! I, too, love your writing!

I saw those articles and have them bookmarked. At the moment I write all nonfiction, but find erotica a bit tempting. Not sure I could do fiction, but possibly putting some fantasies down on paper could ... more
Oh, thanks! You're lovely!

I think writing down your fantasies is really powerful. I started by writing down *other* people's fantasies—as gifts for my friends. But I think if you can search and discover what really turns you on, you'll write something magical.
08/10/2010
Contributor: deadpoet deadpoet
I actually just wrote my first erotic short story. The last discussion inspired me to try.

link
08/10/2010
Contributor: Alison Tyler Alison Tyler
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Originally posted by rexy
Alison,
I am curious about how you arrange the stories. Is it sort of like arranging a dance card? How do you balance what's hot and what's not?
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast one, a slow one, a dark one, a light one. I'm addicted.

Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.

See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip.
08/10/2010
Contributor: kfemme kfemme
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Originally posted by deadpoet
I actually just wrote my first erotic short story. The last discussion inspired me to try.

link
Congrats that's fabulous hon!
08/10/2010
Contributor: deadpoet deadpoet
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Originally posted by kfemme
Congrats that's fabulous hon!
TY
08/10/2010
Contributor: Kristina Wright Kristina Wright
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Originally posted by removedacnt
Hi Alison! I, too, love your writing!

I saw those articles and have them bookmarked. At the moment I write all nonfiction, but find erotica a bit tempting. Not sure I could do fiction, but possibly putting some fantasies down on paper could ... more
I just wanted to chime in and say that erotica is such a personal genre, that a lot of "fiction" is really creative nonfiction. I do believe Alison has put out a couple of anthologies of true-- or mostly true-- stories, including Pleasure Bound!
08/10/2010