Category Archives: erotica

Suspension of Disbelief in Romance Novels versus Short Erotic Stories

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’m not making a huge point here, but I think it might be a significant one for how I approach writing erotica as opposed to longer romantic works. I think the reader of a short erotica story is more willing … Continue reading →

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Making It Good

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Anyone can write smut. Whether they can write good smut is another thing entirely. There is no right answer to, “What makes good smut?” But I have opinions on what makes good smut. Several opinions. 1. It’s never just sex. … Continue reading →

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The Tale of an Erotica Writer

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

How did it begin, that I became a writer of erotica? I sent my first story, “Water Music,” off to an anthology edited by Mary Anne Mohanraj called Aqua Erotica. Alas, it did not sell. Later, when I saw the … Continue reading →

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