Writing: Why Do I Write Erotic Stories?

That's a question I often ask myself and I'm still struggling with the answer. The rewards, financially at least, are meagre. I certainly don't do it to be famous. That's the last thing on my mind. I value my privacy. You won't find any huge two page spreads in national newspapers telling the world how wonderful I am, or fancy overblown articles on websites and you won't see a photo of me anywhere online or in my ebooks. I don't need the trappings of fame, though a little more money would be useful - I do have the basic human necessity to eat and drink and keep a roof over my head, like everybody else. It's not an easy task. I've spent days poring over a single paragraph trying to find out why it doesn't work and trying to fix it.

So why do it?

I'm reminded of a story I read a long time ago of a writer who, not doing so well, made a pact with the devil. The terms of the contract were that he'd be assured of great prosperity and fame in return for handing over his soul at the allotted time. As planned, he enjoyed a lot of success with his stories but when the time came for the devil to collect, the man's soul was missing. It turned out that he'd left a tiny bit of himself in every single story he'd written. The devil couldn't spare the time to hunt down all those hundreds of thousands of little scraps of soul so, grudgingly, conceded defeat.

What's the point of that?

I guess that when you write, you are putting down a little of yourself for the world to see, revealing some of your own thoughts and attitudes as you go. I obsessed over my first story. I took ages to release it, bracing myself for the flood of negative comments. They actually didn't materialise - neither did any positive comments but that's another matter entirely. Now I just push the stories out when they're ready to publish and hope for the best.

One reason for writing that I came up with would be to put myself, mentally at least, into my stories. Who wouldn't want to be that tall lithe green eyed beauty clattering down the street without a care in the world in her ridiculous boots with a plume of flame coloured hair billowing out behind her? (You can meet this beautiful fantasy in my story "Watching the Girls" - part of the "Just Girls" collection)

A Good Enough Reason?

I suppose, at the end of the day, I just take pleasure in writing the way I do. I like reading erotic literature and I enjoy writing it - which, since it's not hurting anybody else, or myself for that matter, is a good enough reason to do it…

Here's an interesting post on Aerogramme Writers Studio: Why I Write: 23 Fascinating Quotes From Famous Authors.

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This is part of a collection of thoughts on writing that I'll be posting as and when I complete each part. When complete, it'll all be packaged into a free ebook (probably)...

Find me on gab

I did create a twitter account to try to connect with other authors and readers but my account got suspended for suspicious activity a few seconds after I created it. Seems twitter don't want new users. So, having been driven away - you can now find me on gab.

I'm @katyli on Gab, my profile is at https://gab.com/katyli.

Oh, and don't believe all the mainstream media crap about it being a hotbed of far right extremism. It's just a platform where anybody can post anything legal. It's open to anybody and you'll see what you want to see. Some people don't like it because it doesn't go mad with censorship - that's a good thing in my book. Anyway, see you there.

New Story Released: Watching (The Girls)

Watching (The Girls) just released as an ebook on Smashwords for the princely sum of $0.99 (USD).

Some times of your life are more memorable than others. Last week, for example, started off as a perfectly normal week but it ended up being one of my wildest yet. I'm Clare, a thirty-something unmarried lover of goth-fashion and art-deco. I have far too much time on my hands, no friends, no proper job and, apparently, if those intelligent but 'so out of touch with reality' teachers from a few years ago are to be believed, no prospects. I do, however, have stunningly good looks and lots of money. I also have lots of fun in spite of the lack of anyone special in my life.

You can buy a copy at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/949781.

The Photographer story released

The Photographer just released as a free ebook on Smashwords. See what happened when the lady next door agreed to pose nude for Pauline, a young photography student.

This is my take on a story sent to me a long time ago. It had no author's name attached. I anglicised it (since I'm in the UK), turned it into a lesbian affair (since that's what I write) and added some extra content to turn it into a longer story with a few romantic bits. I also inserted myself into the story for... reasons.

You can pick up a free copy at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/935822

First Stories Released

Hi people. I've just released the first four stories in the 'Just Girls' collection. All available on my Smashwords page, of course. The first three are a series, of sorts.

The Pick-Up: (1/3) I'm Clair. I work as a dancer in a club. A sleazy dark place where men, and some women, come to watch girls do their thing. I dance on stage and on the pole, and that's it. I'm a good enough dancer to not have to do 'the other things.' Long ago I decided that I needed to find myself a wealthy man, or woman, so I could get away from all this stuff but I was never that lucky. And then I saw her.

High Rise Loving: (2/3) Find out what happens when a wealthy exhibitionist standing on her penthouse balcony spots a voyeur from the poor side of town.

Ginger Love: (3/3) The discovery that Clair's long lost love was her lifelong friend's mother came as a shock to both of them. Marie, having managed to get over her surprise decided it was time to get her friend and her mother back together again. This is their story…

Alex's Diary: A collection of three stories about Alex who loved to watch, then discovered the thrill of being watched, then realised that both were even more enjoyable, and profitable, in the company of others.

New Kid on the Block!

Ok, well, hardly a kid. I do have a vague recollection of being one once, a long time ago. Anyway, I've been writing about girls having fun together for a while and decided to see if anyone else would like to read my stories. So, I'm finishing them off, tidying them up, making them presentable, etc. and publishing them on Smashwords.

Why Smashwords? Well, they allow you to publish (legal) things that a lot of other publishers and distributors have decided they suddenly want to have problems with - yes, Google is one of them and since this blog is hosted on Goggle's Blogger platform I'm trying to avoid giving them any excuse to get over excited. That means no explicit content on the blog. The stories themselves are pretty raw though, and don't hold back too much, though they're kept nice and legal, wrt ages, etc.

My shorter stories, generally under about 10k words, are free. The longer ones have a small fee - it takes a lot of time to write a story and I need to eat while I'm doing it.

Anyway, that's my first post. If you'd like to take a look at my stories, the free ones are... well... free to download, no catches :)

I hope you enjoy reading them.
K.