To celebrate next week’s launch of WAYB14, www.writersandartists.co.uk are giving you a sneak-peek of what you can expect from this year’s edition of the Yearbook – the indispensable guide to all areas of publishing and the media.
The focus of this article? Writing erotic fiction…
Erotic fiction has recently experienced something of a renaissance. You can’t walk into a WH Smiths without spying at least five book covers featuring images of high heels and perfectly sculpted bare torsos.
However, marketing sex is much easier than writing sex. This remains a delicate skill and, whether you’re aiming for Anaïs Nin or Fifty Shades, it takes dedication, hard work and practice, just like every other genre of writing.
Taken from this year’s edition of the Yearbook, let’s see what a bestselling erotic fiction writer (who wishes to remain anonymous) has to say:
“As writers, our desire is always to touch our readers, but as erotica writers, our aim is to go further than most, and bring actual, physical pleasure. This is a challenge and also a privilege, but it’s also a lot of fun…
“Readers of erotica consume ebooks like candy, so you want to have more of them available as fast as possible. Most erotica books are short anyway, but you can also experiment with short stories, anthologies or novellas. This will also give you more digital shelf space and more chance of being discovered, and will help you write faster. Try writing a series character to save having to inventing new people every time.”
To read the article in its entirety, pre-order the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2014 now.
(All online purchases made before 3 July 2013 will receive a 25% discount).
I agree the Writer's & Artist's yearbook truly is the bible for wannabe writers. Just reading the note's of those whom have being success gives much inspiration...
I have copies of both the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook and the Children's Writers and Artists Yearbook.
These are must read books for would-be authors.