Thursday 27 February 2014

Erotic stories and pornography

How do erotica writers get their inspirations to write? For me, I enjoy sex, but somehow deprive of it. So, I started to read and imagine. Then I started to write and concoct stories from my naughty imaginations. Sometimes, I watch… pornography, that is. Watch not for the actions, but for the settings and storylines and; to somehow acquire inspirations and trigger thoughts. But again, who am I kidding, most porn have minimal storylines, at least those that I have watched.

With erotica, readers get to imagine the settings, background and parameters set by the author. It is up to the author to bring the imaginative world to his/her readers. Readers get the share, experience and feel the thoughts of the author as he/she read. And to sometimes, go beyond the words of the author. Porn on the hand, restricts the imagination of the audiences.

Pornography, I must admit, enjoyed mostly by men. In my humble opinion, men love straight forward actions rather having to read, imagine and then fantasize. If you have it, and I need it, I’ll just take it, why all the trouble going round the bush. That’s my opinion on men. Women on the other hand, like to take things more slowly, to build up the mood, and I personally feel erotica stories fit the bill more than porn. So, it is about right when the numbers show that there are more female readers than male and more female erotica authors than male.

When I decided to write my first erotica piece, I felt that the odds are not with me – a demand market driven by female readers and matched by a supplying market dominated by female authors. So, where can I stand as the little guy? There must be something I can provide, I persisted. Perhaps, a niche market where female readers want something different, something from the perspective of a guy, and viola.. that’s me in the making, a male erotica author.

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