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Let’s Talk About Sex

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Here I write what I want. On Amazon? I write what the readers want. In this case, it’s sex. My actual formula is romance-smut-romance. My ideal romantic partner dates. A nice evening of having a date out, come home and let the love flow, then spoon until one of you gets a cramp and has to move.

sigh

I have toyed with the notion from time to time, am still am, of posting my erotica here on this platform. I still haven’t decided. However, I have done the research.

First, I tried reading the How-To, the tried and true of current erotica writers. Mostly what I found falls into one of two categories:

-Here’s my smut — enjoy

-You can make money on Medium writing smut

I expected both, so no shocks. I skipped the first category. It was the second I was interested in. The titles got me excited, but the content?

This close and no cigar.

It’s frustrating as a lover and equally frustrating for some of us writers. Don’t tell me I can make money writing what you write. SHOW me. Point me in the right direction. Some guidance would be nice. Pay it forward, remember that? 6 hours' worth of people sitting in line at Chick-fil-A and every car paying for the food of the person in the…