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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: RED HOT EROTICA, edited by Alison Tyler (7-11 PM EST)
08/10/2010
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Very nice start!
Originally posted by
deadpoet
I actually just wrote my first erotic short story. The last discussion inspired me to try.
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08/10/2010
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What a great first anthology!
Originally posted by
Kayla
This was really your first book? That's so neat.
08/10/2010
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LOL!
Originally posted by
Alison Tyler
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast
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Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast one, a slow one, a dark one, a light one. I'm addicted.
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
08/10/2010
I'm considering writing some erotica myself, or at least trying it out. My boyfriend and I think it would be fun to write together. We've spent most of our teenage years doing online roleplays and writing short stories (nerds that we are) and I've done some creative writing contests and such before. And with his amazing sexual creativity and my overactive imagination... who knows.
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience?
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience?
08/10/2010
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Yeah it was. I've read stories before that I really liked. I much prefer to read, so it goes without saying that I prefer erotica over porn.
Originally posted by
Kayla
This was really your first book? That's so neat.
08/10/2010
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Hey! That's awesome! I've bookmarked your site so I can go back and read it after this wild discussion. So glad you were inspired to write your first story! Congrats!
Originally posted by
deadpoet
I actually just wrote my first erotic short story. The last discussion inspired me to try.
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link
08/10/2010
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I did, but it was the book club that got Alan reading it with me
Originally posted by
removedacnt
Hi Michele! Looks like you've read quite a bit of erotica books before the Sexis book club. I've read the occasional erotica story but this was my first full book of them.
08/10/2010
Finally back from the bank. It took longer than expected. So, what did I miss?
08/10/2010
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I really hope you will like it
Originally posted by
Kristina Wright
Hey! That's awesome! I've bookmarked your site so I can go back and read it after this wild discussion. So glad you were inspired to write your first story! Congrats!
08/10/2010
kfemme
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Always...I personally find it fascinating to see inside your mind...even if for just a little bit! Got a question though; why are you making the ebook anthologies smaller than the normal print ones? I would think that you could sell all your normal books in ebook form just fine...I know I would buy them that way...depending on which one it is. Some of them...I have to have a real copy to hold and read just before I turn out the lights...ya know?
Originally posted by
Alison Tyler
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast
...
more
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast one, a slow one, a dark one, a light one. I'm addicted.
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
08/10/2010
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Yay you're back
Originally posted by
Splendwhore
Finally back from the bank. It took longer than expected. So, what did I miss?
08/10/2010
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welcome back hon
Originally posted by
Splendwhore
Finally back from the bank. It took longer than expected. So, what did I miss?
08/10/2010
Lindsay77
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Torn (one of her e-books) is on my "to purchase" list. I'm excited to see Thomas Roche's addition! How does such a small group of stories come together? Do you specifically recruit people or are they stories that have been subbed and just hadn't found a home yet??
Originally posted by
removedacnt
LOL!
08/10/2010
Alison, In Red Hot Erotica, I found some of the stories to be a bit more R rated. They were good, but a bit more like soft porn as opposed to XXX. Is that common in erotica books?
08/10/2010
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I think erotica has a certain spark. I'd gladly take erotica over porn, but at the same time, I want whichever one has a plot. Two Cleis Press novels I've read (Carrie's Story, Safe Word) had a full storyline with sex which was like a godsend. I wish more erotica was full novels.
Originally posted by
removedacnt
Yeah it was. I've read stories before that I really liked. I much prefer to read, so it goes without saying that I prefer erotica over porn.
08/10/2010
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I have collaborated a handful of times in a variety of ways. My favorite co-author is Thomas Roche. He rocks my world. There are only a few people (Lindsay! Hi!) who can tell all of our stories apart in His and Hers.
Originally posted by
Andromeda
I'm considering writing some erotica myself, or at least trying it out. My boyfriend and I think it would be fun to write together. We've spent most of our teenage years doing online roleplays and writing short stories (nerds that we are)
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more
I'm considering writing some erotica myself, or at least trying it out. My boyfriend and I think it would be fun to write together. We've spent most of our teenage years doing online roleplays and writing short stories (nerds that we are) and I've done some creative writing contests and such before. And with his amazing sexual creativity and my overactive imagination... who knows.
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience? less
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience? less
I've co-written a few stories, too. I absolutely enjoyed the process. Way back in the early 90s, I collaborated with a writer who lived in a different state. Again, before email. He would fax me his part of the story in the middle of the night. Needless to say, I became a bit Pavlovian—when I heard the machine crank out the curly paper, I'd get wet.
08/10/2010
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That works! ;P
Originally posted by
Alan & Michele
I did, but it was the book club that got Alan reading it with me
08/10/2010
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I used to write it for an online site... I thought it was dreadful but other people liked it
Originally posted by
Andromeda
I'm considering writing some erotica myself, or at least trying it out. My boyfriend and I think it would be fun to write together. We've spent most of our teenage years doing online roleplays and writing short stories (nerds that we are)
...
more
I'm considering writing some erotica myself, or at least trying it out. My boyfriend and I think it would be fun to write together. We've spent most of our teenage years doing online roleplays and writing short stories (nerds that we are) and I've done some creative writing contests and such before. And with his amazing sexual creativity and my overactive imagination... who knows.
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience? less
Alison, have you ever done any collaborative works with other authors before and did it change the experience? less
08/10/2010
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I have to say that although it must be harder to do themed anthologies it does seem to make the stories flow. Love your work BTW!
Originally posted by
Alison Tyler
Hey KW,
Red Hot Erotica was the second in my heat "trilogy." First up was Heat Wave, then RHE, then Playing with Fire. I love how authors take a concept like "heat" and run with it.
I don't *always* do theme ... more
Red Hot Erotica was the second in my heat "trilogy." First up was Heat Wave, then RHE, then Playing with Fire. I love how authors take a concept like "heat" and run with it.
I don't *always* do theme ... more
Hey KW,
Red Hot Erotica was the second in my heat "trilogy." First up was Heat Wave, then RHE, then Playing with Fire. I love how authors take a concept like "heat" and run with it.
I don't *always* do theme books—but I am drawn to the concept. Tying a slew of stories together with a single strand.
XXX,
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Red Hot Erotica was the second in my heat "trilogy." First up was Heat Wave, then RHE, then Playing with Fire. I love how authors take a concept like "heat" and run with it.
I don't *always* do theme books—but I am drawn to the concept. Tying a slew of stories together with a single strand.
XXX,
AT less
08/10/2010
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Hey Airen! How are you tonight?
Originally posted by
Airen Wolf
I have to say that although it must be harder to do themed anthologies it does seem to make the stories flow. Love your work BTW!
08/10/2010
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In all honestly, porn doesn't do it for me. I don't find it arousing, at all. In most instances, it's actually a turn off. So I find it strange that erotica really turns my crank, considering real live sex scenes don't.
Originally posted by
removedacnt
Yeah it was. I've read stories before that I really liked. I much prefer to read, so it goes without saying that I prefer erotica over porn.
08/10/2010
Lindsay77
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I'm still paper format kind of girl because I don't "read" on my computer. Plus, I LOVE my bookshelves and all of the gorgeous covers, it's just not the same on a pdf.
Originally posted by
kfemme
Always...I personally find it fascinating to see inside your mind...even if for just a little bit! Got a question though; why are you making the ebook anthologies smaller than the normal print ones? I would think that you could sell all your normal
...
more
Always...I personally find it fascinating to see inside your mind...even if for just a little bit! Got a question though; why are you making the ebook anthologies smaller than the normal print ones? I would think that you could sell all your normal books in ebook form just fine...I know I would buy them that way...depending on which one it is. Some of them...I have to have a real copy to hold and read just before I turn out the lights...ya know?
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08/10/2010
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At the time, I was also editing harder core collections, like the ones in the bondage series: Best Bondage Erotica 1 and 2, Slave to Love, Hurts So Good, Love at First Sting. I wanted to have a few books that were slightly lighter in tone.
Originally posted by
removedacnt
Alison, In Red Hot Erotica, I found some of the stories to be a bit more R rated. They were good, but a bit more like soft porn as opposed to XXX. Is that common in erotica books?
But then again, I got slammed with a review a few weeks ago by someone who thought my very mildest book was filled with "hardcore sadomasochism"—so you'll never be able to please all of the people!
08/10/2010
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It's not strange. You can enter a written story completely. You become a part of it instead of a mere observer. And when you do that, you physically react to what you're reading.
Originally posted by
Splendwhore
In all honestly, porn doesn't do it for me. I don't find it arousing, at all. In most instances, it's actually a turn off. So I find it strange that erotica really turns my crank, considering real live sex scenes don't.
08/10/2010
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We're putting together these small ones as a little group. The stories are written specifically on the theme. I hope to do a series of the "Torn" ones — Torn, Shredded, Whole. I'm still testing the water with ebooks. I want my authors to make some $$ for their efforts. I don't know how I'd do with a 20+ collection of writers at this point. Hopefully, someday soon!
Originally posted by
Lindsay77
Torn (one of her e-books) is on my "to purchase" list. I'm excited to see Thomas Roche's addition! How does such a small group of stories come together? Do you specifically recruit people or are they stories that have been subbed
...
more
Torn (one of her e-books) is on my "to purchase" list. I'm excited to see Thomas Roche's addition! How does such a small group of stories come together? Do you specifically recruit people or are they stories that have been subbed and just hadn't found a home yet??
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08/10/2010
rexy
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It's always fun taking a trip with you!
Originally posted by
Alison Tyler
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast
...
more
Arranging stories is one of the best parts of putting together an anthology. So far, I've edited 50 full-length anthos (most recently, Alison's Wonderland), and the juggling never gets old. I love trying to build a mood with stories—a fast one, a slow one, a dark one, a light one. I'm addicted.
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
Recently, I've been putting together bite-sized e-book anthologies. They can be more difficult than the longer ones! If you only have five stories to work with, you don't necessarily have a lot of buffers. So you can end up with hardcore anal right next to gang bang at the cocktail party—when in a longer book, you might put something short and poetic in between the two.
See? That was a peek inside my dirty mind. I hope you enjoyed the trip. less
08/10/2010
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Oh well you've got a point there. And since it was my first full book, I really didn't know what to expect.
Originally posted by
Alison Tyler
At the time, I was also editing harder core collections, like the ones in the bondage series: Best Bondage Erotica 1 and 2, Slave to Love, Hurts So Good, Love at First Sting. I wanted to have a few books that were slightly lighter in tone.
But ... more
But ... more
At the time, I was also editing harder core collections, like the ones in the bondage series: Best Bondage Erotica 1 and 2, Slave to Love, Hurts So Good, Love at First Sting. I wanted to have a few books that were slightly lighter in tone.
But then again, I got slammed with a review a few weeks ago by someone who thought my very mildest book was filled with "hardcore sadomasochism"—so you'll never be able to please all of the people! less
But then again, I got slammed with a review a few weeks ago by someone who thought my very mildest book was filled with "hardcore sadomasochism"—so you'll never be able to please all of the people! less
08/10/2010
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I actually agree with this. It's hard to explain WHY, like when my boyfriend asks me about it, but he just chalks it up to my quirks.
Originally posted by
Splendwhore
In all honestly, porn doesn't do it for me. I don't find it arousing, at all. In most instances, it's actually a turn off. So I find it strange that erotica really turns my crank, considering real live sex scenes don't.
08/10/2010
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Not strange at all. Erotica leaves something to the imagination, and imaginations can get *real* exciting!
Originally posted by
Splendwhore
In all honestly, porn doesn't do it for me. I don't find it arousing, at all. In most instances, it's actually a turn off. So I find it strange that erotica really turns my crank, considering real live sex scenes don't.
08/10/2010