I'm in day something or other of compiling my own erotica-publisher's database. I came across this entry which made me think of some people here on lush, and the problems they have when writing:
http://www.erotica-readers.com/ERA/AR/Mammoth_Book_of_Urban_Erotic_Confessions.htm
"This series is a 'confessions' series, so all submissions must be written in the first person. Imagine you're telling the story to a friend in a letter - so there needs to be less dialogue than in a normal short story. We need the reader to believe that, although outrageous, it may - just possibly - have happened. Tell us a little bit about the narrating character at the beginning so the reader gets involved and as you write, what were their thoughts when 'X' was happening? I don't need a minute by minute sex description, but of course it needs to be very erotic and there also needs to be a good tale."
... News to me - I've seen a lot of subgenres of erotica writing, and when it comes to the literary/publishing side of things - some of them make no sense just from the name. (Like this one).
So, it seems that some like, appreciate, and seek out stories that are little on dialogue and more 'conversational' in tone. . . Something for everyone.
I just thought I'd pass it on.
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Erotic story format (Confession: first person, sparing dialogue)
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Thanks for the leg work on this, Metilda.
I actually had a crack at this and submitted a story to them. Despite their call for "the kinkier the better", my stepfather/stepdaughter tale was a bridge too far and got binned. Although it earned me a Recommended Read here as Position of Trust.
Undeterred, I reworked it as a couple of flatmates and resubmitted. Unfortunately it was rejected again, this time on the basis of it having too much dialogue - specifically, 37 half lines of dialogue in amongst 4,800 words. Their feedback said:
"The comments I made on your submission was that although it was very well written, it wasn’t written like a ‘confession’ should be in that there was too much dialogue. This is the most common reason for me not selecting a particular work. What I’m after for a ‘confession’ is the sharing of an event that happened weeks, months or years ago and therefore the gist of what was said would be retold rather than including it in quotation marks. As it's in the past, you wouldn't be able to believably recall conversation word by word. This reads more like a story."
There'll be another call for submissions in the new year, so anyone else thinking of having a crack along with me, just remember, no dialogue.
I actually had a crack at this and submitted a story to them. Despite their call for "the kinkier the better", my stepfather/stepdaughter tale was a bridge too far and got binned. Although it earned me a Recommended Read here as Position of Trust.
Undeterred, I reworked it as a couple of flatmates and resubmitted. Unfortunately it was rejected again, this time on the basis of it having too much dialogue - specifically, 37 half lines of dialogue in amongst 4,800 words. Their feedback said:
"The comments I made on your submission was that although it was very well written, it wasn’t written like a ‘confession’ should be in that there was too much dialogue. This is the most common reason for me not selecting a particular work. What I’m after for a ‘confession’ is the sharing of an event that happened weeks, months or years ago and therefore the gist of what was said would be retold rather than including it in quotation marks. As it's in the past, you wouldn't be able to believably recall conversation word by word. This reads more like a story."
There'll be another call for submissions in the new year, so anyone else thinking of having a crack along with me, just remember, no dialogue.
My latest story is a racy little piece about what happens when someone cute from work invites you over to watch Netflix and Chill.