@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 67. What's something in your workplace (other than the essential tools) which helps you create?
Music and feline distraction. My desk is right next to the balcony door. This is also the sole entry and exit for the cat, so whenever the cat needs the door opened, I have to get up. Having a reason to get up and move, even if I walk only five steps, helps against &quo…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 58. PoV (any character): Describe your first time.
Fenia: We weren't much older than fourteen and after knowing each other for a while, one day we couldn't keep our hands from all the places that felt nice. It was messy and we were giggling like the school girls we were.
Alexis: I was fifteen and hiding in a tree house with Avalina after lessons. We thou…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 62. Do power imbalances exist within the romantic or sexual relationships between your characters? Is this a challenge for you? Does it present unique opportunities?
I'm writing BDSM novels, so power imbalance during a session is the point and centerpiece of the writing.
I like to explore the tension between the kinky roles and the out-of-play roles of charac…
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social#EroticMusings 54. Why/when/how did you start making #erotica?
When I was in the Death Note fandom and discovered kink memes. For those who don't know, a kink meme lets you post story prompts anonymously and then someone inspired by it writes a story based on the prompt. I also did m…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 66: How would your characters feel about the way eroticism is perceived in your own culture?
I think they would be confused to no end by the mix of "oversexed everything" and purity culture. By kink being mostly associated with black and leather, why is it less hot getting spanked by someone in a sundress? Generally by kink being mostly hidden away in adult …
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#eroticMusings Week 57 (June 28 - July 4) Craft: What do you try to achieve with the opening scene of an erotic work?
I don't treat erotica different from any other work, so it depends on what I generally want to do with a particular piece and what topics I want to tackle.
"The queen's pleasure girl" has a classical fairy tale beginning and a dreamy start to d…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 65: Is your creative space tidy or chaotic? Is that important, or just how it is?
I'm surrounded by piles of stuff. Some of it is stuff I regularly need. Some is stuff I just don't know where else to put.
So it's really chaotic. I can't keep it tidy. Even if I manage to get rid of the stuff I'm not actively using, there is still lots of stuff …
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 55. How do you show the initial spark of lust or love between characters? Share!
I realised while I enjoy reading slow burn written by others, I don't write it when writing erotica. If it's slow it's mostly offscreen and allows some leaps while the main story has some progress.
Mela and Camelia slowly falling for each other? They stare at each other u…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 63: Do you create cultures, ethnicities, or even sentient species for your work? How do you go about it?
Yes and no. I didn't create the place and species specifically for the novels - the first Moonmoth was my text-RP character who really wanted to become a vampire and fled to a community where plenty of those lived. She was lucky and became the servant of a very…
@june_thalia_michael@literatur.social#EroticMusings 54. Why/when/how did you start making erotica?
I started writing and doing stuff like "making social media accounts and a website" in 2019. At first, it was "I want to write mainstream erotica to get some additional money" but I soon realized I can't write anything I don't actually enjoy writing - so it turned into "sapphic why choose …