Writing erotica is one of the most contradictory and fulfilling experiences an artist can have. Erotic writers help their audience gain self-esteem, satisfaction and security. By tackling taboos, sex writers show the universality of human imperfections and oddities. Each story helps the reader feel less alone.
But, can you tell your mother you write dirty stories? Or better yet, your mother-in-law. And how old will your children have to be before you show them all of your work. Would your spouses co-worker look down on your family if they found out what you penned? Would you be excommunicated from your church or estranged from your community groups?
Each writer must answer these questions, anyhow. The primary difference is that erotic writers must decide this before they publish their first piece, before they choose their pen names.
If you can't read your work to your parents, your spouses coworkers or your spiritual family, you may need an alias. A first and middle initial go along way. If your last name is rare and easily identifiable you may choose a completely unrelated name.
The primary problem with aliases is that they often disconnect the writer from any audience and positive reputation one may have garnered under their legal name.
Weighing both options, to connect with one's home base through one's given name or to protect one's self and loved one's from those persons and circumstances that do not appreciate the explicit side of fine arts, is the first decision one should make before one submits erotica to any publisher. Once your name is selected, be consistent. The readers who love one story will search for more.
Literarily,
Lhea J.
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