I was chatting about writing smut yesterday and got to thinking about it a little. If you’re going to write (and share) dirty things, here are some of the things you will most likely worry about:
Will they think I’m gross?
Am I the only person who thinks this is hot?
Am I a huge creep or a perv in a non-sexy way?
Will someone think it’s about them (or not)?
Am I a crap writer?
Is there really a point in sharing this?
Will my mother read this?
Will I get nasty messages about it?
Will anyone actually get off to this?
What am I doing with my life?
So, let yourself ask these questions without needing to answer them and then go ahead and write it and share it anyway. I’ve written and published 35 dirty books in the last six years, and I still think nearly every one of these every time I so much as share a paragraph of smut anywhere.
I can promise you that if you think it’s hot, someone else will too. Always.