Bring your fantasies to life with erotic writing
Imagination is a territory where everything is permitted , where we can let our secret garden flourish away from prying eyes . An essential driving force for our desire, we sometimes tend to censor it harshly. Our wildest fantasies are then thrown into the oblivion of shame . Wouldn't it be great to free them from their chains and let them fully express themselves? Good news: erotic writing allows us to give free rein to the subversive, sexy and darker part of our thoughts . In this article, we share with you everything you need to know to write your first erotic short story.
Why be tempted by erotic writing?
To fully express his unacknowledged fantasies
Writing an erotic short story is somewhat cathartic in that it is a form of disinhibition. 🔥
Whether you share your story with your partner, anonymously online, or just for yourself, actually writing down each step of a fantasy feels like an intimate confession.
You are the mistress on board and you alone decide where your story will go. Maybe your first draft will be shy and still prudish. That's okay!
Choose a sensual or sexy playlist to get you in the mood, think of a hot moment that you would like to (re)live, close your eyes and let the words express your feelings.
Did you know that 50 Shades of Grey was originally an erotic fan fiction from the Twilight universe ? Yes, yes, the main characters were the pale couple Bella and Edward. 🦇
To get to know each other
Journaling is a great practice for learning about yourself. Why not apply it to your sexy and sensual side?
By letting ourselves be carried by her pen, we let her guide us to regions of our mind that we did not yet know. ✒️
The choice of setting, characters and scenario will be a projection of what inhabits your thoughts . Putting this part of you down on paper (or screen) is a completely healthy practice.
Writing structures thought, it gives it direction. By following it, you may make beautiful discoveries about yourself.
Be careful, however , not to judge what comes out of your erotic writings . Whether it is on your style or on the content of your story. There is no point in wanting to interpret a fantasy in depth. It simply is. 🤍
Where to find inspiration for an erotic text?
The ingredients of an erotic story
The physical description
A good physical description turns the author and her reader into active voyeurs . This is a particular form of pleasure called scopic desire .
To describe your characters' bodies, alternate between metaphors and more anatomical descriptions. 🫀
You can also prepare a small list of synonyms for the parts so as not to fall into the repetition of "sex" or "breasts".
The same goes for interactions . Kissing can be " making out", "kissing", "embracing" . Penetration can be "back and forth", "thrusting", "pounding" , etc. 💋
The feelings
The sexual act is much more than a series of gestures; it is not limited to a physical description of bodies and movements.
For the magic of an erotic short story to work, emotions and senses must envelop the act.
How do your characters feel? How do their emotions and sensuality evolve as desire burns ever hotter within them?
Play with words to emphasize this crescendo of sensations in your description . The 5 senses come into play during intercourse, why not draw on culinary vocabulary for taste or the lexicon of music for sounds? 🎶
If you prefer raw and organic descriptions, treat yourself! An erotic short story is just for you. It should stimulate your own desire . You don't owe anything to anyone and even less to the French Academy. 🖕
Your first writing exercise
We weren't going to leave you with all these leads without giving you at least one writing exercise.
📚 Since we are adorable, we remind you of the basic narrative structure . It is also called The Hero's Journey :
1. Initial situation
2. Disruptive element
3. Adventures
4. Resolution element
5. Final state, return to equilibrium
The erotic act can be the disruptive element that upsets your character or the resolving element that puts an end to a tension.
For this exercise, write a situation in first person where you act out a fantasy with a fictional character in their universe . Before you ask: yes, you are allowed to use Edward or Bella if you want. 😉
You now have the keys to invest a little more in your sexual well-being through erotic writing. If you like the exercise, you can then publish your news on dedicated blogs or forums, they are swarming on the web. You can even discover an erotic adventure made in Puissante where we follow Coco's adventures in Italy. 🤩
