by Joy Strange

If you want to learn how to write and sell erotica, you’ll find plenty of books out there to help you do it. It’s the same for any kind of freelance writing job–somebody has already written a book claiming to give you the insider secrets to getting your sexy writing sold.

I’ve always had a big problem with printed books claiming to sell you writer’s market listings because by the time you get to them, so many of those listings are already out of date; the editors have quit or gotten fired, some publications go out of business, or change to a different kind of erotica audience.

If you want to buy a collection of erotica writer’s markets, do it online at the very least. You stand a better chance of getting up-to-date info than from a hard copy book that was printed a year or so ago.

Do you need to buy books that teach you how to be an erotica writer? In some cases yes, but when it comes to finding places to sell your sexy fiction or erotic essays, don’t waste your money buying a book that will be out of date soon anyway. I love online resources like the Adult Markets section of Ralan.com, and I stalk my erotica/sex writing markets the old-fashioned way…track them down, study them carefully, and send them the best steamy stuff possible.

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by Joy Strange

When I tell people that I not only write about sex, the first thing they want to know is how I got started. That’s pretty simple–I just started writing about it.

I can hear the groans now, but that really is the best way to get your career writing about sex going. You wouldn’t believe how bad my first writing was, sex related or not. Took a long time to get my own style and work the newbie out of my pages.

Writing about sex isn’t easy–to start you have way too many choice to make. Are you a nonfiction writer? Do you write erotica? Are you more into being a writer on sexual health and sexuality as opposed to doing sex writing to turn people on? All the above?

Writing sex stories is a skill all on its’ own. Writing about sexual health, women’s issues and reproduction means getting an education and knowing what you’re talking about. Can’t just start throwing facts around. One of my favorite sex writers is Violet Blue.  Simple reason–she is really passionate about letting people know about unsafe sex toys and practices.

You don’t have to write fiction or informational sex articles. Some sex writers are movie reviewers, some are into reviewing toys, others do travel writing and journalism. There’s a great big rainbow of topics out there. Being a sex writer means picking a direction and creating your niche as a writer just like any other writing career.

If you want to get started writing about sex, the first thing you should do is pick one of these approaches and start writing out some story ideas. Pick an idea, develop it, and write a first draft. Then put the first draft away and work on something else. Tomorrow, take out that first draft and re-write it. NOW you’re on your way. I’ll tell you how to sell that work soon.

I have many more parts to this blog post planned…it’s a topic too vast to cover in just one. Keep reading, love, next time I have some concrete advice for you on how to write good sex and what to do once your story is done.

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The first thing people think of when you say you’re a sex writer is that you scribble out dirty stories about extreme sexual situations–at least in my experience.

The second thing some tend to think is that since you write about sex, you must be looking for it any place you can find it. With anybody.

Sex writer Adrie Santos had to dedicate an entire blog post to the services she DOES NOT offer and outline what she DOES do for her clients.

To be honest, it was Adrie’s post that got me inspired to start this site. There are plenty of sex writer sites out there, but fewer sites dedicated to the actual business and lifestyle of being a sex writer. What does it mean to be a sex writer? Wanna know how to get started? Where to send your material? How to polish your prose?

Seriously–how many freelance writing sites have you seen? How much advice is there out there telling you how to be a freelancer? How does a girl keep up with all that? She doesn’t even try.

And then when you want to specialize in sex writing, nobody tells you the important stuff. Like how it can be a very limiting niche to install yourself in if you aren’t careful. Like how a pen name is probably your best bet unless you want your family drama to go up to the clouds.

So here we are, SexWriter.info, the site that’s all about what it’s like to be a hot, sexy freelancing sex writer on the prowl. The joy, the danger, the financial acrobatics every bit as uncomfortable as the girl you saw getting all bendy in the DVD you bought on the sly last week.

Sex writing is, contrary to popular opinion, work. Just like sports writing and music journalism. Except a lot closer to home. Like right inside it, if you know what I mean. Our big, battery-powered adventure starts right here…and we’re glad you’re checking us out as we go down the street, know what I mean?

–Jane Doe

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