February ERWA Guest Author

I’m very happy to have been chosen as the Writer of the Month  on the website of the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (ERWA). Posted there you will find my biography, and three of my stories, which will be available throughout February. My deepest thanks to the wonderful folks at ERWA for this honor!

As I’ve said a few times before, writing a good story is its own reward. The kick I get from polishing the last draft of a story I know is a good one is better than a bottle of fine wine. Although I’ve sold enough stories and books now that I should be accustomed to the afterglow of a sale, it’s still a thrill when I get an acceptance e-mail and a disappointment when one of my stories doesn’t make the cut.

I’m not a particularly social writer. I’ve yet to go to a convention or symposium or sign a book in person to a reader. I have met a couple of my writing peers and those meetings have been utterly delightful! My output on the two blogs I contribute to, my Tweets, and Facebook posts – all these things are pretty sparse compared to the socializing of other authors. I can’t lie; I don’t have a talent for that aspect of the business.  What I hope is that my work speaks for me.

Since most of my writing is done in near isolation, the recognition of being chosen as the Writer of the Month for the Erotica Readers and Writers Association is a tremendous boost. When I first started out trying to write classy smut, the ERWA was the most important resource for my efforts. Now, I am humbled and grateful to find myself featured on their wonderful website, which, in combination with their e-mail lists, still provides the best resource in the world for anyone who wants to write and market erotic fiction, and for readers, the site is a goldmine of consistently smart, well-written erotica.

Calendar Girl” was first published in  Peep Show and then I was delighted to have it selected by Maxim Jakubowski for the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 10.  It is also available as a podcast on Nobilis Reed’s incredible site Nobilis Erotica. I write a lot of stories set in past time periods. “Calendar Girl” gave me a chance to play with the cultural calm just before the sexual storm of the 1960s and to write about the world of camera clubs and pin-up models.

“Timbre”, which was originally published in Best Women’s Erotica 2010 (edited by the amazing Violet Blue) is one of my favorite stories from the past few years (and one that I think might make a great podcast too! –nudge, nudge-). As contemporary erotica, “Timbre” is a little out of the ordinary …you might call it a story about aural sex.

Finally, “Ninth Wave” is a new, unpublished story and an example of my darker work that has found homes with Circlet Press, Renaissance eBooks, and other publishers of supernatural and SF-themed erotica.

Once again, a huge thank you to my editors, publishers, friends, and readers who have helped me to this point. I really hope you like what I write, because there’s a lot more to come!

Posted by Angela Caperton at 2/1/2012 10:52 PM
Categories: Calendar Girl, ERWA, Angela Caperton, Erotica, Nobilis Erotica
Tags: Angela Caperton Erotica ERWA Calendar Girl Nobilis Erotica Violet Blue
 

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