Sooo…I think it was late November 2015, or early December, my publisher, Richard Savage, owner of Black Velvet Seductions (BVS), e-mailed me and the other BVS authors about an erotic anthology he wanted to put together. The subject matter was first-time experiences with BDSM. He wanted short stories of 5,000 words or less (hello, have we met, I’m the verbose one, remember?), and he wanted drafts submitted by I think the first week of February. The dates are really unimportant.
Anyhoo, being me I put it off until the last possible minute. And I mean last possible minute, as in within hours of the deadline. Why? Well, for one I don’t write BDSM. I write romantic suspense, so why he wanted to include me in the first place sort of mystified me (one more thing on a long list of things that mystify me, like why does chocolate have to be fattening?). I asked him, “Why me?” He responded with, “Because you’re a good writer and I like the way you tell stories.” Boy, flattery will get you EVERYWHERE. Second, I work better under pressure. Whenever the heat is on and I can feel it licking at my neck like Satan himself wants to get busy, my inner genius comes out and produces something worth reading (wish I knew where that bi*** was the REST of the time).
Never in my life did I think I’d have a short-story in a published erotic anthology, especially an anthology regarding this particular subject matter. I guess I forgot that I write not only romantic suspense, but also historical romance, paranormal romance, sci-fi/post apocalyptic romance…. I write romance, and romance transcends the category. All I had to do was adjust the setting and wording and VOILA! A short story about domination/submission was born! It was a first for me.
It’s also the first time I’ve ever used the word “cock” in my writing. 🙂
I haven’t read the whole anthology yet, but what I have read was really good (if squirming in your seat while reading erotica is good). If BDSM and hot, nothing-is-off-limits-sex are your thing, you’ll LOVE this. Take a peek!
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