This is a work of nonfiction, a how-to book on writing erotica. Glistening abs, trailing fingers, and moaning lips fill the virtual bookshelves of the internet, but much of it just sits there, either because it's poorly written or because the authors didn't take the genre of erotica seriously. This book shows you how to write engaging, arousing, and better yet, artistically satisfying erotica. From advice on how to pace a scene to how to sell your work, this book covers the A to Z of writing erotica. Filled with examples, suggestions, and guidelines from the author's successful (and not so successful) experiences as a professional author and writer of erotica, this book is a must-read for anyone who wishes to write something steamy for a lover (or five), or for the writer who thinks he or she might have a knack for the naughty and want to make some money off of it. Erotica is a valid and legitimate genre, with its own rich artistic possibilities. This book will help you explore those possibilities for your own enjoyment or for profit—or better yet, for both—with humor and a gentle touch. Or a not-so-gentle slap if you're into that. This 40,000 word non-fiction guide to how to write and sell erotica is filled with examples of what works as well as what doesn't, and is suited to writers of any kind of erotica, whether gay or straight or somewhere in between.