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name: E.B. Barrett
about: I have been writing erotic stories since a young age. Anaïs Nin provided an early inspiration and confirmed my drive to write. She conveyed more of the complex subconscious content of sexuality than my father's magazine stash did. But I was intrigued by both. What erotica I wrote over the years always went "into the drawer." Then, I stumbled into fanfiction in 2000 for the first time and it was a revelation--transformative writers formed guerrilla sites and readers followed. Tentatively, I became part of the underground, first as a reader, then as a writer. To my shock, a strong following emerged. It gave me the confidence to begin distributing my original characters as well.Characters arrive "for a chat" at odd times: in the midst of a wor I have been writing erotic stories since a young age. Anaïs Nin provided an early inspiration and confirmed my drive to write. She conveyed more of the complex subconscious content of sexuality than my father's magazine stash did. But I was intrigued by both. What erotica I wrote over the years always went "into the drawer." Then, I stumbled into fanfiction in 2000 for the first time and it was a revelation--transformative writers formed guerrilla sites and readers followed. Tentatively, I became part of the underground, first as a reader, then as a writer. To my shock, a strong following emerged. It gave me the confidence to begin distributing my original characters as well.Characters arrive "for a chat" at odd times: in the midst of a work deadline, commuting on the train, when I'm socializing at a party. This same thing happens with poetry--it will arrive in chunks in the midst of other activities. I have to find my phone or a scrap of paper and take a quick note or two. I'm fortunate that when, later, I pay full attention, the characters return for more extended story time. They plot the tale. I listen to them and don't judge, except to sometimes correct their grammar.Erotica can be literary, and literature devoid of erotic content ignores a key part of human experience. I also write poetry and literature, but my particular Muses don't separate erotica into its own section down a dim hallway. ...more