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Jakub Stastka from Czech republic is reading The Necromancer April 10, 2012 - 8:31am

Hello my fellow LitReactors,

lately I have been feeling an urge to write erotica. Or pornoliterature. Just for the sake of it. Aaand, of course, it sounds like fun. Who doesn't like a good dirty story?

Since I am a guy, I always prefered more graphical way of porn to get excited. Now I am doing research for porn in the form of writing.

So I dare to ask - are there any outstanding erotica books/authors I could read to get inspired?

Thanks, Jacob

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Courtney from the Midwest is reading Monkey: A Journey to the West and a thousand college textbooks April 10, 2012 - 8:43am

Henry Miller is my favorite. Anne Rice is one that most people say you "have" to read to know erotica, but I'm not a big fan. Vladimir Nabokov isn't purely erotica, but his sex scenes are beautiful.

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bryanhowie from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING. April 10, 2012 - 11:09am

Butch Fatale, by Chrisa Faust has some pretty good sex.  It's stark and honest.  

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Grigori Black from US is reading Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin April 10, 2012 - 1:05pm

Head over to 'Literotica.com' and get a good look at what you're up against. It might give you some good ideas, but it will also let you see some excellent examples of what not to do. Like anything, take it with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila. Now do that in reverse order. Repeats as necessary, and you will probably wind up liking anything. 

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Stacy Kear from Bucyrus, Ohio lives in New Jersey is reading The Art of War April 10, 2012 - 7:20pm

Read Hogg ~ Samuel Delany, if you're looking for graphic.

Anais NIN ~ Little Birds, Read anything by her, she is the erotic standard if you ask me.


 

 
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aliensoul77 from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall. April 10, 2012 - 7:57pm

Watch gay porn, the dialogue is amazing.