Todays post is exceedingly short
frankly i forgot this was my week
i have been busy with narrators
and reviewing the back log of audio i have on my desktop
but that doesnt help you any does it?
Todays topic is audio erotica
the one thing i find as a repeated theme is this
even narrators aren’t really sure what audio erotica is
and authors arent sure how to write for it
so here is a little question for you
if the spoken word is story telling
then audio erotica is ________________go ahead fill in the blank
when polling people i got a lot of different answers
there are a few
- some said it was porn for your ears
- orgasms and words
- several said it was sex stories
- soft core sex stories as if making a difference
- some took it seriously and said its just for women or gay men (a few even went so far as to say that straight men dont like, listen to or buy audio erotic stories)
that last part made me laugh because most of my clients are straight men with some pretty heavy audio erotic fantasies
but even if you jumbled them up and put them all together none of these answers actually is right
because audio erotica like the spoken word is ALSO story telling
i know
it makes life easier to take if we put things into specific little cubicles
if we take something we dont know very much about and stick it somewhere were we dont have to be challenged by it then it is easier to forget or discount
but then if i let you do that then i wouldnt be doing my job
see i truly believe i am here to help you break down those compartmental walls
consider this
a well told story
can be told in pictures, audio and text
a well told story holds the reader/listener/viewer and makes them experience emotion
it doesnt matter if it is history, romance, erotica, fiction or non-fiction a well told story transcends
i know a great many of you will NEVER EVER record your work or even consider it
but maybe you might consider this
when i was in art school
one of my favorite professors remarked that a well made piece of art could be turned upside down or sideways and still be a well made and appreciated
now apply that to your story
if it is read with the eyes and captures the reader
how well will it stand up to being read aloud
is it still as powerful
if you answered yes
then you’re one of the fortunate few
so go ahead try it – and let me know how it reads – text and audio
links are appreciated!
this has been oceania for writesex.net
you can find more of me, oceania on radioactivesex.com; sensualwords.com and the new up and coming pureobsessions.com
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I write differently depending on where it will be published. I alter pieces to fit if I’m doing them in audio. For example, I take out many speech tags if it’s going to be done full-cast.
Hey Noblis
yes i agree – and in an earlier post i did make that comment
when telling a story that the speech tags should be removed and emotions put in where needed
(a few even went so far as to say that straight men don’t like, listen to or buy audio erotic stories)
Laughing. They obviously never had the pleasure of hearing you perform a story. I say perform because your talent is way beyond just reading. Oceania is a lot more than books on tape.
Oceania is a goddess
John how sweet of you to say! Sascha i am hardly a goddess but i like the thought of it – lol