Erotic Writing Muyang

“In touch with the erotic, I become less willing to accept powerlessness, or those other supplied states of being which are not native to me, such as resignation, despair, self-effacement, depression, self-denial.”

– Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power

“...properly a noun, eros acts everywhere like a verb. Its action is to reach, and the reach of desire involves every lover in an activity of the imagination.”

– Anne Carson, Eros the Bittersweet

“Imagination is the core of desire.”

– Anne Carson, Eros the Bittersweet

WARM UP EXERCISE

make a list of words that are sexy to you

EXERCISE 1: FANTASY

write down a recent fantasy or experience that you found incredibly erotic

write down three things you find hot about that fantasy or experience

in what ways did this fantasy or experience satisfy you? in what ways did it leave you wanting?

EXERCISE 2: PHYSICS DON’T MATTER BUT WORDS DO

• Social realism is a genre that tries to deconstruct moralism

• Believability in this genre usually relies on relatable characters

• Social realist stories don’t have to teach but usually try to be relevant in some way

• The fable is a genre that tries to educate or teach

• Believability in this genre usually relies on moral continuity

• A fable can be elemental or mythic but the characters usually stand for something

• Erotic stories don’t have to be realistic or moralistic

• Erotic writing is a genre on its own

• Your characters don’t have to be relatable or stand for anything

• Believability in this genre usually has to do with whether someone is willing to be turned on by your story

WHAT IS THE TEXTURE OF A WORD?

some words that are used to refer to bodies. Choose a word from the list that sparks your physical or emotional interest. Share, by unmuting or in the chat, how you experience the texture of that word when you encounter it on a page.

leaking, ass, knot, muscle, nub, shaft, thrust, cock, cunt, pussy, coo, moan, drool, broad, lips, clit, clitoris, clitty, mound, slit, stick, nudge, jerk, fist, spank, open, gaping, twitch, rigid, hard, soft, long, muffle, strict, urethra, perineum, vagina, penis, cunnie, tdick, bussy, please, pleasure, good, bad, scream, yell, whisper, wet, spill, release, suck, suckle, buzz, vibrate, anal, anus, finger, loose, tight, stroke, rub, nudge, pull, push, feet, foot, palm, sole, gasp, hug, kiss, tongue, split, cling, edge, cum, come, orgasm, hot, cool, sticky, slime, mechanical, flinch, swell, blood, rush, head, belly, stomach, heat, hump, rut, cycle, phallus, oral, dick, big, penetrate, skin, inside,