Using a pseudonym
Using a pseudonym is a personal choice and could be useful in a number of ways. In general fiction, pseudonyms are not as common now as they used to be, but the erotic genre still sees many pseudonyms.
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Description - Setting the scene
Take some lessons from theatrical stage management to improve your description skills.
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Writing for escapism
While some writers like to stick to realism, others prefer a fiction world that bears little resemblance to real life. The most straightforward themes and concepts, like love, hope, fear, and friendship, have new territory to cover when they are explored in a world with different rules to ours.
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