Dec 24 2008
Describe the Sex
I have this erotic short story that I wrote a year ago. I don’t think I will write many more, if any stories of this kind, but I still want to get it published. When you are trying to publish a story of this sort, you need to make sure that your story is appropriate for the publication you are looking for. For example, initially I sent this piece to Velvet Seductions, which requested that the story be more romantic. While I’m all for revisions, I didn’t think “romantic” was fitting for my main character.
Next, I submitted my story to the Paper Bag Press, which rejected it because it didn’t have enough back story or enough description of the sex. So I’ve learned that leaving some things to the imagination is not everyone’s forte. If you have pieces like this to submit, find the publication’s submission guidelines and read through them with a fine tooth comb before submitting.
