Erotica 101
May 1, 2008Rachel Kramer Bussell, author of over 100 erotic stories, teaches an Erotica 101 workshop, does erotic readings and more:
The double-edged sword of personal writing is evident in some of Bussel’s favorite work. Her 2001 story “Lapdance Lust,” about her first lapdance, contains no sex. “There’s a – not necessarily a naivete, but a willingness to believe in the fantasy of the strip club that’s sweet in a way,” she says now. Another favorite piece is about a breakup, a true story (called “The End”) about someone who wound up reading it later. While they’re friends now, she says, writing about real life is “a tricky thing. It’s important to be totally free when you’re doing the writing, but afterwards, it takes on a life of its own.”
