Amnesia

So, I’m officially published. I was even paid for a short story. You could say that I am a professional. Yet, as much as I sit here smiling to myself, I’m reluctant to actually mention it to anyone.

Why?

Well, because my short story was published on an erotica website. I had written it under a nom de plum, but the webmaster goofed and published it under my real name.  This is not a problem really. Everyone tends to find out author’s real names over time anyway.

So why am I so uneasy?

Is it because sex is viewed as taboo? Had I written a war story, vampire fiction or even a murder mystery, I wouldn’t have nearly as many qualms about revealing it to the readers of this site.

I think that’s kind of sad, really. It’s really a lovely little story. Incidentally,  I remember  reading that the genres of speculative fiction and erotica are the most difficult to write, due to their intensely detailed structure. So, I would like to believe that I wouldn’t have been considered had I not had some talent.

If you’d like the link to the webmag, I will be happy to provide it via email or instant messenger, but due to the adult subject matter, I will not be providing the link via this post. Sorry.

Alas, I guess I leave it up to you to decide. Do you view writing a rather elongated sex story where the ultimate purpose of the story is to get you through a lonely night as author prostitution? Or do you view it as an intriguing and stylistic way to enhance an evening?

I guess if I see your email waiting in my box, or I get a ping on IM, I’ll know the answer now, won’t I?