How-To Write Smut Books Make it Look so Easy

I’m hard at work putting the finishing touches on my first story. Some days I feel like I will never get there. All I can say is those books on writing and self-publishing short erotica and short romance make it look way easier than this.

I’m sure part of it is my own insecurities. Well, okay, that’s probably most of it to be honest.

When I decided to do this, I read several how-to books on writing and self-publishing short erotica/short romance. Basically, in a nutshell, what they said was that you could write a story in 2 or 3 days, then make a cover, upload it to Amazon and/or other retailers and Bam! You’re on your way to building a smut empire. Easy peasy.

I’m here to tell you a few things. First off, I can write a story in 2 or 3 days, no problem. However, revision and edits take me more than 2 or 3 days. At least it is for this first story. I’ve had to do a complete rewrite of it. Did it help? Heck yeah, it did. But it took time. I did a lot of edits first, hoping that’s all the story would need, till I realized it still didn’t feel right. While I didn’t want to take the time to do a complete rewrite, I feel the story is better for it.

Is it a good story? That’s all subjective, to be honest. I don’t know if this story is good or not. I like it, so I’m hoping maybe someone else will like it too.

It’s not just the writing, though. I had a terrible time coming up with a title, but I think I have one that will work. Then I had to design a cover. I still need to write up a blurb, figure out keywords and many other things that still need done.

I’m hoping that once I get this first story out that it will get easier. But right now, it’s a lot of work. Way more work than those books made it seem. Or I’m over complicating things because of my insecurities. I’m sure I am.

But I look back at how much I have gotten done. I picked a pen name. I got this site up, I’ve got a cover mostly finished. I have my Amazon account ready to start self-publishing. I made a logo for my author profile. I did a total rewrite on my first story, and it’s nearly finished. I have the next story already drafted and have ideas for two more stories in this series. I also have a serial in various stages of development.

When I look back at how far I’ve come, it gives me the energy I need to keep pushing forward. I’ll soon be there.

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